Author Archives: Jobert Atienza

If the story started in the first volume failed to hold your attention, then this isn't going to help change your opinion. And even if you were mildly interested in the first part, this entry still feels a little incomplete. Read More

Choker follows the tried and true formula for noir storytelling while adding in some unique, slightly supernatural elements. Unfortunately, die-hard fans of the genre will probably be looking for something with a little more depth than what's offered here. Read More

Every console cycle brings improvements over the previous generation. But there are still a few things that are still with us today, even after decades of improvements and refinements. Below are my top three things that need to be done with in gaming. Read More

Picking up after the end of the Nickelodeon animated series, The Promise is the continuation of Aang, Sokka, and Katara's adventures. While the TV show focused on their fight against the Fire Nation and Aang's journey to fulfill his destiny as the new Read More

If you've ever wanted a little bit of James Bond in your Star Wars, well, you got it. In Dark Horse's latest Star Wars series, Agents of the Empire, spies employed by the Galactic Empire protect the peace by any means necessary. Read More

The Strain #1 is a solid start to the graphic novel series, and it ends on an appropriate cliffhanger. If Twilight isn't your thing, and you're more of a CSI fan, give The Strain a shot. Read More

America may not be that "old" of a nation, but it has plenty of haunted houses rich with their own history. Recently, I visited one of the more famous haunted houses in the country: the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California. Read More

By now, you should already be accustomed to how this franchise works: someone in the house notices something freaky is going on, then sets up cameras to document it. Paranormal Activity 3 is no different, and that's either good or bad depending on if Read More

Dungeon Defenders is a fantastic title, and not just for lovers of tower defense-style games. There's a great mix of twitch, arcade-like gameplay, and hardcore strategy, not to mention that gamers who like to customize their characters and style of play Read More

A foreign country, a dilapidated hotel, spooky kids, and poltergeist activity are great ingredients to any tale of the supernatural. Unfortunately, they don't all meld together very well. Read More

The Sylvian Experiments is perhaps one of the most tame Japanese horror films I've seen. It's also one of the more boring ones I've watched in some time. Read More

An easy trap to fall into when writing crime fiction is to make the story so complex you end up losing the story entirely, along with the characters. Mark Waid's Potter's Field avoids that by stripping the story down the the bare essentials. Read More