What are the best features of D&D 5th edition?
CotB had an opportunity to try a few sessions of fifth-edition Dungeons & Dragons. It proved to be a great time that allowed us to […]
Games
What is the Perfect D&D Dice Set?
For just about every tabletop role-playing game, dice are used to determine the resolution of tasks. Some games use just one or two dice. Other […]
Moon Patrol: The Backstory We Need to Know
One of those hard-to-forget-but-you-probably-forgot video games from the dawn of the arcade era is a release from Williams called “Moon Patrol.” The game is one […]
Buck Rogers XXVc: A Matter of Gravitol
“A Matter of Gravitol” is an adventure module written by Dale “Slade” Henson for the Buck Rogers In the 25th Century XXvc role-playing game. The […]
Experience ‘Tommy One and the Apocalypse Gun’
I’m thrilled to announce the release of my first novel — “Tommy One and the Apocalypse Gun” — as published by the good folks at […]
Pulp Adventures 5: Ada Blackjack, Queen of the Arctic
Welcome once again to Pulp Adventures. In this little series, we take a look at people, places, businesses and things that could be melded into […]
Quick RPG Combats: Make hits mean something
As RPG game players, the Comics on the Brain staff has still been playing the good old Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition rules (and the […]
Halflings: The toons of D&D
Comics on the Brain loves role-playing games. There’s nothing more fun than sitting around a table with some buddies and delving into an imaginary world […]
DC Comics: Discover the Sandman’s secret city
When working on the DC Universe, comic creators and the company itself are often very dodgy about exactly where some of their famous cities are […]
Buck Rogers XXVc: A Dragon’s glimpse of the future
In 1990, the makers of Dungeons & Dragons had a new game ready to unleash upon the world. The new RPG offered a new look […]
Newspaper reprints capture the time of the pulps
For writers of New Pulp, especially those that focus on the 1930s and 1940s, it can be kind of hard to recreate the feel of […]
Men in Black: Taking on the Predators
Imagine a movie where Arnold Schwarzenegger got some help. Where Arnold wasn’t alone as he thought, deep in the Central American jungle. Where he had […]
Smedley Butler makes Pulp History
Comics on the Brain has been a fan of pulp magazines for quite a while. We love the action, adventure and crazy plots that unfold […]
Mystery man of Star Trek: The Next Generation
One of the things Comics on the Brain enjoys, beyond comic-book stories and art, is to look over the advertisements inside the comics themselves. The […]
The Lives and Times of Tommy One
To the world, teenager TOMMY ONE is unbeatable. He’s perfect. He’s the boy every girl dreams of dating. He’s the world-famous superstar every guy wants […]
Men In Black vs. The Unknown Comic
Now that the third “Men in Black” movie is safely on DVD, Comics on the Brain is diving back into its stash of fun stuff […]
Men in Black: ALF on deck
The third “Men in Black” film opens today, and Comics on the Brain is happy to dig back through it’s pre-SoundAdviceForToday.com days to recover some […]
Basic Fantasy RPG: Old is new again
You can always count on Comics on the Brain to review something that’s well out of its publishing cycle. Comics from the 1970s, sure. Movies […]
Get groovy with HiJinx, the d20 mini-game
A few years ago, Paizo and Wizards of the Coast reworked the set up for the now defunct Dungeon magazine. The change riled some people, […]
Little green men, trolls and the D6 System
A few years ago, I began work on a role-playing game based on the D6 system that I call MageForce. The basic idea of the […]