Finished Romeo Is A Dead Man, yeah what a delight. A big damn hack n' slash piece of art. Never change Grasshopper.

New blog post up.Figured it was time to write a piece on the series this site was named after - and to finally read some of those tie-in novels that have been on my shelf since high school. Thanks for reading! jackalsinthecourtyard.home.blog/2026/02/10/h...

Quite possibly the coolest thing I've ever gotten to announce. A new prestige hardcover collection of a freakin' dinosaur comic from one of the best in the business?? Come on, man.

Back again with one more list from 2025 and it's something a little different than what I usually post up at Jackals: My favorite things I read last year. Thanks for reading! jackalsinthecourtyard.home.blog/2026/01/05/j...

Back once again with my favorites in Film & TV that I saw in 2025. This one's more of a "New to Me" list instead of a ranking of best new releases. There's a movie in here from 70 years ago. Thanks for reading! jackalsinthecourtyard.home.blog/2026/01/02/j...

Happy New Year all. It's that time once again, a look back at my favorite things from last year. Here's my Top 5 games of 2025. More stuff coming throughout the week. Thanks for reading! jackalsinthecourtyard.home.blog/2026/01/01/t...

This piece of Toriyama Dragon Quest art in the last @gameinformer.com issue damn near brought a tear to my eye.

Doing the Obi-Wan "you were the chosen one" monologue at my BG3 desktop icon right now. Jfc man, just let your talented people do their thing. Brainstorm on paper, draw on a whiteboard, all that cool shit.

Exciting news! Thanks to the repeated generosity of @iamdavidbrothers.com, we are adding TWO more mini grants to this year's round! Please make sure to submit your applications by the end of the month. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I'll happily get excited about cool game announcements. Give me what's effectively Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 3 directed by the guy who directed the very games I basically built my taste on???? Straight to tears.

I've been reading Gou Tanabe's Lovecraft adaptations since his take on At the Mountains of Madness was released. This is the first time I've gotten to review one of his books. What a treat it was. An absolute must for cosmic horror fans.

Absolutely did not see the FGC getting more hyped for an out of nowhere Avatar the Last Airbender Fighting game than a Marvel tag fighter, but that's pretty cool. Avatar Legends looks cool as hell and I hope Tokon rules, keeping my opinions on hold til, you know, the games are actually out.

New piece up. I've always thought media tie-in books were interesting - so much so that I decided to write about them. Thanks for reading! jackalsinthecourtyard.home.blog/2025/11/24/t...

This is (and pardon my french) fucking outstanding news. It will be so amazing to see GI on shelves at places I regularly go - and even funnier to see them sold by the very company that gave up on them. Way to go, guys.

My review of Predator: Badlands is up over at Monkeys Fighting Robots. It's the kind of movie lore nerds like me have been wanting for decades.

Our Soot Stained Heart is of the most impeccably crafted comics I've ever read. It was actually a difficult comic to review purely on the basis that it felt like it was operating on a different playing field than most comics I've read in recent years. monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-our-s...

I loved graduating from college to watch the industry I tried to get in to get ripped apart and turned into insultingly low-pay freelance gigs. All love and respect to the indie sites that are still putting in the good work partially just out of spite.

Wanted to take a moment to talk about how much I love this podcast. I've learned so much about the games medium from Jared and his guests and it's one of the things that pushed me to dip my toes in writing about video games. Beyond happy that this series is back and can't recommend it enough.

Review: CAPTAIN HENRY AND THE GRAVEYARD OF TIME #1 – Steampunk Ghostbusters #comicbooks #readmorecomics

Review: OUT OF ALCATRAZ – No More Road #comicbooks #readmorecomics

The decline of third spaces and hangouts, such as malls, video rental places, arcades & skate parks has been a direct result of the rise of convenience and has also been objectively bad for society as a whole. Its not that everyone HAS to socialize, but having no option to without bars is a failing.

First episode of Alien: Earth down. A lot of Blade Runner in here, which is a great thing. It's also, pardon my French, *fucking outstanding*

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Back once again with: The secret therapy of getting destroyed in gaming's most intimidating genre. Thanks for reading. jackalsinthecourtyard.home.blog/2025/08/07/q...

Took a break from the personal blog to rename and rethink. "Hypermedia" never really felt right. "Jackals in the Courtyard" sounds cool. Thought I'd come back with some thoughts after my replay of Red Dead Redemption 2, and on Westerns as a whole. jackalsinthecourtyard.home.blog/2025/08/05/r...

The Voice Said Kill #1 came out today. One of the best comics I've read this year. Here's my reviews from MonkeysFightingRobots if you need encouragement. monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-the-v...

Review: ESCAPE #1 – War is Anthropomorphic Hell #comicbooks #readmorecomics

Stoked that I was able to help unveil this over at MonkeysFightingRobots. @neonichiban.bsky.social is a huge deal, especially for people wanting to get into comics via a digital storefront.

Trachtenberg is doing the kind of storytelling in Predator that I've wanted to see since I was a kid, but with a sincere focus on human storytelling. Killer of Killers slams, and I cannot wait for Badlands.

PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS – The Hunt We’ve Been Searching For #comicbooks #readmorecomics

Review: BE NOT AFRAID #1 – Ill Omens #comicbooks #readmorecomics

I honestly found this season of Love, Death & Robots to be pretty lacking. But 400 Boys? This slammed. One of the best pieces the series has ever shown.

Back again to talk about the most kickass series in the history of...everything. Yeah that new Doom game is really good. hypermediapro.home.blog/2025/05/28/w...

Review: WARM FUSION #3 – Final Recall #comicbooks #readmorecomics

Review: THE VOICE SAID KILL #1 – Apocalypse Now Meets Deliverance #comicbooks #readmorecomics

i strongly agree. i also think if you want to be any good at talking about art, you need to consume as much art as humanly possible and talk about it all the time. each piece of art is in conversation with a thousand different other things.

Getting a job in games media seemed almost unattainable when I broke in back in 2005. In the years since, it’s become almost impossible and ultimately inadvisable. I can’t imagine trying to break in today. Independent is pretty much the only option now. Support your favorite creators directly.

Absolute travesty. I just recently *rejected* a position from Valnet because they're such a garbage company. Really feeling for the folks at Polygon. Really love that I graduated from college just in time to watch the industry I wanted to enter get pulverized.

Dipped back into some classics ahead of May the Fourth. Thanks for reading! hypermediapro.home.blog/2025/05/01/t...

This was way more fun than it had any right to be. Wild week to be someone who grew up on Alien and Predator.

Oblivion remaster is cool, but I kind of feel bad for Sandfall. Expedition 33 come out in two days and I'm not sure how many people are gonna tear themselves away from remastered nostalgia for a new title. All said with love, I'm stoked for both!

Review: THE PALE KNIGHT #1 – Rendezvous With Death #comicbooks #readmorecomics

Review: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 – Not-So-Friendly Neighborhood #comicbooks #readmorecomics