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• Commented on Cage Match 2011: Who'd We Miss?
  All very good suggestions. Keep 'em coming. In addition, I'd love to hear if you have any suggestions for the overall tournament in general....
• Posted Cage Match 2011: Who'd We Miss? to Suvudu - Discussion Forum - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
  Well, it's that time of year again--when you tell us how wrong we are! We've announced the field of 32 characters for this year's Cage Match, and a lot of it was based on your suggestions from a similar forum...
• Posted Cage Match--Villains!: Who'd We Miss to Suvudu - Discussion Forum - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
  So clearly there are Villains not in this match that might have deserved to be here. And yes, the might have included a Wheel of Time character (though I'm sticking to my guns on this one!). But we're always interested...
• Commented on Cage Match 2010: Who'd We Miss?
  Haha--Barry Bonds. TOO powerful, perhaps....
• Commented on Funn-e-Pages: Let's Talk Webcomics
  I took your advice (although I mistakenly credited someone else for the recommendation, which I rectified in the comments). Check out the latest FUNN-e-PAGES review for MS Paint Adventures: http://www.suvudu.com/2010/04/the-funn-e-pages-ms-paint-adventures.html...
• Commented on Cage Match 2010: Who'd We Miss?
  Harry Dresden was in the first round--he lost to Conan the Barbarian. But the other ideas are good ones....
• Commented on Funn-e-Pages: Let's Talk Webcomics
  Well, we took one of your suggestions: check out the lastest column on "Hark! A Vagrant" http://bit.ly/axfokK...
• Commented on Cage Match 2010: Who'd We Miss?
  One thing I'll definitely say: Although we're all "professional nerds" here at Suvudu, we're also human--and therefore haven't read everything we're "supposed to." This shames me. That's why I'm so glad we're doing this--not only is it a ton of...
• Commented on Cage Match 2010: Who'd We Miss?
  Just to set the record straight why we didn't have any Star Wars characters (or their ilk): we were trying to limit ourselves to characters that originated in literature. Obviously we know there are tons of Star Wars books (we...
• Commented on Funn-e-Pages: Let's Talk Webcomics
  I've read both Phoenix Requiem and The Dreamer--good calls on both. We actually do the books for Octopus Pie now, so that's definitely on our list. Need to check out some of the other ones though. Thanks, and keep 'em...
• Commented on Cage Match 2010: Who'd We Miss?
  Check out Drizzt's fight with Kahlan Amnell in the first round--Richard makes an appearance (although I'm not sure you'll like it!): http://bit.ly/aY2L0b...
• Commented on Cage Match 2010: Who'd We Miss?
  Apparently we're not that good at this Cage Match thing. :)...
• Commented on Cage Match Gender
  I will say that one thing we've regretted was pitting two female characters against each other in the first round (Anita Blake and Polgara). To be fair, we were just as regretful of having two SF characters against each other...
• Posted Funn-e-Pages: Let's Talk Webcomics to Suvudu - Discussion Forum - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
  So Mike Braff and I have been doing a little column on webcomics every Sunday, and we've reviewed and discussed a lot of them over the past few months. But now we're asking you: Which ones would you like...
• Commented on Cage Match 2010: Who'd We Miss?
  Again (and I realize I'll be saying this until I'm blue in the face like The Wee Free Men), this was definitely something we debated. Originally we had FOUR GRRM characters (when we were thinking 64), and Jon Snow was...
• Commented on Cage Match 2010: Who'd We Miss?
  These are all great points--and believe me, we debated pretty much every one of them during the planning stages. Many of the characters people have listed here were (vehemently; heatedly; pig-headedly--[insert adjective here]) considered. Ultimately, we thought this group not...
• Commented on Cage Match 2010: Who'd We Miss?
  We talked about Harry--believe me, I fought tooth and nail to include Harry and not Hermione. But I was convinced (reluctantly, as I'm super-stubborn), that Hermione is the more powerful wizard, according to the books. So Harry got booted in...
• Posted Cage Match 2010: Who'd We Miss? to Suvudu - Discussion Forum - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
  So it seems we've sparked a few debates with this little Cage Match venture. One of the main questions seems to be: Where is this character? Well, that's what we want to know, too. So if you think there's...
• Commented on Good fantasy book recommendations?
  @Ariadne: You can even start the Robin Hobb series for free with the Suvudu Free Library. I also have to agree with Shawn: Melanie Rawn is a severely underrated fantasy writer, and I really enjoyed her series (I felt it...
• Commented on Blood Engines Discussion Thread | Free Library
  Yeah, I think one reason they get that "chick book" vibe is because Marla Mason isn't Mark Mason. More, though, I think it's because urban fantasy is a genre that is dominated by authors like Laurel K. Hamilton, Kelley Armstrong,...
• Commented on Blood Engines Discussion Thread | Free Library
  One thing I think people don't understand about the T.A. Pratt series is that, although it's urban fantasy with a sexy, kick-ass heroine, it's not a "chick book." Sure, I think women will enjoy it, but as a guy, I...
• Commented on Dollhouse - Whaddya Think?
  I think Penny Arcade in their February 27th post said what we've all been thinking: this isn't a good show. We want it to be because Whedon is involved, but the story isn't really interesting, the acting isn't that good,...
• Commented on Best book to movie adaptation?
  Although I don't think it was as good as the book (which is so often the case, no?), Jurassic Park stands out as being a truly fantastic film. The special effects at the time were outstanding (and still hold up),...
• Commented on GRRM and Suvudu
  Actually, you'd be surprised how good the people coming to the booth were. For the most part, it was a lot of frustration mixed in with a good deal of anticipation. Almost every discussion I got into at the Spectra...
• Commented on Dollhouse - Whaddya Think?
  It's early, so I'm willing to give it the benefit of doubt myself, but I too have reservations. It...it feels too slow, too mysterious, and yet, at the same time, too quick, as if it's already about to run out...