I’m just not sure what to think about Halo Reach. I’ve never been much of a Halo fanboy, as I usually prefer to play real games. But I am intrigued at times by the fanatical devotion of the players that follow this game. I know that ODST was a flop and this one should sweep up the ashes if it knows what’s good for it. Oh well, I’m sure anything with a Halo sticker slapped on it will continue to sell like hotcakes with a Halo sticker slapped on them.

In other gaming news, I’m playing Mafia 2 right now and I’m pretty impressed. It satisfies that “I liked Godfather but I wish the graphics didn’t suck balls” craving. It’s full of action, run and guns, cover to cover combat with sweet weaponry and chocked full of all the Italian stereotypes you can handle. The full spread uncensored collectible Playboy magazines offer a nice addition which make me exclaim things like “Wow, full spread uncensored collectible Playboy magazines!”

Until then-

Also for those of you who haven’t seen this:

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I was reminded of this episode when I stumbled upon this clip on Scott Kurtz’s website. Good stuff, Sci-Fi goes beyond laser beams and space ships sometimes.

Hope everyone likes the latest comic. This is the first comic I used my tablet PC from Motion Computing. It’s a few years old and low on RAM, but hey how is a working class comic artist with a less than impressive bank account going to afford one of these machines without a few compromises? Surprisingly Photoshop CS3 runs remarkably well, and the stylus and touch screen provide me with better hand eye coordination than a Wacom USB tablet. Not only that, but the same dissolution of awkward  drawing allows me to complete the line work in a fraction of the time, and also gives me more freedom and options. Unlike the Wacom tablet I can turn this tablet PC upside down, to the side, whatever I need to get a decent perspective quickly without doing my best to draw upside down. Good machine, good investment.

Game wise I just beat Starcraft 2 and the final stage is frustrating, fun, and fast paced. It only made me look forward to future installations from Blizzard. Hint for newbies: with the exception of a few missions including the final one, a massive army of marines with full armor and weapon upgrades will destroy enemies without remorse.

Hope everyone has a good week

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