ZINES | THE VAST IN THE DARK – The first physical copy of a #Zinequest3 zine arrived today: “The Vast in the Dark: A zine about exploring dark and alien megastructures of an infinite realm.” (see featured photo). Now that the[…]
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Category: Blog Columns
Geek Archeology: World Space Modeling Championships 1980 Patch
My family is slowly helping organize and clean out my parents’ garage and basement. As we do so, we’re coming across all manner of treasures. One of them is the World Space Modeling Championships 1980 patch, pictured here with several[…]
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@NuketownSF: Masters of Umdaar, Agents of BAMF, Zeneography, Project Terminus, More ZineQuest
A recap of NuketownSF’s tweets for the week of February 21, 2021. GAMES | MASTERS OF UMDAAR is a Fate Accelerated setting inspired by John Carter of Mars, Flash Gordon, He-Man, and Thundercats. Sounds like great fodder for a one-shot or double-shot[…]
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@NuketownSF: More Zinequest 3, X of Swords, Wanda Vision, FATE Condensed
A recap of NuketownSF’s tweets for the week of February 15, 2021. ZINEQUEST | HINTERLAND: PEOPLES AND PERILS – As someone running a hexcrawl, this zine – which focuses on wilderness exploration – is highly appealing. It features 19 random encounters[…]
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@NuketownSF: Zinequest 3! Thru-Hiker, Infinite March, Planar Compass, Creature Feature
A recap of NuketownSF’s tweets for the week of January 31, 2021. Kickstarter’s annual #Zinequest is back! This month Nuketown will be promoting our favorite #Zinequest3 publications and resources, starting with the event’s homepage: https://www.kickstarter.com/zinequest ZINEQUEST | Zinequest 2021 @[…]
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@NuketownSF: Atomic Robo, Miles Morales, Titans, Cthulhu, Gloomhaven, Mountains of Madness
A recap of NuketownSF’s tweets for the week of January 24, 2021. COMICS & COFFEE | Atomic Robo & the Fightin Scientists of Tesladyne – The story of an intelligent robot created by Nikola Tesla and his adventures throughout the[…]
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@NuketownSF: Spider-man Noir, Thrawn, Tenet, X-Men, Zombies!
A recap of NuketownSF’s tweets for the week of January 17, 2021. COMICS & COFFEE | Spider-man Noir (2008) – It’s 1933 and crime bosses rule New York City as the Great Depression rages. A hero emerges from the shadows in the[…]
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Blogworthy: Productivity, Inverted Controls, Sea Shanties, Iggwilv, The Mummy
Looking to improve your workflows, streamline your life, and de-stress your life in the new year? Check out “The Ultimate Guide To Productivity Methods“, Pocket’s round-up of productivity methods including “Eat The Frogs First Thing in The Morning” and “Productivity[…]
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@NuketownSF: Guardians of the Galaxy, Stellaris, WW84, Immortal She-Hulk
A recap of NuketownSF’s tweets for the week of January 10, 2021. COMICS & COFFEE | Guardians of the Galaxy 1 (2020) – Corrupted, power-mad Greek Gods from another universe invaded our galaxy; it’s up to Nova, Peter Quill, and[…]
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Blogworthy – Modern-day Rocketeer, Ekranoplan, Tome of Beasts II, Wondrous Zines, Two-Player Games
The ‘Caspian Sea Monster’ rises from the grave – I’ve posted about the 380-ton “Lun-class Ekranoplan before. It’s a massive ground-effect vehicle, which means it’s basically a huge, low-flying aircraft/ship that’s designed to evade radar by skimming across the surface[…]
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