The Return of Gas Baby


It’s been a few years since Gas Baby was updated, and that’s a real shame. No longer, I say. Gas Baby is going to continue, because there’s still a lot of story to tell, and I left it frozen on a vicious cliffhanger. I think there might be a lot more color in the new chapters, too.

So, with this going back into gear, now couldn’t be a better time for readers both new and old to absorb or reabsorb the story thus far in preparation, comic sans and all (just click the pages to go forward):

Start here

Early Call: Best of 2009

Why wait until 2010 when I can call it right now?

Best movie of 2009: YATTERMAN


Got to check the premiere of this bad boy last Friday. It’s non-stop from beginning to end, and is definitely one of Miike’s most fun movies. I’ll be posting a full review on the OUSA site this week, so I’ll link that when it’s up.

Best game of 2009: FLOWER


Flower is mind-blowing in a lot of ways, and needs to be experienced from beginning to end in one sitting. I’m glad that Sony has been working hard to keep the press from showing off video or images from the second half of the game, because it’s incredible.

Of course you know I’m not really calling the best of ’09 in February, though it’s just the sort of trick’ry I’d like to pull. Either way, I can guarantee these will remain among my favorites for the duration of the year.

See You on the Other Side, Monsters HD

This is already the year of all my favorite things being canceled, and it would be more than a little unfair for me to send off EGM and not my most favorite TV station, Monsters HD. I’d link you to the site, but that disappeared at the same time all the Voom networks stations were dropped from my cable service, so you’ll have to live with this tiny, pathetic image.

Sadly, now a false slogan
It’s no exaggeration to say that Monsters HD was an enormous help in my settling into a new city. In the year since I moved to Hoboken, the channel proved time and time again to be my go-to source for entertainment when nothing else would cut it. Sure, just like any cable movie station, Monsters HD had a lot of repeats in its lineup, but the variety represented from week to week was consistently impressive, and the movies all looked really stunning to boot.

Slasher marathons, Hammer films, days of nothing but Dracula; this is the stuff man concocts in dreams. At the very least, I’m glad I took full advantage of the service it offered while I could, but I do genuinely miss it. You hear me? I miss you, Monsters HD! I dedicate this song to you!

(edited for more appropriate sendoff video)