The Forty Year-Old Fanboy

Random prattlings from an opinionated guy who ought to know better. Comics, video games, comedy, and all that other stuff the kids seem to like.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

On the need to destroy to build anew

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WOW . It was theorized, it was whispered, but nobody seriously thought they'd do, but they have. DC announced today that come Septemb...
Monday, May 16, 2011

On the celebration of another mythical holiday

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First time in years I had it written on the calendar ahead of time.  It's Miracle Monday , the third Monday in May, a celebration of th...
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Thursday, May 12, 2011

On finally being able to easily explain why the dwarves in Final Fantasy saying "Rally-Ho! is funny

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Modern video game fans know "Rally Ho!" (sometimes translated as "Lali-Ho!") as the greeting of the Dwarvish race in the...
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

On the countdown to the Alpocalypse

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So "Weird Al" Yankovic made the papers lately.  You might have heard about it. Allegedly, Lady Gaga, a popular vocalist, refused...
Wednesday, April 20, 2011

On the passing of royalty

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She was the queen of the Companions.  She was a reporter that could have, on her worst day, gone toe-to-toe with Lois Lane.  Of all the ...
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Friday, April 15, 2011

On a classic telling of a classic joke about a classic character.

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John Boardman is what we used to call a Big Name Fan back in the days of Science Fiction fandom when fanzines were typed, and printed on mi...
Wednesday, April 6, 2011

On the importance of having a Two

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Freakazoid : One: Norm Abram is missing. Two:... Cosgrove : We don't have a two. Both Marvel and DC had returns of major characters t...
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