Showing posts with label indie comics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label indie comics. Show all posts

Sunday, April 5, 2015

KarePax Review: March 2015

Earlier in the year, KarePax was just getting started and they allowed a bunch of bloggers to test them out before they were officially operating. This made a lot of sense from their point of view, because it gave them a few months to get feedback, generate interest and reviews, and best of all, make adjustments if there were any issues. I had tried their subscription box out and loved it. 

KarePax is a really unique subscription service, because they send you a big box of snacks from all over the world, but they also send you comic books. I love this mix. There are tons of snack boxes, including snacks from every part of the globe, but KarePax includes comics and those are hard to come by unless you get them randomly in the geek subscription boxes. The comics you get from KarePax are also indie comics or lesser known titles, so you aren't just seeing more Star Wars comics. As fans of comics AND food, this was obviously a good fit for my husband and me. KarePax is also a responsive company, so they are able to make adjustments (like when we can't eat products because we don't eat meat). 

The first items in the box were chips (well, crisps as they're British) and my husband was SO happy about this - until he realized he can't eat any of the three flavors. One was prawn cocktail (of course - whenever we travel to the UK, we always wonder why anyone eats these), another was roast chicken, and a third was pork. I will say that it's nice that the British flavors source meat from British companies and farms and that they don't load the chips with fake meat made from preservatives, but that still doesn't mean we can eat them! :) I am sure Crafty or her husband will be happy to try these out, though!

Sunday, March 15, 2015

The Zarfling Conflict Card Game Introduction and Review

I was approached a while back to review The Zarfling Conflict, a card game created by Travis Blair. This is currently a Kickstarter project, so creating prototype decks ended up being a lot more involved but I did recently get my version. There is a lot to like about this game, so let's review the game, Blair's background, and how you can be involved!

Note: All of the photos included here are from the Kickstarter page, as the prototype deck I received was black and white with no images. I was reviewing the game itself, not the images, which are pretty awesome as you will see here. (There are icons as well, for those who are color-blind.)