The tour continues

Followers and newcomers will know that my tour of unsung media lacks borders. From the safety and comfort of these great United States, I always look outward. My favorite series, medium notwithstanding, have influences upon influences that go back seemingly for millennia. Max Payne? The squinty Finnish bloke who brought us that combined The Matrix with Norse mythos with John Woo operatic gun-fu. God of War? The title alone should tell you it’s Greek before it clues you in to the ancient tragedies and legacy Claymation Greco-Roman film adaptations of the late ’60s and ’70s. Mortal Kombat? Started as a love-letter to kung-fu films, added a flair of body horror–and being the target audience makes it difficult to understand why parents didn’t like it in the ’90s. Then again, consider what made headlines in the ’90s in America:

Among other things, the first black president did NOT have sexual relations with that woman.

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