This series is made possible by a commission from Frank Hecker. You can find out more about commissions here. Intro / Previous Go for Broke! “To risk everything in the hope of having great success.” Origin: American, from the gambling game craps (y’know, like Guys & Dolls? No? Just me?). […]
This series is made possible by a commission from Frank Hecker. You can find out more about commissions here. Intro / Previous It has been a hot minute—DOUBLE DECKER has come, gone, and been soul-crushingly disappointing, and there’s still neither hide nor hair of the supposed second season we were […]
This series is made possible by a commission from Frank Hecker. You can find out more about commissions here. Intro / Previous
This series is made possible by a commission from Frank Hecker. You can find out more about commissions here. Intro / Previous A Good Beginning Makes a Good Ending “Being well-prepared and focused at the start of something often leads to success.” Origin: Middle English, from the South English […]
This series is made possible by a commission from Frank Hecker. You can find out more about commissions here. Intro All’s Well That Ends Well. “if the outcome of a situation is happy, this compensates for any previous difficulty or unpleasantness.” Origin: possibly in the middle ages, with […]
This series is made possible by a commission from Frank Hecker. You can find out more about commissions here. In the city of Sternbild, heroes are a part of everyday life. In fact, the superpowered beings called NEXT are reality TV superstars, wearing sponsor logos and competing for […]
Previous We’ve arrived: the nadir of the book. I’ve convinced no small amount of trusting, unwary souls to try this rollercoaster of a series. Every one found different characters and themes that appealed to them, but without fail they reported having difficulty with this stretch of pages. Why? […]
Previous If you’re wondering why it’s been a little while since the last recap, it’s because this section requires a certain amount of mental steeling to face. Not because it is particularly more horrible than other parts of this book (though at points it is, because it revolves […]
The intro is here. We’ve reached the end of a road.
The intro is here. We’re going to finish these before the end of the year, watch and see.