Author Archives: Blerd Beats

Backloggery Beatdown 2023 Roundup

Yep, it is time for me to wrap up another unproductive year of playing too much DotA and not enough of my backlog, which means my New Year’s resolution remains the same: play less DotA and write more. My punishment for doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result isContinue reading “Backloggery Beatdown 2023 Roundup”

Comix Zone—Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

Back in 2020, I dedicated myself to reading more—one non-fiction and one fiction book per month, alternating between fantasy (where possible) and sci-fi for the latter. While reading Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements and considering it for review, I realized that despite being a huge fan of Octavia Butler’s work, whichContinue reading “Comix Zone—Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation”

Backloggery Beatdown: Q1 2023

Why am I indicating a fiscal year for my Backloggery Beatdown series? Well, I was not interested in writing a post about games I had yet to finish, and games that cannot be finished. In hindsight, this post runs long because it covers multiple games. Going forward, I’ll turn in my “homework” every month, evenContinue reading “Backloggery Beatdown: Q1 2023”