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Fanime 2016: Only 356 days until the next one!

I’m doing my best to shake off the annual bout of post-con depression here.  This year’s Fanime didn’t have the depressing lows or thrilling high of the previous one, but it was an awesome experience overall.  That’s because there was enough going on between panels, screenings, and visits to the dealer’s hall and artist’s alley […]

Fanime: ARRRRGH! IT’S OVER AGAIN!

Out of all (three) conventions I go to each year, this is the only one that leaves me wanting more.  WonderCon gets one day so that I can raid the half-off bins and catch a panel or two.  I’m not going there to gorge myself, that’s what Comic Con is for.  Yet after four days […]

Normal service will resume tomorrow…

In case anyone was wondering, I left for Fanime Con on Friday and returned late today. Hands-down my favorite con to visit, it was still slightly disappointing compared to previous cons. That’s what happens when three of the regular Guests of Honor I enjoy seeing (Carl Horn, Reuben Landon and Ryan Gavigan) don’t show up, […]

Berserk: The Movie(s)

It was revealed in Newtype (via Anime News Network) that the forthcoming “Berserk” anime project is going to be a series of movies that will theoretically adapt the entirety of the manga.  I speculated on the thought of a new “Berserk” anime a few months back and I find the news to be… acceptable.  It’s […]

A Few Random Thoughts…

More reviews are coming, but first… I was looking at the amount of “Star Wars” comics on my shelf recently and it hit me.  Not the shelf, but a realization:  By the time I stopped buying all of the “Star Wars” collections that Dark Horse put out (I think their “Darth Maul” mini-series was the […]