Recent content by Gorr

  1. Gorr

    Horror, Mutants, and Sci-Fi: Comics Collection for August 7th, 2014

    I have not yet read all of these (and some of them I don not want to read), but I just want to add that Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man is an infuriatingly slow burn, if you do not like decompression DO NOT read it.
  2. Gorr

    Sophie Turner: "Big Change" for Sansa in Game of Thrones Season 5

    Sansa's story so far has been a perfect example of a person trapped in a hopeless situation, while trying to make the least bad decision at every turn. Which she has done pretty well after season 1.
  3. Gorr

    Escapist News Now: Avengers Now Adds Diversity

    There is an all female x-men series right now, it's just called "X-Men". I can't comment on the quality, but according to the comics forum I frequent it's pretty good (always be weary of these these forums as they quickly turns into echo chambers).
  4. Gorr

    Escapist Podcast - Comics and Cosplay: 010: Female Thor, Archie Dies, And We Talk Gimmicks.

    Thor is male name. It's equal to call your daughter John? It makes no sense. The "mantle" should have been "God/Goddess of Thunder". As for a woman being the Goddess of Thunder, why not? Giving the hammer to someone else could turn out interesting.
  5. Gorr

    The FIFA World Cup 2014 Thread

    Congratulation Germany it is fully deserved. The only team who wanted to win in every game, it's a good day for the sport.
  6. Gorr

    Escapist Podcast - Comics and Cosplay: 009: Is DC Comics The Bad Guy? Not Really.

    I am relatively new to comics, I have for some time thought about what DC comics I should give a try (apart from the two "Beyond" books). But this podcast didn't really encourage me to give any of the "main" DC books a try.
  7. Gorr

    The FIFA World Cup 2014 Thread

    Holy crap I am watching the Netherlands v Argentina game right now. It's more eventful to watch paint dry. It almost as if both teams want to get to the penalty shoot-out. With 3 left of the match the Netherlands has had 3 shots none hit the goal.
  8. Gorr

    The FIFA World Cup 2014 Thread

    I haven't seen all of Brazil's games, but why the hate for him? The defence failed miserably, why isn't Luiz blamed? Amazing German play by the way.
  9. Gorr

    Comics and Cosplay: Comics Collection for May/June 2014

    I have only read his "The Ultimates" 1 & 2 and "Ultimate X-Men" that some good stuff. The movie version Nick Fury is taken directly out of "The Ultimates".
  10. Gorr

    Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man #1 - A Potential Misstep?

    I agree with the 3/5 score, but for different reasons. I too was against killing Peter Parker (mostly due to the way he was killed, the fact that Miles is the least interesting character in his own book doesn't help). The book suffers from "severe Bendis-syndrome" aka. decompression. The...
  11. Gorr

    Hearthstone Review - A Strategic Addiction

    Completely agree with the review. I have played a lot of magic and this is just the perfect opportunity to play for some hours one day then come back a week later. One more thing the ranking system us genius. You play until you loose as much as you win, then you analyze what the meta is on...
  12. Gorr

    Europeans had dark skin and blue eyes 7000 years ago.

    There us a picture in the link, but the researcher says that it is very difficult to know exactly how dark.
  13. Gorr

    Europeans had dark skin and blue eyes 7000 years ago.

    By studying the genome of a 7000 year old skeleton found in Northern Spain researchers found that the man had dark skin and blue eyes. Furthermore the skeleton has share DNA with a skeleton found in eastern Siberia. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140126134643.htm I guess...
  14. Gorr

    Game of Thrones Fan Art Puts Its Characters in Feudal Japan

    AWESOME art! The power structures in feudal Japan wasn't that much different from the power structures of feudal Europe. I am pretty sure that an author with a good knowledge of feudal Japan's social norms could have made "A song of ice and fire - Japanese style".
  15. Gorr

    What is your favourite weapon/tool used in Science Fiction/Fantasy?

    The "Italian restaurant engine" from "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" it's was the the most crazy idea I have ever seen. Yet so true.