Hey there! Feels like just this morning I was posting a flashback and now it’s already time for a blog. Weird huh?

Yeah I can’t believe I went through the whole weekend before remembering to post the flashback. Whoops! I can only promise to try to do better next time.

On top of being lax in my posting duties, I also was slack when it comes to drawing over the weekend. I only finished my second strip a half hour ago. You will note that no part of Monday is encapsulated in the weekend, so yeah.

What was I doing instead of drawing? Funny you should ask. On Saturday, I was watching Justice League. As a DC fan, I was really hoping for a good movie. They set the bar so low with Batman v Superman and I haven’t even been able to bring myself to watch Suicide Squad. Wonder Woman gave me hope though and I’m happy to say Justice League is a fun ride. It’s far from a perfect movie, but it’s way better than I was fearing. I could definitely sense Joss Whedon’s influence on the dialogue even through the dub. I’m sad about the circumstances which led Zack Snyder from being unable to finish the movie, but what he did with his previous outings in the DC universe left me with little hope that I would have enjoyed the movie as much as I did if he had.

On Sunday I got to bring Star Wars Rebellion to the table for only the second time and it was epic. I played the Empire and managed to destroy the Rebel base about a turn before my opponent was able to complete the objectives that would have won him the game. Dantooine. They were on Dantooine. I sent an excursion there first so as not to commit the entire fleet stationed in the sector to that system. I also had Ilum has a possibility to check out on if Dantooine didn’t pan out. But it did and so I was able to send the rest of the fleet in to mop up the remains. Combat remains the weakest part of the game. I’m looking forward to trying the game out with the expansion (even if it means I have to include Rogue One content).

I also tried Dragonfire and wow is it a tough nut to crack. The quick-start scenario walloped me hard twice. I’d heard that difficulty balance could be an issue with less than four players. I’m hoping that it’s limited to the quick-start scenario though since I don’t know that I’ll consistently be able to get four players to the table (including me) very often.

That’s it for this week. Have a good seven and we’ll do this all again next Monday. Carja V.

Hello Top Men and Top Women. Time for a little bloggin’ on this Monday.

As I have this Monday after Remembrance Day off I will offer a word of thanks to all the brave men and women who have fought and who continue to fight to keep us safe. Thank you.

So I have this campaign of Imperial Assault going. I’m running the Empire against my friends who are playing the Rebel heroes. We’re eight games in and I’ve only lost once. It’s crazy as each game has come down pretty close to the wire. The campaign goes to the winner of the last scenario so these wins might not mean all that much. They are giving me more advantages though so I’m hoping to pull it out in the end as well.

I got to try the new Justice League trading card game by Panini. It makes me think of a cross between Pokemon and Magic with a superhero theme. I don’t like the blind starters (there are four different starter decks and you don’t know which one you’ll get when you buy one. I understand the rationale behind it (they didn’t want everybody to buy the Batman starter and stores be left with a bunch of Cyborg starters that nobody wants), but I still don’t like the idea of not being able to get the starter you actually want. The game is fun though so I’ve bought in for some starters and a few boosters. I don’t expect to go as crazy as I have for Destiny (my wallet can’t take it) but I’ll buy some more boosters here and there.

There was another great FCL wrestling show on Saturday. One of my childhood friends used to wrestle for them over a decade ago. He’s retired from the wrestling game but he and his brother came out of retirement for a match against a current heel team. They’re a great team with a lot of energy and the crowd still remembers and loves them. The Reno Brothers still have it.

That’s all I got for this week. Have a good seven y’all and we’ll do this again next Monday. Carja V.