By Marty Mulrooney
I recently read a wonderful novel entitled White Crow, describing it as “a scary, heart-warming, intelligent book” in my AMO review and awarding it a perfect 10 OUT OF 10. Quotes from my review have even appeared on the book’s Amazon.co.uk product page! I was therefore understandably delighted when award winning British author Marcus Sedgwich agreed to let me interview him about White Crow and his other novels in an exclusive online interview.
Filed under Alternative Musings, Books
By Marty Mulrooney
Film critic Roger Ebert angered many gamers in 2005 when he stated that "the nature of the medium prevents it from moving beyond craftsmanship to the stature of art". Published in 2008, The Art Of The Video Game by Josh Jenisch not only disagrees with this claim, but disproves it by offering examples from a wide range of modern day video games.
By Marty Mulrooney
"Art of Sierra" creative director Eriq Chang with "Conquests of Camelot" designer Christy Marx.
Independent studio Fable Foundry Publishing announced today the launch of The Art of Sierra, an oversized, hardcover coffee table art book dedicated to the computer game company famous for developing the “graphic adventure” game. Founded by Brandon Klassen and designed by Eriq Chang (who helped design AMO!) the book aims to give an unprecedented level of detail and insight into the visual history of an adventure gaming giant. Alternative Magazine Online caught up with Eriq Chang on launch day to find out more about the project and Fable Foundry Publishing in an exclusive online interview… *Features Exclusive Artwork!*
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By Marty Mulrooney
In The Miso Soup by Ryu Murakami is a 180 page emotional assault, a book that instils an unshakeable mix of morbid fascination and mounting dread with each passing sentence. It is the story of 20 year old Kenji, a “nightlife guide” in Tokyo, and Frank, a 35 year old American who may very well be a deranged serial killer. Mere days before New Year, the pair embark on a journey through the city’s sex clubs, hostess bars and backstreets that will expose them to the darker sides of both Japan and the human psyche, against a backdrop of sexual depravity and cultural despondency. It is an utterly compelling read.
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