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Blog | The Mass Invasion | Upping Your Pop Culture Game

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Aerith Gainsborough is Not Helpless – A Cleric’s Lament

This post is a response to episode 679 of the podcast “This American Life” where the podcaster Lina Misitzis (@lmisitzis) wrongly categorized Aerith as a girl who needs saving. For those of you who are unaware, Aerith Gainsborough is a…

Gambling: Anime Style (Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler)


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If you’re a watcher of anime or reader of manga, you are more than likely aware of their hyper, over the top characters, and ridiculous scenarios.  Where some can be playful and innocent like Pokemon or My Hero Academia, while…

Small Gift, Big Smile


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I didn’t grow up as a Hello Kitty fan. Yes, I realize I am Asian, I grew up with HK and all of it’s trappings, but I was always more of a fan of the other lines from Sanrio during…

“LOST IN SPACE” ON NETFLIX IS A FUN FRESH REBOOT

  (Originally posted on About Men Radio, written by Chris Mele) When I first heard that Netflix rolled out a reboot of “Lost in Space,” I reacted with “Danger, Netflix! Danger!” The TV series, which aired from 1965-68, was a…

The DC Universe Through The Eyes of a Comic Book Layman


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Today’s post was provided by guest writer Michael Cross, who explains, as a non-comic book reader, why he enjoyed the DCEU films far more than the average hardcore fan it was intended for. The cavalcade of films that present the…

Hellboy: Rebooted with Stranger Things David Harbour in Lead Role


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(PAID POST) Mike Mignola’s red half-demon antihero will now be in the hands of director Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers, The Descent). The announcement may come as a shock to fans of the first two Hellboy movies, which were helmed by…

Why Are Audiences Breaking Up With Universal’s Monsters?


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Today’s post was provided by guest writer Michael Cross, whose love of the Dark Universe is rather uncanny.   Universal Studios’ Dark Universe was a terrific idea. Rebooting the monster franchise and having them cross paths on the big screen…

Don’t Become a Guild Leader, If You Can Help It


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When I was younger, I was a bit of a control freak. I liked the idea of taking charge and helming a group to victory.  I liked the idea that I could make choices and just get stuff done.  It…

Is Disney Overkilling Their New Franchises?


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In recent years, Disney has commanded the box office with a steady stream of Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, and it looks like they plan to use the same formula for the Star Wars franchise, however, is it getting to…

Injustice: In Your Arcade


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Based off the DC Comics universe, “Injustice: Gods Among Us” is a fighting game that was first released in April of 2013 on most major video game consoles (Nintendo excluded) with a variation available on iOS and Android.  The popularity…