Ferretbrain - Article Archives

Race, Brand and the Placebo Effect
Daniel Hemmens - Tuesday, 31 March 2009

(Topical, Minority Warrior) Dan Hemmens rambles on the vague theme of Racefail

Games. UR Doin It Wrong
Kyra Smith - Friday, 27 March 2009

(Computer Games, Horror) Kyra Smith wanders at tangents in her non-review of The Path.

Man With Pickaxe: The Myth of Canon
Daniel Hemmens - Wednesday, 25 March 2009

(Topical) Dan Hemmens Returns from the Underbelly of Potter Fandom

My Demon Cock Will Devour Your Heart
Arthur B - Wednesday, 18 March 2009

(Computer Games, Horror) The Darkness on XBox 360 doesn't have much to recommend it - except for a very special appendage.

She-Ra Princess of Power Revisited
Kyra Smith - Wednesday, 18 March 2009

(TV & Movies, Sci-fi / Fantasy, Young Adult / Children) Kyra Smith has the power, and so can you.

A Judge, a Bounty Hunter, and a Warlock Walk Into a Bar...
Arthur B - Monday, 16 March 2009

(Sci-fi / Fantasy, Comics) Reviewing the first volumes of 2000 AD's phonebook-sized reprints of Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, and Nemesis the Warlock.

Ten Things I Learned from the Watchmen Movie
Daniel Hemmens - Thursday, 12 March 2009

(TV & Movies, Watchmen) Dan Hemmens resists the urge to use a variant of “Who Watches the Watchmen” for his title.

Who Watches The…oh never mind
Kyra Smith - Thursday, 12 March 2009

(TV & Movies, Sci-fi / Fantasy, Comics, Watchmen) Kyra Smith opens a can of worms very very carefully indeed.

Cyberchicks and Elvish Rockstars Do Demons
Kyra Smith - Wednesday, 11 March 2009

(Books, Sci-fi / Fantasy) Kyra Smith reviews the second book of Justina Robson's Quantum Gravity series.

What’s my motivation?
Shimmin - Monday, 09 March 2009

(Computer Games, CRPGs) Shimmin bursts onto the Ferretbrain scene with a look at motivation and the problem of evil in cRPGs.

The Early Novels of Ramsey Campbell
Arthur B - Saturday, 07 March 2009

(Books, Horror, Ramsey Campbell) Combining striking horror narratives with autobiography and real life observations, Campbell's early novels are still worth reading today.

The Victim Dilemma
Daniel Hemmens - Tuesday, 03 March 2009

(TV & Movies, Whedonverse, Minority Warrior) Dan Hemmens continues to overuse the word “paradox” and to be rude about Joss Whedon

40,000 Viewpoint Characters
Arthur B - Monday, 02 March 2009

(Books, Warhammer, Sci-fi / Fantasy) Shadow Point tries to tell too many stories for its own good, and it's only really competent at one of the stories at that.

Somebody Has to Save the World
Gina Dhawa - Sunday, 01 March 2009

(Sci-fi / Fantasy, Comics, Watchmen) Gina read Watchmen and not just as pre-movie prep.