Joseph Szadkowski

Batman becomes too brutal

This chronic feature lets me review what´s recently passed my bloodshot pupils. So pull up a chair, break out the sarcasm filter and welcome to Mr. Zad's Batman comic critique.

July 3, 2008

Brain Voyage stuck on familiar turf

A world-renowned board game designer is escorting players on a Brain Voyage (Eidos for DS, $19.99). Well, it actually is less of a voyage, but rather some repetitive trips to the local puzzle shop with a well-dressed, eccentric uncle.

June 29, 2008

ZADZOOKS: Hulk, foe take rivalry to stores

Thanks to the proliferation of film, comic-book and cartoon characters, consumers are being bombarded with an incredible selection of action figures. With tongue in cheek, let's take a peek at some of the specimens worthy of a place in .

June 26, 2008

LIBRARY TECHIES: Beyond the Dewey Decimal System

The modern librarian must be Twitter-savvy and able to manipulate the Web and aggregate RSS feeds as quickly as compile competitive intelligence. In other words, a librarian must be good at social networking, customizing computer databases, filtering data and getting the facts.

June 23, 2008

ROMper ROOM: Disney princesses shine with girl power

LeapFrog's hand-held educational gaming systems Leapster ($59.99) and Leapster L-Max ($79.99) have been learning game staples since 2003. In two new cartridges compatible with both systems, children tackle core math skills with help from easily identifiable characters true to their animated worlds in both sight and sound.

June 22, 2008

ZADZOOKS: Creative freedom found in comics, writer asserts

This is the 57th in an infinite series profiling the elite of the comic-book industry. This time, we crack the corpus callosum of Rick Remender and ask him to ....

June 19, 2008

ROMper ROOM: On Safari with photo ops

In a world of violent video games, where thumb dexterity is infinitely more important than the flexing of the cerebrum, there's a place for children and their parents to actually learn something from that multimedia computer/gaming system. Take a deep breath and enter the ROMper Room, where learning is a four-letter word - cool.

June 15, 2008

Indy and friends on Lego adventure

The Original Adventures (for Xbox 360, $59.99). Lucas Arts gives one or two players the cooperative chance to control more than 80 characters in the Indy universe as they play through the 1980s trilogy of films, "Raiders of the Lost Ark," "The Temple of Doom" and "The Last Crusade."

June 12, 2008

Building a better mouse trip for Mia

In a world of too often violent video games, where thumb dexterity is infinitely more important than the flexing of the cerebrum, there's a place for children and their parents to actually learn something from that multimedia computer/gaming system. Take a deep breath and enter the ROMper Room, where learning is a four-letter word-cool.

June 8, 2008

Shark-Man’s son takes up crusade

Mr. Zad´s comic critique of Image Comics' Shark-Man and DC Comics' Final Crisis

June 5, 2008

Panda adventures in China

Each week, the Browser features some pop-culture places on the World Wide Web offering the coolest in free interactive sounds and action.

June 1, 2008

High-‘Speed’ action on the racetrack

Thanks to the proliferation of film, comic-book and cartoon characters, companies are bombarding consumers with an incredible selection of action figures. With tongue in cheek, let's take a peek at some of the specimens worthy of a place in Zad´s Speed Racer Toy Vault.

May 31, 2008

Wii Fit helps player get in shape

Nintendo revolutionized gaming with its magical Wii console and stands ready to change our lives for the better with its most ambitious, interactive peripheral to date.

May 29, 2008

Indiana is game for adventure

Each week, the Browser features some pop-culture places on the World Wide Web offering the coolest in free interactive sounds and action.

May 25, 2008

Iron Man must stop Mandarin

This chronic feature lets me review what's recently passed my bloodshot pupils. So pull up a chair, break out the sarcasm filter and welcome to Mr. Zad's Iron Man comic critique.

May 24, 2008

Players build their own games

Each week, the Browser features some pop-culture places on the World Wide Web offering the coolest in free interactive sounds and action.

May 18, 2008

Bonanza of Indy toys and adventure games

Thanks to the proliferation of film, comic-book and cartoon characters, companies are bombarding consumers with an incredible selection of action figures. With tongue in cheek, let"s take a peek at some of the specimens worthy of a place in Zad's Indiana Jones Toy Vault.

May 17, 2008

Iron Man toys show evolution of his armor

Thanks to the proliferation of film, comic-book and cartoon characters, companies are bombarding consumers with an incredible selection of action figures. With tongue in cheek, let"s take a peek at some of the specimens worthy of a place in Zad"s Toy Vault.

May 3, 2008

Jim Salicrup still draws inspiration from comics

Comic-book editor extraordinaire Jim Salicrup has spent more than three decades working in an industry he loves.

February 23, 2008

‘Star Trek’ explores strange new toy world

Thanks to the proliferation of film, comic-book and cartoon characters, companies are bombarding consumers with an incredible selection of action figures. With tongue in cheek, let"s take a peek at some of the specimens worthy of a place in Zad"s Toy Vault.

February 2, 2008