Archive for May, 2008

A fantastic party game,

Friday, May 30th, 2008

The entire plot is here, you don’t necessarily need to read any prior or later party games as it stands alone, and it is simply a great party game. If you like the Batman world even a little bit or are curious, start with this party game!
This story was is great to teach you how a little bit of team work can get you where you want to be. In this story, two mice work together to grow a huge pumpkin, although they didn’t know they were helping eachother. Each mouse put everything he had into making the pumpkin grow and be the best.

Clayton the house mouse wanted to grow the biggest pumpkin and to win the grand prize at the town pumpkin contest. Desmond the field mouse wants to grow a pumpkin to make into the biggest and best jack o lantern ever. They work together and grow a pumplin bigger than their houses. This story teaches you more than one thing. The first is that if you are determined to do something, and put your heart and soal into it, you can do whatever you want to do. …

This is my favorite Batman TPB thus far, for many reasons.

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Carmine “The Roman” Falcone is actually a suave, cool figure in his own right, along with the other members of the “family” not to spoil too much, but especially a certain member featured in the very end . This very cool plot line is deliciously peppered with the classic Arkham gang, all of the favorites are here more or less in funny cameos Joker and Scarecrow/Hatter were my personal favorites , with the exception of Catwoman, who is featured heavily, and I must say, expertly drawn and written. Somehow, the heroes are not neglected at all, least of all tragic Harvey Dent, whose mental decline is another great highlight in the meaty story.

We see Bruce take on the host of villains, team with Jim Gordon to solve the murder, and even fall a couple of times, as well as his sexually tense relationship with Selina Kyle and her alter ego. Not as in depth with Bruce Wayne as, say, “Year One”, but he is true to character, and retains his overall strength against adversity probably his mos …

It’s refreshing when you find a Batman story that both is epic

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

” Dubbed “Holiday,” the killer uses an untraceable handgun and leaves small trinkets at the scene. Plenty of suspects are available, but the truth is something the Dark Knight never suspected. This series scores two major coups: it brilliantly portrays the transfer of Gotham rule to the supervillains and charts the horrific transformation of Harvey Dent from hardened D.A. to the psychotic Two Face. Both orbit around the sharply portrayed relationship between Dent, Commissioner Gordon, and Batman: a triumvirate of radically different perceptions of Justice. It is always great to see the formative incarnation of Batman, drenched in noir here.

Jeph Loeb’s writing is keenly aware that Batman is a detective, and Tim Sale portrays a Gotham that is a fertile breeding ground for corruption and madness. Here, Batman is coming to terms with the potent image he projects and the madness it attracts. There are many fine Batman stories, but the ones that capture the spirit with extreme clarity are fe …

We love this party game and enjoy playing it to our 3 year old son.

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

This would be great for teachers or day care workers to read to their children too. The party game arrived quickly as usuual, and in good condition from the delivery.

An adorable story about kindness and good Kharma! The witch , who is usually portrayed as an evil character, in this story is kindhearted and opens her broom up for needy creatures along the way. The creatures in return ban together to save the witch when she encounters danger.

This is one of the big favourite party games with the kids at our playcentre. It is gloriously good humoured, wonderfully illustrated, and very affectionate. It is about an unamed witch who is flying along, first she drops her hat, then her bow, then her wand. Each time an animal finds it for her and brings it back then joins her on the broom.
Then, when her broom breaks in half a dragon tries to eat her, but she is saved by her animals, and they ride off on a ‘truly magnificent broom’. Happy endings for everyone all round well maybe e …

This party game isn’t substantive, but that’s okay,

Monday, May 19th, 2008

There’s always room for one more on this affable witch’s broomstick. or is there? In another mild mannered tale from the creators of the Smarties Prize winning picture party game, The Gruffalo, a witch and her happily purring cat fly through the wind on their broomstick, without a care in the world, until the witch’s black hat blows away. In the process of retrieving it, they pick up another passenger, a polite and helpful dog. All goes well until the witch’s hair bow flies off.

And then her wand. And then real disaster strikes in the shape of a big red dragon, a broken broom, and some very important but notably absent friends. Julia Donaldson’s story, though not earthshaking in plot or rhyme, is a pleasant way to pass the time leading up to the witching hour especially when paired with the friendly illustrations by Axel Scheffler. Readers will especially love the final illustration, in which our heroes solve their space problems once and for all. …