Moving the Story Along
First Look for January 14, 2018 Today’s issues did have something in common but it wasn’t really the focus of the issue. In Star Wars, the various child warriors each thought Yoda was not a threat and many called him …
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Potentials
First Look for January 13, 2018 I suppose when I take a first look at both Star Wars #26 and Action Comics #957 I think of the potentials that are presented in the stories. In Star Wars, Yoda finds a …
Early Spain Barbarian Troubles
Daily Ramble 128: Early Spain Barbarian Troubles Barbarians have been the death of me so far in this game. I think it must have been turn 3 or so, but I started seeing scouts almost as soon as I planted …
Fighting Back
First Look for January 12, 2018: Fighting Back One commonality between the two comics I look at today is fighting back. In both, someone is injured intentionally and there’s a need to get retribution. In Letter 44, it’s President Blades. …
Civilization VI on the iPad
Daily Ramble 127: Civ 6 on iPad I’m excited and frustrated as I embark on my journey into Civilization 6 on the iPad. I’m totally excited to be able to play this game, virtually the entire thing, anywhere I go. …
Perspectives
First Look for January 11, 2018 In today’s first look, I actually get 3 stories for the price of 2 comics and it’s interesting how the three basically layout different perspectives of events. In Avengers vs. X-Men #0, the first …
Transitions
First Look for January 8, 2018 Looking at the comics I read today, I see a common theme of transitions. In Letter 44 we see that Gomez is transitioning into some kind of hybrid. The leg where he was stabbed …
January 2018 Book Plans
Daily Ramble 126: January 2018 Book Plans Fleshing out January Reading I already mentioned that I have been reading Magician: Master by Raymond Feist so far in 2018 but I wanted to plan out the rest of my January …
Football Champs, Toads, and Dodos
Daily Ramble 125: Football Champs, Toads, and Dodos Not much of a preamble today except to reiterate my congratulations to Alabama for winning the NCAA Football Championship and to Georgia for a valiant fight. I also ramble on about quests …
Hearts and Minds
First Look for January 9, 2018 As one soldier in the issue of Letter 44 I read today comments, it’s all about the hearts and minds. In my first look today, the hearts and minds can be seen in both …