Combat Frame Data: CF-06-04A Goblin King

Combat Frame Data: CF-06-04A Goblin King

CF-06-04A Goblin King Technical Data   Model Number: CF-06-04A Code Name: Goblin King Classification: Mass production flight-capable combat frame Manufacturer: Colonial Defense License Design Operator: Extrasolar Colony Defense First Deployment: CY 82 Crew: 1 Pilot, 1 Erlkoenig Battle Director AI, 2 Gremlin Cyberwarfare AI Height: 17.5 meters tall Weight: Dry…
September 30, 20204 Comments
Hamburger Nationalism

Hamburger Nationalism

With the constant churn of the news cycle, it's easy to forget that the current counterculture moment initially coalesced around pop culture revolts like Gamer Gate and Sad Puppies. Whether the aim was to reform games journalism or expose the logrolling at science fiction awards, these early efforts brought together…
September 29, 202029 Comments
Combat Frame Data: AS-03B Goblin

Combat Frame Data: AS-03B Goblin

AS-03B Goblin   Technical Data   Model Number: AS-03B Code Name: Goblin Classification: Mass production armored combat suit Manufacturer: Colonial Defense License Design Operator: Extrasolar Colony Defense First Deployment: CY 81 Crew: 1 Pilot, 1 Goblin Combat AI Height: 3.5 meters tall Weight: Dry weight 6.8 metric tons, full weight…
September 28, 20207 Comments
Combat Frame Data: The Dome

Combat Frame Data: The Dome

NHX-01A Dome    Technical Data Model number: NHX-01A Nickname: The Dome Classification: transforming mobile artillery combat frame Manufacturer: New Haven Colony Operator: New Haven Colony First deployment: CY 98 Crew: 1 pilot in central cockpit Height: 12 meters Weight: dry weight 99 metric tons, full weight 121 metric tons Armor type: orihalcum alloy Powerplant: cold fusion reactor, max output 2950 KW…
September 25, 20206 Comments
No-stalgia

No-stalgia

In sharp contrast to PS2-era webcomics that have shambled on well past their expiry date, the wiser curators of another Gen Y nostalgia brand knew when their moment had passed. Paradoxically, knowing when to dial it back has made Matthew and Michael Chapman's sporadic release of new material a delightful…
September 24, 202012 Comments
Fixing Frank

Fixing Frank

As a follow up to yesterday's postmortem on Penny Arcade, I thought I'd address some of the comments about how the comic lost its way by showing how it could be fixed.Comics being a visual medium that capitalizes on a picture speaking a thousand words, the best way to explain…
September 23, 20209 Comments
Web Comics Autopsy: Penny Arcade

Web Comics Autopsy: Penny Arcade

Pop culture trends come in cycles. A new property shows up on the scene, gains traction, and explodes in popularity. Entropy always gets a vote, though, and the IP holders inevitably turn to milking the brand. A consequent decline in quality follows, and the brand--sometimes the whole genre--goes moribund. The…
September 23, 202020 Comments
Backwards Men

Backwards Men

What's striking about the recent announcement of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death is the relative calm in its wake. The news broke on Friday night, and Lefties threw the expected fit on social media, but the weekend passed without any more street violence than usual.Perhaps all the false alarms…
September 21, 202022 Comments
The Divine Perfections

The Divine Perfections

Wednesday's post occasioned a number of theological questions which this post from the Kairos archives answers. Previously we defined what theologians mean by God: the necessary, self-existing uncaused Being that is the ultimate source of all contingent being. Having established God as the uncaused, necessary Being, we can conclude to…
September 18, 202015 Comments
The Problem of Evil

The Problem of Evil

The defining claim of atheism is that God doesn't exist, but if you listen to them long enough, you come to realize that atheists never argue against God's existence. In fact, there are really only two basic arguments atheists make. The first rests on the observation that the universe seems…
September 16, 202031 Comments