Author: Ben Ravensdale

Ben is the owner and lead game designer of Ravensdale Publishing, a board game design/publishing company. An avid geek, he possesses a wide range of interests and knowledge, including comics, video games, tabletop RPGs, Live Action Role-Play, and tv/film. He has a Master's degree in Organizational Psychology, spent 6 years as a US Navy Corpsman, and has extensive experience as a corporate trainer. He's married to three cats... wait, that's not right... he's married, with three cats!

DC Comics Announces Dungeons & Dragons Supplement Based On The Last God

DC Comics is bringing their comic, The Last God, to the tabletop gaming world in the form of a Dungeons & Dragons supplement based on the comic storyline.

DC Comics’ The Last God #1-3 Review

DC Comics released The Last God #1 back in October 2019. Issue #4 hits shelves on January 29th, so let’s talk about whether it’s worth picking up.

Boom! Studios’ The Red Mother #1-2 Review

Boom! Studios hits a home run with The Red Mother #1 and #2, which is a stellar introduction to a new horror comic. Read The Illuminerdi’s review here.

BOOM! Studios’ Firefly: The Outlaw Ma Reynolds #1 Review

Boom! Studios presents their new Firefly comic, called The Outlaw Ma Reynolds, starring Mal’s mama. How does it fare? Read The Illuminerdi’s review.

Peter Sarsgaard Enthusiastically Shares the Latest on The Batman Reboot’s “Edge”

Actor Peter Sarsgaard can’t hold in his excitement for his most recent project, The Batman.

Image Comics’ Moonshine vol. 1 & 2 Review

The Illuminerdi takes a look at volume 1 & 2 of Image Comics’ Moonshine.

BOOM! Studios’ Alienated #1 Preview

BOOM! Studios is set to release their new comic, Alienated, this February.

BOOM! Studios’ The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance #5 Preview

A preview of issue #5 of BOOM! Studio’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

Apex Legends: The Year in Review (Part 7 of 7)

The last part of the Apex Legends year in review is actually ranking the seasons, based on how much enjoyment each part of Respawn’s game brought to its users.

Apex Legends: The Year in Review (Part 6 of 7)

Respawn introduced 6 characters at the start of Apex Legends, with additional ones available through gameplay or as the seasons progress. We evaluate them now.