THE ROBMAN SHOW! Episode #33 “Chicken and Biscuits”
A new comic strip every Sunday morning from Rob Van Brunt!
PHOTO BLOG: 1st Annual Disneyland Family Vacation (4.17.2024)
When my wife told me back in 2022 that we were now expecting and about to become parents, naturally a slot machine of thoughts and emotions began spinning around throughout my entire being. And the jackpot that kept appearing in my head weren’t triple cherries but rather that classic silhouette, the mouse with circular ears icon hovering above my shoulder, repeating over and over: “Oh shit, I’m gonna get to take my kid to Disneyland one day.” That day happened last week and while our daughter still has yet to hit the 2 year mark, there were plenty of things to do and fun rides to go on that didn’t enforce a height requirement. Below are some snaps from our trip that I’d like to share and if you’re a parent yourself, you’ll likely check them out with a small grin.
And if you’re not, you’ve probably already stopped reading this!
THE ROBMAN SHOW! Episode #32 “Sounds like a fine day to me.”
A new comic strip every Sunday morning from Rob Van Brunt!
THE ROBMAN SHOW! Episode #31 “Total Eclipse of the Cthulhu.”
A new comic strip every Sunday morning from Rob Van Brunt!
PODCAST: BATMAN & ROBIN (1997): ”Stay Cool, Nerdboy.”
Join Rob and Ray as we finally yap about Joel Schumacher’s infamous 90’s Bat-Franchise killer. If we must suffer, our listeners will suffer with us!
THE ROBMAN SHOW! Episode #30 “Cthulhu Street.”
A new comic strip every Sunday morning from Rob Van Brunt!
RETRO PLAYTHROUGH: MEGA MAN X (SNES/Nintendo Switch 1993- 2018)
Being a little idiot, I’d always written off the Mega Man X games as some kind of lame spin off from the main series, like Battle Network or Soccer or whatever. But turns out, I couldn’t have been more wrong! I mean I could try, but I would not be successful. Mega Man X is a totally awesome extension of the franchise and as close to a perfectly balanced gaming experience as I can imagine. On one hand I certainly deserve to feel all of the shame for such a massive oversight during those years growing up, but on the other, that’s one hell of a solid past me did for now me because what a game!
Let’s have a little playthrough, shall we?
THE ROBMAN SHOW! Episode #29 “Now With Fewer Poop Jokes.”
A new comic strip every Sunday morning from Rob Van Brunt!
THE ROBMAN SHOW! Episode #28 “Unhappy Meal”
A new comic strip every Sunday morning from Rob Van Brunt!
NINTENDO SWITCH: Sorry. Can’t. BALATRO. Bye. (2024)
DORKSIDE’S JOURNAL. MARCH 22ND, 2024: It has been 3 weeks since this…card game was downloaded onto my Nintendo Switch. And even after already plugging in roughly 70 hours of playtime, a full understanding of the core gameplay mechanics continues to unravel before me. What began as an innocent curiosity evolved into an uncontrollable habit which has now spiraled into full blown obsession.
My family looks up and shouts "Please! Stop playing Balatro!"... and I look down and whisper "no.”
THE ROBMAN SHOW! Episode #27 “Do Not Pass Go.”
A new comic strip every Sunday morning from Rob Van Brunt!
WATCH: STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER PRESS CONFERENCE (1989)
Directed by William Shatner himself, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is for the most part universally agreed upon as being the worst cinematic outing of the entire franchise. But since all throughout this year we’ll be taking a look back and honoring the 35th anniversaries of that great string of 1989 genre releases, I at least wanted to acknowledge this movie in some way. Admittedly I am a pretty big fan of Trek as a whole, but I still couldn’t bring myself to do an entire write up here because berating it is such low hanging fruit. Instead, let’s have a look at a behind the scenes clip that all by itself almost makes this fifth big screen entry’s existence totally worth it. Almost but more like kinda…
…actually not really, though it’s still fun.
THE ROBMAN SHOW! Episode #26 “#OscarssonotSpidey”
A new comic strip every Sunday morning from Rob Van Brunt!
THE ROBMAN SHOW! Episode #25 “Screen early, screen often.”
A new comic strip every Sunday morning from Rob Van Brunt!
RETRO REVIEW: BATMAN (NES, 1990) “Never Blow Another Man’s Nintendo Tape.”
Back in the summer of ‘89 you couldn’t flush the toilet without seeing a bat symbol. The colorful old 60’s series was playing in endless rotation, action figures, logo covered t-shirts and ball caps were standard issue for grade-schoolers across the country and that smokin’ hot Prince chick was doing the bat-dance nonstop on MTV. I was only 9 years old at the time and needless to say, took Batman any way I could get him. I only managed to see Tim Burton’s first crack at the character in theaters once that Summer (for my Birthday) but went on to tell tales out in the schoolyard the following September of having never blinked once during the entire run-time. Back then even more so then now, the Dark Knight was a huge deal not just to me but the human race as a species. So a video game based on what at the time seemed like the biggest goddamned movie ever was a no-brainer and for the most part Sunsoft did a good job. Batman for the NES delivers fast paced action with tight controls, great music and solid level design.
Even though for the most part, it doesn’t really have all that much to do with the actual movie.
If one were to rank all of these movies, I’d bet A Nightmare on Elm St. 4: The Dream Master would sit comfortably somewhere in the top 3 on most lists. Maybe even top 2. It’s arguably the most fun of them all, embracing a much more kinetic cinematic style, really cranking up the visuals and overflowing with an overall vision. It’s also just so 80’s, watching it now makes this one feel like the Freddy that comes to mind when you think about Freddy.
It’s kinda iconic.