
Category: Con Culture


The Crow roleplaying game embraces the dark film and all things Goth

Behind the Music–The Muppets Mayhem gets the rockumentary just right

Daisy Jones & The Six–Mockumentary looks good but lacks strong story

Air–Matt Damon leads a good Mother’s Day movie, a 1980s retro fix about Michael Jordan and Nike

White House Plumbers–A good effort underway to look at another snippet of Watergate

Mystery author Elizabeth C. Bunce is Anthony Award finalist for third straight year

Metamorphosis–The fortuitous pairing of Alien artist H.R. Giger and Blondie’s Debbie Harry

Art history book unveils The Many Faces of Art Forgery

Retro fix–93 years later, Nancy Drew becomes a line of action figures

Build the lost ship Persephone from In Myrtle Peril with the Zvezda Brigantine 1:100 scale model

UGEARS weekend build–Make your own playable mechanical Celesta


Quantum Leap’s returning first season harnesses the best science fiction writing this year

Retro fix–Vintage style Bionic Woman, Tron, Bruce Lee, and The Black Hole action figures, pre-orders

Starman–Graphic novel chronicles psychedelic era in the career of David Bowie

Dungeons & Dragons unveils big year ahead for adventures, action figures, collectibles, and more

Practicing Archaeology–An eye-opening guide to the business and challenges of the modern-day Indiana Jones

Planet Comicon Kansas City 2023 cosplay and more

Planet Comicon Kansas City returns this weekend for 23rd year

But Have You Read the Book? TCM library looks at 52 films adapted from books

Weekend build–UGEARS model of the crazy Knight Bus from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Ghibli Fest 2023 begins this month, new Ghibli Cookbook is coming

Retro fix–Return to the Orson Welles Dark Tower board game with its sequel

Keys from the Golden Vault–Get ready for fun in new D&D book of heists

A new Indiana Jones trailer, and new–and retro–action figures

Fifty MGM triumphs, blockbusters, and fiascos that transformed Hollywood

A Burt Bacharach movie tribute

Live-action version of Miyazaki’s Academy Award-winning Spirited Away is on its way to the U.S.

Escape from New York–A new roleplaying game for fans of the John Carpenter sci-fi classic

Model kits–The UGEARS model of the Weasley car from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Keys from the Golden Vault preview–Next Dungeons & Dragons is Mission: Impossible heist adventure

In Myrtle Peril–Elizabeth C. Bunce is Agatha Award finalist for third straight year

Muppets in Moscow–International politics, puppetry, TV production, and taking Sesame Street to Russia

Masterpiece–A celebration of 50 years of America’s fascination with British TV dramas

New roleplaying game arrives as the most immersive Blade Runner experience yet


Now streaming–Foodie horror flick The Menu

Retro review–Ian Fleming’s holiday James Bond novel, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

Willow action figures old and new revealed by Super 7

Retro fix–A New Year’s Eve puzzle

Changing the world begins with you


A video Christmas card for you

The future is now in The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus

Spend your holidays with the Mandalorian and Baby Yoda… er… Grogu

Trailer Park–All the movies and TV series you’ll want to see in 2023

Who Killed Santa? Murderville special the best of the new holiday shows

The 2022 Borg Hall of Fame

borg’s Best of 2022–The Best Books


borg’s Best of 2022–The Best Movies

borg’s Best of 2022–The Best on TV

borg’s Best of 2022–Kick-Ass Genre Heroines
