by | 09/04/2010 · 12:00 pm

INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Doug TenNapel (Graphic Novelist)

By Marty Mulrooney

presspic2008 Doug TenNapel is a man who has accumulated many fans over the years, for many different reasons. For starters, he created cult video game character Earthworm Jim in 1994. He then went on to create the cult classic PC adventure game The Neverhood (in collaboration with Dreamworks Studios) in 1996. Nowadays, he simply creates fantastic graphic novels. I was recently lucky enough to catch up with this multitalented individual and ask him a few questions for AMO’s readers. Enjoy!

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by | 08/04/2010 · 12:00 pm

GAME REVIEW – God Of War III

By Marty Mulrooney

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Brutal Greek warrior Kratos finally returns to our gaming consoles with the release of God of War III, the long anticipated final chapter of the phenomenal hack ‘n’ slash trilogy. AMO recently previewed the game here, and I am pleased to say that the final release is even more accomplished than that earlier build. Fans of the original games on PS2 will certainly be thrilled to see a HD iteration of this beautifully detailed world and should have no problem at all picking up the pad and getting straight back into the thick of the action.

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by | 06/04/2010 · 12:00 pm

DVD REVIEW – Robin Williams: Weapons Of Self Destruction

By Stewie Sutherland

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When I was a kid, I once found a record called Robin Williams: A Night At The Met. I had no idea that the Met was the New York Metropolitan Opera House, or know anything about cocaine, Ronald Reagan, or even a lot about alcohol – I did know that listening to Robin Williams say that beer commercials always showed “Manly men doing manly things! You’ve just killed a small animal – it’s time for a light beer!” sounded damned funny.

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by | 03/04/2010 · 12:00 pm

FILM REVIEW – The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

By Joseph Viney

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What have the Swedes ever done for us, eh? Saunas, au pairs, Ulrika Jonsson, Henrik Larsson; what have they ever done for us?!

As far as the world of cinema goes, seems like they’ve hit an unsuspecting audience with a decent double whammy. Firstly, 2009’s crotch-grabbingly excellent Let The Right One In and now this year’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

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