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May18

Webcomic Review: Apples & Swords

by tonyd on May 18, 2015 at 12:01 am

Webcomic: Apples & Swords

Creator: S. Lecanth

Format: Strips, mostly three panels

Updates: Weekly-ish?

Genre: Surreal

Themes: Religion, Revolution, Humiliation

Characters: Peanut guy, Hawknose guy, Stomach guy

Archive: Goes back to mid 2014

I’m not sure what to make of this webcomic. It seems to, at times, try to deal with ambitious themes and thoughts. Maybe I’m not getting it. Other times, it seems to try jokes that are a little more down to earth. I think the comic could use a cast list, an About page and a little more info in general. The three characters I mention did show up in the strips more than once, so there’s some kind of plan behind the comic madness, but whether or not it’s meant to be fully formed yet is another question.

I like the idea of a surreal webcomic, but make it too surreal and no one is sure what you’re talking about. S. Lecanth seems to have put a lot of energy and time into his comics. Maybe it’s time to put some of that energy toward the packaging, i.e. the website. Some kind of clarification is needed in my opinion. However, check it out. For stoners, this comic is a must.

Previous Reviews

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Spying With Lana

Romantically Apocalyptic

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May17

Your Fratoscope: May 17, 2015

by tonyd on May 17, 2015 at 12:01 am

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If your birthday is this week: Everyone gives you deodorant for your birthday, even that guy with no nose.

Aries: You will discover too late that there are no “special passes” that allow other passengers to sit on your lap during subway rides.

Taurus: You will play an overly intense game of Frisbee golf.

Gemini: You will be kicked in the shins by some girl scouts, who explain that it’s just a warning, but that you’d better pay for those thin mints soon.

Lemini: You will discover that your car isn’t designed to drive through a house properly, nor will it float inside the pool in the backyard.

Cancer: You’ll be bitten by a vampire, who will then spit out your blood and complain, “What the Hell have you been eating?”

Leo: The stars say, you will simultaneously develop an addiction to gambling and a fear of going broke, so it cancels out.

Virgo: Due to a typo at the seed store, your flax seed farm grows several rows of outdate 90’s office equipment.

Libra: You will be accosted by a group of skateboard clowns, who all ride the same skateboard.

Scorpio: Your genitals reach the maximum 5000 likes on Facebook.

Sagittarius: Your significant other follows through on their threat to put your cellphone inside a block of chocolate…flavored concrete.

Capricorn: Your apartment slave escapes and starts a revolt with the other apartment slaves in your building.

Aquarius: This week, rely on friends and family to get you through a tough week because you’ll make their lives incredibly shitty if they don’t.

Pisces: Your robot comes to life, causes you to lose the robot building contest and explain to your family why your kid has so many bolts in his face.

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May16

Binge Watch: The Other Space

by tonyd on May 16, 2015 at 3:26 am

Created by Paul Feig, producer of Freaks & Geeks and The Office, Other Space is a little like Star Trek mixed with Community and The Office. Posted on Yahoo as original content (along with new episodes of Community), the show is about a crew of space farers that end up trapped in an alternate universe by mistake.

The captain is Stewart Lipinski, played by the incredibly funny Karan Soni. Stewart is one of these touchy-feely leader types. The kind of guy that is constantly demanding group hugs from his co-workers. He gets the job over his older sister, Karen (Bess Rous), who is known for just the opposite. Karen is tactless, scary and ruthless. Stewart ends up hiring Tina (Milana Vayntrub) as a navigator, but only because he’s in love with her and wants to woo her away from her boyfriend, Ted. Also on the crew is Stewart’s best friend, Michael, who is constantly being ignored and forgotten by the other crew members. There’s also awesome Chad, who has an amazing episode all his own. Kent, played by Neil Casey, is the sorta-human, kind of comic relief and the ship’s Mr. Spock. Natasha (Conor Leslie) is the ship’s computer, who constantly changes her image’s clothing.

But the big news here is for Mystery Science Theater Fans. The engineer character is played by Joel Hodgson. He’s kind of a burned out, hippie-esque guy named Zalian. His sidekick is a robot named A.R.T., voiced by Crow T. Robot’s voice, Trace Beaulieu. It’s almost like the MST 3000 guys along for the ride.

The eight episode first season centers mostly around the crew getting lost and trying to get home. Most of the comedy relies on the characters and their various personality quirks and past histories. Stewart’s pathetic attempts to win Tina, Michael’s attempts to win acceptance and Karen trying to take over. It’s smartly written and the crew, despite their flaws, often overcomes their problems in the smartest way possible. I was hooked the moment I watched the first episode and had to see the rest. It feels very much like a BBC show with the level of detail. One of my favorite episodes involves two of the characters getting trapped on a planet where time is slowed down. The rest of the crew think that they are only there for six hours, but it turns out for them it’s almost a year.

I hope Yahoo picks this up for many more seasons. This is a must watch for sci-fi fans, bros. I give Other Space 10 out of 10 keggers. It’s very awesome.