Have a safe and happy holiday season!
And for those of you who get anything sharp and pointy from Santa, don’t put your eye out…
What I’ve been up to outside of shinobi-dom…
Not to drag the scene down with off-topic plugs, but I’ve finally gone public with the big project that kept me largely away from here all summer. ZOMBI MEXICANO is a new book published through my From Parts Unknown imprint, … Continued
And now, some plugs…
• If you’re a stinky old fart with bad eyes like me then you hate watching stuff on portable devices and tiny screens. Fortunately for us luddites, Ninja: The Mission Force is now available on DVD. • I’m not sure … Continued
Coming soon…
…but not necessarily this week: And if anyone can identify where this panel comes from I’ll send them something cool free! Meanwhile, I’m looking at a busy two weeks in front of me, so new stuff might be sparing. I’ve … Continued
Give us your TOP 5
Had a reader on the VN Facebook page (have you ‘Liked’ us? If not, SHAME!) post a great question: “If you had to distill your favorite ninja films into a grievously unfair list of only 5, what would they be?” … Continued
Volunteer translator(s) wanted…
Heya cats, We’re regretably without the services of a Japanese translator at the moment, and are looking to glean some info from a few old movie flyers and video packages. Nothing heavy, we’re mostly looking for titles, actor names and … Continued
Looking forward to a return to form in February…
Y’know that place you have to go to during the day where people make you do stuff, and then give you money so you can pay your rent and shit? Well, my decidedly non-ninja-riffic PAYING career really kicked my ass … Continued
Have a safe and happy holiday!
Alright you, and you all know who you are… Make me a promise right now that you won’t hurt yourself Christmas morning on any new sharp-pointy things Shinobi Clause brought you. (Like I did in, what was it, 1983, 84, … Continued
Let MONSTERS AND MASKS MONTH 2011 begin!
This year, Monsters and Masks Month will also be celebrated at our lucha libre-themed sister site From Parts Unknown, where plenty of masked wrestler vs. monster and Dia de los Muertos inspired mayhem will ensue. The party’s already begun over … Continued
Around the interwebs
Temple of the Blue Dragon has a ton of video game concept art, martial arts ephemera and high-kicking comic-book heroes: There’s always something good, genre-related or otherwise, at Tiger Roll: The Shinobi-Ya online store in Japan is now selling internationally … Continued