03-16-2021, 07:38 PM
Weapon of the Week is a major facet of DOOM lore. DM & the Yeti got to know each other as fencers. We met at a local high school to fence. And we started boasting of our weapon collection (which was minor back then because, well, we were still minors). We started bringing in weapons to show off to each other every week.
Thus Weapon of the Week was born.
In some ways, I honored that while publishing KFTC with our Featured Weapon section. Every issue included a featured antique weapon, like sword porn. It got wild. For years, it was a struggle for me to hunt down weapons to feature. Then I was invited to visit my Sibak's man cave, where he had a stunning collection of over 300 pieces. We shot enough for several years to come. I was saving one of his best pieces ... too late now. I even toyed with making a centerfold page, but the cost was exorbitant.
Recently I've been contacted by two swordmakers who asked if I would be open to reviewing their work if they sent me a sample. That's impossible for me to resist.
A box from PRC is sitting before me now. I picked it up at Tiger Claw this afternoon and have been running about madly doing errands and such and haven't had the chance to open it yet.
That's next...after I move my mom's laundry to the dryer.
Thus Weapon of the Week was born.
In some ways, I honored that while publishing KFTC with our Featured Weapon section. Every issue included a featured antique weapon, like sword porn. It got wild. For years, it was a struggle for me to hunt down weapons to feature. Then I was invited to visit my Sibak's man cave, where he had a stunning collection of over 300 pieces. We shot enough for several years to come. I was saving one of his best pieces ... too late now. I even toyed with making a centerfold page, but the cost was exorbitant.
Recently I've been contacted by two swordmakers who asked if I would be open to reviewing their work if they sent me a sample. That's impossible for me to resist.
A box from PRC is sitting before me now. I picked it up at Tiger Claw this afternoon and have been running about madly doing errands and such and haven't had the chance to open it yet.
That's next...after I move my mom's laundry to the dryer.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse