Superversive RPG Roundtable

Superversive RPG Roundtable

Join the superversive crew, including Sci Phi Journal editor Jason Rennie, Appendix N author Jeffro Johnson, Geek Gab host Daddy Warpig, record-setting Hugo-nominated author John C. Wright, author and editor Jagi Wright, and more as they delve deep into the topic of role-playing games. Of special note is the Wrights' account…
April 26, 20172 Comments
They Hate Us a Lot

They Hate Us a Lot

The Zman takes his recent viewing of Casablanca as an occasion to meditate on a subject that I have often opined about myself. Here's the Zman: My generation was probably the last to grow up seeing these old films on television. They would turn up on the UHF channels at night or…
April 25, 20179 Comments
Is Sharknado Pulp?

Is Sharknado Pulp?

Does Sharknado meet the requirements to be classified as a pulp story? What is the optimal viewing order for the Fast and the Furious series? Join Daddy Warpig, Dorrinal, and me as we tackle these and many more pop culture questions on this week's fintastic episode of Geek Gab! And mark your…
April 24, 20172 Comments
Cassandra Syndrome

Cassandra Syndrome

Reader Nate Winchester graciously concedes the point I made last year when I predicted the Star Wars franchise's decline. Nate comments: Brian, I'm returning a year later to say... Rogue 1 let us down. :(  More on my blog if you want to rap about it: https://natewinchester.wordpress.com/2017/04/11/sw-rogue-one-round-2/ Looks like I…
April 20, 20177 Comments
Wrongthink Sci-Fi Giveaway

Wrongthink Sci-Fi Giveaway

Robert Kroese and a few of my other wrong-thinking author friends have put together a massive giveaway of the most celebrated SFF novels to deviate from the big New York publishing Narrative. The Wrongthink Sci-Fi Giveaway is about showcasing authors who have been marginalized by the gatekeepers of the sci-fi…
April 19, 20176 Comments
A Conversation with Jon Mollison

A Conversation with Jon Mollison

This week's episode of Geek Gab has already caused something of a sensation in the Pulp Revolution and affiliated communities. The cause of all this excitement is Jon Mollison, author and blogger at Seagull Rising and the Puppy of the Month Book Club. On the show this week, Daddy Warpig,…
April 19, 2017
Is Star Wars Dead?

Is Star Wars Dead?

Has Disney already bastardized its newly acquired Star Wars franchise beyond saving? Prolific blogger Bradford C. Walker presents a well-sourced case for concern. One more big red flag keeps coming up in the new stuff for Star Wars: Moral Relativism. This keeps appearing. It started with all that "Grey Jedi"…
April 18, 201717 Comments
JimFear138 Podcast

JimFear138 Podcast

I recently joined my good friend and audiobook narrator JimFear138 on his outstanding podcast. Jim has been killing it lately with a series of phenomenal guests on his show. I'm honored that he let me come on, and we both had a blast. I've done interviews before, but this one…
April 17, 2017
Picking Comics’ Carcass

Picking Comics’ Carcass

The Zman offers an alternate explanation for the SJW infestation of the comic book industry as described by Jon Del Arroz. That came to mind reading this Vox Day post on the comic book industry. According to people who read comics and follow the business, it has been overrun by…
April 14, 20179 Comments
Keen Observations

Keen Observations

Following Jon Mollison's review of the early-middle chapters, Nathan Housley provides an alternate take on chapters 1-4 of Souldancer. At this moment, Souldancer has echoes of the typical shounen adventure. Represented by Naruto or My Hero Academia, these boy's adventures take a gifted young misfit, usually bullied by a rival,…
April 13, 2017