It ruined the fantasy genre for me for a while because every other book had laughably bad writing in comparison. It took Dune to finally pull me out of my despair.

The Name of the Wind had me thinking in flowery prose for a time after reading. I have to give credit for that.

It's a tough one, and while Jonathan Carroll is right up there for me, so is this gentleman, and it's hard to choose just a single work, but this one is in my mind at the moment:

We've got an ongoing series on classic RPGs planned (one every few weeks), and I will definitely add CoC to the list. In fact that might be next.

I'm still waiting for Bitch Hunter;

Even some of the positive reviews were somewhat backhanded, with Roger Ebert's review — three stars notwithstanding — dubbing it "the perfect fantasy for the alienated preadolescent."

Conan the Barbarian is the only film I've seen where someone reads out their character sheet on introduction: "I am Subotai: thief, and archer". (He's obviously a dual-class).

I too suffer from blonde eyelash syndrome. I also have very fair, skin which ensures that the morning bags under my eyes are purple if I don't put on concealer. Add in ponytail and throw a knit cap over the whole thing so you can't see my hair, and people look generally concerned about whether I can make it to my…

KAZAAM!

This all day long.

Speed Racer (2008)

The crab bucket really is such an underrated fine dining accessory.

Why does Kirk Cameron enjoy ridiculing secularists so much? See what I did there?

Let's make something very clear: do not mock cosplayers on io9. If you do I will dismiss your comment and no one will see it anyway, and I'll know that you're an asshole.

Dropzone Commander!

SDCC is starting to resemble E3 during the mid 2000s.

Been there. After I got my illustrious degree and found that the entire country was short on jobs, I was a manager at a well known shoe store. When talking to a woman who hated me from the word go and I have no idea why. I wasn't rude or mean in any way. She was buying shoes for her son, she looked at me and said,…

Ark II. Sadly,there was only one season...

True. I loathe terrible writing.

IT'S SO FULL OF STARS!