J.H.

I've gone through everything (save for Fool's Moon) upto to Dead Beat (which I started on Saturday). The fallout from Death Masks and Blood Rites are amazing. I like that Drseden doesn't know for sure that Raith is cursed but kind of pieces it together to use to hi own advantage. Thomas becomes a very sympathetic character in Blood Rites and I was legit upset with what happned i nthe end to Shiro in Death Masks. James

Man you think that's bad? You'll be sorely tempted throw a shoe at your TV with some of the stuff in HnK2 James

Downed books 3 & 4 or Dresden Files (Grave Peril and Summer Knight). I'm starting to dig the world even more now. Harry Dresden is a character I can get behind. I really like the supporting cast in these books and especially The Knights of The Cross. Just really good reads. Butcher can be a little predictable interms of setting up his two-tiered plot format for the books but they always converge and make for good reading. I hear things really pick-up in Dead Beat. James

Translation: You've just gotten to/finished the Juda/Mamiya/Rei Arc in FOTNS. Juda/Rei is probably one of the best done fights in the whole series and Rei coming off jobbing to Raoh means he has t oget a big win against Juda. You're heading into the big push with Ken and Ryuga before the epic push for the Ken/Raoh rematch. You've got like 30 episodes of FOTNS 1 to go and then its on to FOTNS 2. If you think how Buronson handles WTF ideas in part 1 is weird, part w2 ill have saying "AW FOR FUCK SAKE! REALLY?!?" James

Well remember that Howard had a recurring thing about the "Celts" throughout the timeline of his works. They are present in Atlantis during Kull, again they are in The Hyborean age and by the time we get to Bran Mak Morn and the Romans he had just taken the 2 previous versions of the Celts and basically said "forget history, the true Celts have been here since the Kull the Conqueror and now his descendant leads them to their own doom despite his better intentions" The Bran Mak Morn collection from a few years back had the excerpt from a paly Howard was wrting about the last King of The Celts and I ha these grand visions of this most epic stage play ever, with blood flowing on the stage like the Hamlet duel from Addams Family Values. James

Of Moorcock I love Elric for the cheap disposable fantasy it is but Von Bek is my favorite. He has combined the 2 with mixed results. Robert E. Howard remains my favorite and I agree with OSJ, Solomon Kane is amazing. "Solomon Kane's Homecoming" is an amazing poem about what happens to those left t home when the hero goes out on his merry way to adventure. I also recommend "The Sword Woman" and El Borak, 2 other fun REH creations but they are more "Historical Fiction" than Fantasy. Bran Mak Morn doesn't get enough love, it might be Howard's most tragic fantasy character as it is about a King who knows the people he leads and is trying to elevate, are doomed to extinction. I'm interested right now in reading some of the Chinese Wu Xia books, if there are any in English, because those are supposed to be great fun, fantasy novels. James

Taue's Nodowa is aces because it looks real and not some overdone theatric. The Nodowa is Taue's Sumo background to show height and weight plus leverage equl real James

I hope they both do Rick Rude impersonations and then Vicne starts choking on a Sherrie's Berry and Stone cold has to do the heimlich! James

Sadly the guy I want in is past eligibility. I still say Munson belongs in the Hall! James

Mark your calendars! April 4th! Why? Because last night I officially got engaged to the lovely Janice Kowalski of Toledo, Ohio! April 4th is the wedding date and I'm just bursting with happiness. Having her in my life has been amazing so far and I can't wait to take the next step in this little adventure called life! James

On Wednesday night, while M'Lady was playing the World of Warcraft, I sat down and read all of Storm Front, the first Dresden book. I found a captivating read that got through the whole thing in 3 hours. It was a totally predictable story but Butcher builds a pretty nice and fun world and it just kind of sucks you in. I've been told Butcher really hits his stride as the series progresses and I liked the book enough that I'm going to keep reading the Dresden Files series. James

7 New GARO Projects! In honor of GARO's 10th Anniversary 7 NEW GARO projects were announced. First the anime gets a second season and movie. The cast of Makai No Hana returns for a movie plus a Crow Mini. The big news is a new season for cast of Yami No Terasu Mono calledd GOLDSTORM.. Finally Amemiya is apparently writing a GARO opera... sweet crap what a way to celebrate 10 years of GARO! Teaser for GOLDSTORM James

So the people who brought you Beyblade have decided to ruin Gatchaman I fear for all humanity James

Hey, I already made the comparison between Rose and that dirtbag club owner who does oodles of coke and rapes anyone he can stick it in. So yoiu want to turn him into the club owner from Rhinestone? James

Wait, is Spider-Man fighting Super Ninga or Bubba Duke? Is Spidey just dropiing in for a one-shot? Or is Spider-Man secretly Super Ninga? I'M SO CONFUSED~! James

If you can find Bad News Brown v. Macho Man from MSG in a Harlem Street Fight then watch it. I was there live for that match so I might have a little rose tint in my vision but it was really fun James

Dammit, I know the last Atomic Robo mini ended in the spring but I I'm itching for Robo in the wild west! James

In honor of the late Bob Geigel. This is how I was first made aware of his existence James

From The Vault: Gatchaman 98 Below are the character designs for Tatsunoko's failed "Gatchaman 98" project. It went into development right after the new "Mach E GoGo Go!" began airing but when that tanked Gatchaman 98 was abandoned. What we have are the character designs for Ken, Joe, Jun and Jinpei. The last one is for Galactor troops and possibly the new Blackbird Squadron designs. I only learned of this failed project recently. It didn't even get a page in the updated version of Gatchaman Graffiti a few yers back.

and the new Super Sentai team for next year is named... Shuriken Sentai Ninninger! Thiswill be the 3rd Ninja themed Sentai after Ninja Sentai Kakuranger and Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger. I can only pray for a 3 Ninja Sentai team V-Cinema! James

Hootray for Kageyama! Now if he'd just sing "Cha-la Head Cha-la" in aruba's voice James

Isn't it just Kiger's Crash Thunder Buster? James

First 2 episodes of Kamen Rdier DRIVE were ok. I liked the second episode better than the first. This might end up being a more gimmicked Rider than FOURZE, and I didn't think that was possible. I like the idea of the villains evolving when they find the right victim. I also like that Shinnosuke is a detective that pieces together things to figure what the ROIDMUDE are after. I'm already calling it now though... Kamen Rider MACH will be Hayase, Shinnosuke's injured partenr! I fear Mashin Chase will end up being a minor rival like Phoenix was for WIZARD James

Richard is a character who frustrates me no end. He goes from developing into a likable dude and then throws it ou the window at times just so he can prove he is whitest rich white guy in Conneticut James

Caught up on GARO: Makai No Hana Sweet crap did that end on a good note after beign mostly mediocre. I was fucking psyched when Berserk GARO appeared, showing that the mythos of the series can and will be drawn upon for good effect. Of course we get another GARO armor upgrade, while poor Rei can barely beat a mid-level horror in is own mini-series. Still, a great finish and its open ended for a sequel or movie. James