Kenneth Lowe, Author at The Escapist

The Mandalorians live at gritty edge of Star Wars

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Mandalorians Have Always Lived at the Gritty Edge of Star Wars

It’s 2019, and there is suddenly value in knowing what the heck a Mandalorian is. For fans of the Star Wars Expanded Universe, ...

By Kenneth LoweNovember 16, 2019

The New Mythology

How the Space Western Evolved from Star Trek to The Outer Worlds

Space Western: A pernicious form of used furniture where every Martian or Jovian town looks and sounds like Dodge City. – author Lewis ...

By Kenneth LoweNovember 2, 2019

Studio Ghibli HBO Max Kiki's Delivery Service The Wind Rises

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Studio Ghibli’s Movies Are Going Digital Just When We Need Them Most

I think I’ve been lucky because I’ve been able to participate in the last era when we can make films with paper, pencils, ...

By Kenneth LoweOctober 26, 2019

The New Mythology

The Legacy of Redwall Lives on in Root, D&D, and Other Fantasy Games

There are franchises and then there are phenomena, and the difference is the latter can be a lot harder to explain. To properly ...

By Kenneth LoweSeptember 28, 2019

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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Used the Macabre to Teach Kids About Storytelling

There’s an eerie and fascinating power to stories that are so old that we don’t know whom the muses first whispered them to. ...

By Kenneth LoweSeptember 7, 2019

The New Mythology

Metal Wolf Chaos Skewers the Fighting President Trope and America Itself

“Did anybody ever see Washington naked? It is inconceivable. He had no nakedness, but, I imagine, was born with clothes on and his ...

By Kenneth LoweAugust 23, 2019

Barbie Sex Worker movie is definitely coming

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Barbie: How a Sex Worker-Inspired Doll Transformed the Way Girls Play

Here’s the power of Mattel’s first lady: I was hiking up a mountain in Colombia when I encountered a motley crew of European ...

By Kenneth LoweAugust 12, 2019

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Can a Video Game Really Capture the Tragedy of Gollum?

“And even Bilbo’s story suggests the kinship. There was a great deal in the background of their minds and memories that was very ...

By Kenneth LoweJuly 26, 2019

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Wolfenstein: The New Order Made Nazis Terrifying Again

It had taken two hundred years to dispose of the American aborigines, and Germany had almost done it in Africa in fifteen years. ...

By Kenneth LoweJuly 25, 2019

From Tolkein to Drizzt, Elves Remain Key to Dungeons & Dragons' Fantasy

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From Tolkien to Drizzt, Elves Remain Key to Dungeons & Dragons’ Fantasy

In the 45 years since its first publication, Dungeons & Dragons has only widened its options for players to create any protagonist imaginable. ...

By Kenneth LoweJuly 5, 2019

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Knights of the Old Republic Forged a New Path for Star Wars

The latest news out of the galaxy far, far away has confirmed that a script for a Star Wars movie based on the ...

By Kenneth LoweJune 28, 2019

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Kitana Fulfilled Her Destiny but Mortal Kombat 11 Erased It

Mortal Kombat 11 marks 27 years of the series. An entire generation of gamers has grown to adulthood and had kids of their ...

By Kenneth LoweMay 24, 2019

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