Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters is an addictive tale of love, longing, and... massive tentacle creatures bent on the destruction of mankind. Much to my delight, Ben Winters has succeeded in creating a valuable homage to Jane Austen that every classic literature and Jane Read More

Kelly talks with Arne Schulenberg about his photocomic Union of Heroes and the significance of superhero comics in Germany. Read More

Paolo takes a look back into the Golden Age of musical theatre and chooses the top five musicals in the era. Read More

Two new games roll onto the Xbox Live Arcade this week: Bubble Bobble and Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Commander's Challenge. They're each available today for 800 Microsoft Points ($10) a piece. Here's the rundown on each. Read More

As a whole the story is a quick and enjoyable read. It's not the pick-me-up book of the year, but it is beautifully written. The pathos of the main character really pulls on your heart strings and you really want things to end well for her. Overall, an enjoyable read, if a bit of Read More

I passed up the chance to buy and read the comic it's based on because I didn't want to be comparing it to the source material the entire time at the movie theater. This was a bad idea on my part because the trailer had me thinking this was going to be more The Thing and not so Read More

As the most excellent Season 2 of True Blood draws to a close, fans are left with one glaring, obvious truth that no one has yet to mention: Hoyt Fortenberry is the best boyfriend EVER. Read More

This was a good read, and so far the series is worth it if you want to know more about D’Argo. I know I ask a lot, but I hope these are answered in some capacity in the final two issues of this series, because I’m itching for some answers we haven't gotten before. Read More

Four bands unleash songs into the downloadable contentsphere of Rock Band this week, comprising one three-pack as well as six other individual songs. Read More

Pete and Myka help Claudia out of a jam after she breaks the Warehouse, while Artie has an unexpected performance review. Read More

You know what's worse than seeing a bad movie? Seeing a movie that has the potential to be brilliant but then takes a left turn into the crap heap. Read More

Based on the popular YA series by L.J. Smith, The Vampire Diaries is the latest franchise of babes and bloodsuckers to ride off of the popularity of Twilight. Fortunately, this new show, which premiered on September 10 on The CW, owes a greater debt to Buffy than Bella. Read More