Heavy Metal : Den ( A quick break from the usual routine.)

I'm not even gonna write a summary or anything, I could but with only four hours sleep in two days, I'm sure you can forgive me for having not done so. Now this is just a little side-track from what I have planned for my next blog, I'm sure you've seen this before, but it's always fun to watch regardless. Please enjoy.

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HeroQuest

Well, it's been a while since I did one of these articles, but today was one of those drudgingly boring sorts of days,ripe for blogging. So out of that dreadful, painfully awkward boredom, I present to you a game I was rather fond of all those years ago; I give you HeroQuest! I used to love this game! What am I saying,I still love this game. It's easy, it's challenging and most of all, it's still a lot of fun to play. In fact,it's one of the simplest board games of this type I've ever played. Though I do believe it to be more of a hybrid of both fantasy and sword and sorcery,the distinction isn't clear,nor is it all that important in this game. On one hand you have orcs and elves,and on the other you have a barbarian and an evil sorcerer, who to me appears very similar to Skeletor from Masters of the Universe. I was lucky to find myself a copy of this game at an outlet store back in the early 90's, still brand new in the shrink-wrap. I'm glad I...

Conan ( Marvel comics adaptation)

I remember back when I was about 12 or 13 years old when I had gotten my first copy of 'Conan the Barbarian.' My dad had picked it up for me at a yard sale, thinking it might be worth something, given it's age. I didn't think much of it in terms of value in any case, as it was a little beaten up and someone had scribbled a price on the cover in green magic marker. But I didn't care, I never personally bought my comics in hopes of becoming a "millionaire comic-book tycoon", hell no, I was in it only for the stories. I never really latched on to characters with super powers or any of that stuff. So for me, it was Batman, or the Punisher or Conan, but especially Conan. Oh sure, there were wizards and elements of magic prevalent in the series, but the main protagonist himself, never resorted to these kind of gimmicks. With his inhuman strength and fighting prowess, he simply didn't need them. After reading the issue my dad bought for me (for the w...

Conan the Barbarian ( The 1982 film)

"Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis, and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of. And onto this, Conan, destined to wear the jeweled crown of Aquilonia upon a troubled brow. It is I, his chronicler, who alone can tell thee of his saga. Let me tell you of the days of high adventure!" I'm not a huge fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger on a personal level,but I can easily say that Conan the Barbarian is perhaps one of my all-time favorite movies. I remember first seeing it shortly after it's debut on VHS all those years ago and have easily watched it over 300 times since that day. Though I didn't know who Conan was back then,I became an instant fan from the first moment I saw it. The thunderous orchestral soundtrack,was enough to captivate and hold my attention even still,to this day. Since it was first released,there we're plenty of lame knockoffs which easily paled by comparison. Anyone who's ever seen the Ator series or T...

The Black River

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