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Ghost in the Shell Turns 30

by Captain Cats and the Nightrider | Jun 25, 2025 | Anime, Cinema, Comics, Uncategorized, Video Games

In 1995 an anime film change the way how the world see Japanese animation and that film was Ghost in the Shell. () The film is based on a manga of the same name that was created by Masamune Shirow. The manga and the film is a cyberpunk noir action thriller that not...

Vampire Hunter D Turns 40

by Captain Cats and the Nightrider | Jun 25, 2025 | Anime, Cinema, TV, Uncategorized

One of the best OVA films (Original Video Animation for short) that was released back in 1985 turns 40 and that OVA is Vampire Hunter D. The OVA is based on the long running Sci-Fi horror dark fantasy novel series of the same name, more specificly the first novel. The...

Gauntlet Turns 40

by Captain Cats and the Nightrider | Jun 16, 2025 | Uncategorized, Video Games

Atari released a game that would be beloved for many years to come due to its D&D-like roots, simple gameplay, and level of difficulty and that game is Gauntlet and it turns 40. Gauntlet is a top-down hack-and-slash maze game that places four players to play as a...

Secret Wars II Turns 40

by Captain Cats and the Nightrider | Jun 16, 2025 | Comics, Uncategorized

Marvel’s Secret Wars was one of the biggest events that Marvel had at the time, and they needed to follow up on it. Instead of seeing how the current Marvel Universe was dealing with the aftermath of Secret Wars at that time, they instead doubled down on a...

The 2025 Will Eisner Nominees

by Captain Cats and the Nightrider | Jun 11, 2025 | Comics, Uncategorized

It is that time again as the San Diego Comic-Con International has released the 2025 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards nominations and this year is no different like any other year. Fantagraphics is this year’s top leader with 24 nominations, followed by DC with...

Pearl Jam Merkin Ball Turns 30

by Captain Cats and the Nightrider | Jun 11, 2025 | Hidden Gems, Uncategorized, Underground

Pearl Jam is one of the big 4 of Grunge and from their debut album Ten, they have released a total of 5 albums during the 90s and they are Vs, Vitalogy, No Code, and Yield. There was a release that many people either never knew about or completely forgot and that EP...