Issues: Issue 223 - July 2007

Review: Black
Black Criterion Games Reviewed On: PS2/XBox Street: 02.28.06 I’ve heard a lot of people complain about this game. No story, moronic enemies, claustrophobic maps etc. Here’s what I say to

Review: Heatseeker
Heatseeker Codemasters Reviewed On: PS2 Street: 05.07 When I was 12-years-old I saved and saved and bought a game called Flight Simulator for my Commodore 64 computer. It took 15

Review: Guitar Hero II
Guitar Hero II Red Octane Reviewed On: Xbox 360 Street: 04.03 It seems I can’t mention my fondness for video games to anyone these days without getting a sermon on

Review: Percy Gloom
Percy Gloom Cathy Malkasian Fantagraphics Books Street: 06.21 Percy Gloom was written by Cathy Malkasian whose previous work as an animator includes the shows Rugrats and The Wild Thornberrys Movie.

Review: House
House Josh Simmons Fantagraphics Books Street: 03.07 House eerily recalls Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves, not so much in its complex storytelling but in its scary incompleteness. House leaves

Review: MOME
MOME Various Artists Fantagraphics Books Street: 05.22 MOME follows in the fine footsteps of other anthologies and quarterlies of this century (ex. McSweeney’s) by showcasing first-rate up-and-coming artists, writers, etc.