My only comment on this list is that the Dalton films had villains that were great for what they represented: the banal evils of human experience. The genocidal geniuses of the franchise aren’t going to be an everyday threat, and their intricate plans tend to fall apart easily. Not everyone has such lofty ambitions, but that makes it easier for them to survive and reappear.
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My irk at the final villain of TLD was not that he was banal but that he was kind of goofy and the confrontation with him was likewise.
The main villain in LTK was good, but I didn’t feel like Bond fit well into a Miami Vice film (his two supporting villains, though, were great fun).
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Atomic Robo doesn’t typically dabble in religion but
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Today (okay, technically tomorrow but it’s today in East Coast time) is the 35th anniversary of the the tokusatsu show Choujinki Metalder, which I fondly remember for being one of the sources of footage for the show VR Troopers (why they decided to take footage from three different series to make that show, I’ll never know) but its visuals stick with me to this day.
Always know when I’m doing art for the Newmen characters, I’m channeling at least a little bit of this show’s aesthetics.
(Make sure to view the tweet for that sweet, sweet late 80’s tokusatsu intro footage. 
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Holy Robotech, Batman!
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My copy of Namiji, the sequel to the board game to Tokado, showed up yesterday and it is massive. It still follows the simple play pattern of Tokado, but this time the game board is huge. It’ll be interesting to see how the thematic change from “travelers on holiday” to “fishermen” also change the feel of the game, but I look forward to giving it a play at the next board game get-together.
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Looks like I’ve got a new solo game to try when I have to travel. Already owned the 2E TOR book and had been waiting for Strider mode to be released since it came out.
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