D&D and Food: Proof Explores The Tasty Side of Nerdiness [ARTICLE/PODCAST]

Posted By JT Hanke on Jul 14, 2023 in Article, Article: Food/Recipes, Featured, Origin: DGM Staff

As we get to just two weeks before Gen Con, it’s made us really think about the fact that RPGs like D&D are best explored with food. And even though I don’t know what the eating rules are about making a full buffet to eat with your RPG buddies at Gen Con, I know that most home RPG games have almost as much focus on food as on quests and monsters. That’s when we came across this amazing podcast…

The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook For Surviving Medieval England [BOOK REVIEW]

Posted By JT Hanke on May 5, 2023 in Featured, Origin: DGM Staff, Review: Books, Reviews

The book starts off with a bang as our amnesia-riddled protagonist finds himself in a field with a flaming outline of his body behind him and the burned remnants of a book scattered to the four winds. As he tries to figure out how he got to wherever this is, he realizes he knows things about the world and time he comes from, but nothing specific about himself. For some reason, he has a great desire to review everything around him in multiple-Star ratings, including trees, rivers, and forts. For example, after hiding behind a tree to evade ominous looking thugs, our protagonist mentally…

A Certain Point of View: Were Star Wars’ Celebration News Fanfic? [FILM EDITORIAL]

Posted By JT Hanke on Apr 14, 2023 in Article, Article: Movies/Television, Creative Arts, Creative Arts: Films, Editorials, Editorials: Film, Editorials: Media, Featured, Origin: DGM Staff

It’s perhaps the worst kept secret in Hollywood that Kathleen Kennedy is on her way out from running LucasFilm, with most industry insiders believing her departure will be officially announced after the release of Indiana Jones 5.

So, with that in mind, what can we actually count on to remain true from this year’s celebration announcements in regards to new Star Wars’ films? We do our best to guesstimate for you!

The Con That Was: Recapping Lexington Comic-Con 2023 [ARTICLE/EVENT]

Posted By JT Hanke on Mar 26, 2023 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Featured, Origin: DGM Staff, Type: Article (w/ Photos)

The Lexington Comic & Toy Convention 2023 was an exciting and vibrant event that brought together thousands of comic book and toy enthusiasts from all over the country. The convention was held in Rupp Arena at the Central Bank Center, which was transformed into a bustling hub of pop culture excitement.

Looking New: Cosplay At Lexington Comic & Toy Convention ’23, Part 2 [EVENT GALLERY]

Posted By JT Hanke on Mar 25, 2023 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, COSPlay Galleries, Event Galleries, Featured, Galleries, Origin: DGM Staff, Photographer: Goth Viking Photography, Photography Gallery

We explore Lexington Comic & Toy Convention ’23 via our friendly cosplayers.  Check out the first of two galleries we’re publishing to see a lot of the cool cosplay you may have observed (if you were there) or missed out on (if you were not)!

Looking New: Cosplay At Lexington Comic & Toy Convention ’23, Part 1 [EVENT GALLERY]

Posted By JT Hanke on Mar 24, 2023 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, COSPlay Galleries, Event Galleries, Featured, Galleries, Origin: DGM Staff, Photographer: Goth Viking Photography, Photography Gallery

We explore Lexington Comic & Toy Convention ’23 via our friendly cosplayers.  Check out the first of two galleries we’re publishing to see a lot of the cool cosplay you may have observed (if you were there) or missed out on (if you were not)!

The Last of Us [CLASSIC VIDEO GAME REVIEW]

Posted By JT Hanke on Feb 24, 2023 in Featured, Origin: DGM Staff, Review: Classic Video Games, Review: Games, Review: Video Games, Reviews

In an alternate 2013, a mutated Cordyceps fungus begins to infest human hosts and turn them into violent, zombie-like monsters called “the infected.”  As the apocalypse comes upon Austin, Texas, our protagonist, Joel (Troy Baker) and his brother, Tommy (Jeffrey Pierce), try to flee with Joel’s daughter, Sara (Hana Hayes).  In the flight, a soldier shoots Sara and she dies in Joel’s arms. Twenty years later, as society has almost been obliterated by the infection and people live in controlled quarantine zones, Joel and his partner, Tess (Annie Wersching), serve as smugglers in the remnants…

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands [VIDEO GAME REVIEW]

Posted By JT Hanke on Feb 17, 2023 in Featured, Origin: DGM Staff, Review: Games, Review: Video Games, Reviews

What happens when you allow Tiny Tina to take over an entire video game?  Come with me and find out!

You play the Newbie, a character that has crash landed in Borderlands along with your shipmates, human pilot Valentine, played by Andy Samberg from SNL/Lonely Island, and self-absorbed robot Frette, who is voiced by consummate comedienne Wanda Sykes.  While your ship is being repaired, Tiny Tina approaches you and asks you to play her favorite game, Bunkers & Badasses.  When you all agree, she takes over as Bunkermaster and tells you a terrifying tale of the Dragon Lord…

Tress of the Emerald Sea [BOOK REVIEW]

Posted By JT Hanke on Jan 27, 2023 in Featured, Origin: DGM Staff, Review: Books, Reviews

Tress of the Emerald Sea is the first of Brandon Sanderson’s Four Mystery novels that broke kickstarter in March of 2022. (As of the writing of this review, the campaign received a staggering $41.8 million dollars, the largest campaign in Kickstarter history.) Tress is the tale of a poor housekeeper and cook who falls into a semi-relationship with Charlie, the Duke’s son—who pretends to be a groundskeeper whenever Tress is around. Tress lives on a remote island on the Emerald Sea—a sea the color of grass due to the type of dangerous spores that fall from one of 12 orbiting moons…

Merry Christmas: DarkestGoth is Back in 2023

Posted By JT Hanke on Dec 25, 2022 in Announcements, Featured, News & Updates, Origin: DGM Staff

After having to shut things down for awhile at DGM during the pandemic, things have finally settled down enough for us to bring DarkestGoth back to all of our fans!