So, four months on, it would appear that I’m still not over the Rise of Skywalker. (Spoilers ahead, obviously. But if you haven’t seen it by now, do you really care at this stage?) So, first of all, I should say what kind of Star Wars fan I am. I was two when the original… Continue reading Why the Rise of Skywalker broke me
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Warhammer’s race and gender problem
Still working through my Age of Sigmar inspired recent obsession, I came across this post on Kieron Gillen and Matt Sheret’s Hipsterhammer Tumblr about the problematic nature of many of the new “rules” found in Age of Sigmar’s War Scrolls. This is of course true to the extent that you can take them seriously at… Continue reading Warhammer’s race and gender problem
Age of 40,000 Sigmars
I’ve been watching the launch of Game Workshop’s new game, Warhammer: Age of Sigmar, and its backlash over the last few days attempting to decide what to make of it all. For those who don’t know, Games Workshop have discontinued their long established and original flagship miniatures war game Warhammer Fantasy Battle and replaced it… Continue reading Age of 40,000 Sigmars