Year: 2015
![Review: 88 Maps](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/88.jpg)
Review: 88 Maps
In Rob Carney’s fourth full-length poetry collection, 88 Maps, we find the two-time Utah Book Award Winner for Poetry tackling the juxtaposition of the naturalist and the consumerist with some certain amount of skill and some lesser amount of tact. … read more
![Review: The Avengers Encyclopedia](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Marvels-The-Avengers-Encyclopedia.jpg)
Review: The Avengers Encyclopedia
In the wake of Phase 2 ending in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, casual fans have had a lot to digest. Don’t get me wrong—there’s a lot of Marvel’s canon that people don’t really need to know in order for them to carry on with anything they’re currently watching, but there is a section of that audience who want to know more and just have no clue where to start. … read more
![Review: Drawing Blood](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/DrawingBlood-HC-C.jpg)
Review: Drawing Blood
If you follow Molly Crabapple online, you might know bits and pieces, but in Drawing Blood, we get a chance to really dive into what makes her tick, what drives her art and why the lowbrow workers are the stars of her illustrations, with the upper-class left as pigs on the sidelines. … read more
![Review: Dreams To Remember: Otis Redding, Stax Records, and The Transformation Of Southern Soul](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Dreams-to-Remember.jpg)
Review: Dreams To Remember: Otis Redding, Stax Records, and The...
Mark Ribowsky weaves together a brilliant narrative that explores the rise of Otis Redding in conjunction with the essential establishment of Stax Records as a powerhouse that greatly influenced and made the ’60s Southern soul scene. … read more
![Review: You Too Can Have A Body Like Mine](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/you-can-have-a-body-like-mine.jpg)
Review: You Too Can Have A Body Like Mine
I started reading this book the day after I fractured my ribs, and I think the combination of the surrealism in Kleeman’s story and my slightly unhinged mental state (due to the pain) made me crazier than normal for a few days. … read more
![Review : Undertaker: 25 Years of Destruction](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Undertaker.jpg)
Review : Undertaker: 25 Years of Destruction
The Undertaker is a cartoon-like character that fit right in with the company at the time, a tall mortuary caretaker who gained mystical powers over the years, including being able to take over lighting systems and fog machines. … read more
![Review: Animal Gods](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/animalgods1-1024x576.jpg)
Review: Animal Gods
Animal Gods is a beautiful, 2D, top-down puzzle/exploration game that is reminiscent of the old Zelda games. … read more
![Review: Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree’s Woe and the Blight Below](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Dragon-Quest-Heroes.jpg)
Review: Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree’s Woe and the...
Dragon Quest Heroes is best enjoyed in short bursts, but still offers just enough light story and character advancement to make the hour or so you spend on the game feel meaningful. … read more
![Review: Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/keep-talking.jpg)
Review: Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is an awesome party game designed to test your skills, memory, teamwork and ability to do repetitive tasks. … read more
![Review: Need for Speed](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/maxresdefault1-1024x576.jpg)
Review: Need for Speed
Need for Speed is a solid reboot for the tuner side of the franchise, but it crumbles under the weight of its ambitious and disjointed story. … read more