Creative analysis, Critical analysis and reviews, Videogames, Writing

Intertextuality, genre expectations and LEGO City Undercover

Chase is standing in the middle of a dojo. Some dodgy sounding geezer is spouting words of wisdom when it comes to kicking ass, and said geezer is wearing a waist jacket and a pair of glasses that seem awfully familiar to some other arse kicking geezer from a highly popular film franchise. Then the wire-fu starts. It’s The Matrix but LEGO City style. Continue reading

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Comics, Design

The quiet suffering of female superheroes

Over at Geek Native last week, a post examining some artwork by Michael Lee Lunsford was posted and a heated discussion began in the comments section of the post. The artwork? It featured numerous female superheroes in outfits less revealing than what many of us are accustomed to seeing them in. Continue reading

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