Michael G. Munz

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Archives for July 2014

ZID Launch Celebration Bonus Winner

July 31, 2014 By Michael G. Munz

Congratulations to Cherri-Anne Boitson of Canada, winner of the $50 ThinkGeek.com gift card in the Zeus Is Dead Launch Celebration Bonus offer! Cherri-Anne purchased Zeus Is Dead: A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure on Amazon and then forwarded her receipt to get bonus content and a chance to win the gift card. She was selected as the winner yesterday. [Read more…]

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A Thank You…

July 28, 2014 By Michael G. Munz 1 Comment

Zeus Is Dead: A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure

Well, Zeus Is Dead officially launched one week ago today, and it’s off to a great start. I couldn’t have done it without the help of the Zeus Is Dead Launch Team, a group of volunteers who received an advance reader e-copy of the novel in exchange for posting an honest review and helping to get the word out about the novel online.

I’d like to recognize them here. [Read more…]

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Movie Review: Hercules

July 25, 2014 By Michael G. Munz 3 Comments

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Hercules

Hercules: He’s just zis guy, ya know?

Okay, I’ll get this out of the way right at the front: This is NOT the movie the trailer advertises. If you want to see Hercules performing the Twelve Labors, if you want to see him fighting monsters, dealing with gods, and burning the heads off of a hydra, that’s not this movie. I’m confident in saying that 99% of the monster-fighting in the movie is shown in the trailer. Pretty much all of THAT is in flashback told via an unreliable narrator, and takes place within the first five minutes. Also: no gods. None. Zeus is mentioned. Hera gets a statue. That’s it. Essentially it’s yet another movie that decides to tell tales based on Classical mythology by stripping out 90% of the stuff that makes Classical mythology so interesting. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Movies and TV Tagged With: Dwayne Johnson, Hercules, John Hurt, Mythology, Review, The Rock

It’s always a trap

July 25, 2014 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Because I like Photoshop, and, more importantly, because I CAN, I made this.

And, also, because why not?

I always think everything could be a trap, which is why I'm still alive...

“Once we’re out of the Fire Swamp, take him back to Tatooine and throw him in the Pit of Carkoon.”

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Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: Geek Interest, Humor, Photoshop, Princess Bride, Star Wars

Movie Review: Lucy

July 23, 2014 By Michael G. Munz 5 Comments

I can honestly say it’s even better than The Beast of Yucca Flats.

[Warning: spoilers for people who haven’t seen the trailers.] Through the magic of a Meetup group and the folks at SciFiCommons.com, I had the chance to take a break from all the craziness of the Zeus Is Dead launch and see an advance screening of Luc Besson’s new sci-fi flick Lucy. I’m still trying to figure out just how to talk about this film, to which I was really looking forward, based on the trailers. I suppose I’ll start with the short version:

“Wow, really?“

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Filed Under: Featured, Movies and TV Tagged With: Geek Interest, Luc Besson, Lucy, Morgan Freeman, Review, Scarlett Johansson, Science Fiction

Zeus Is Dead: Character Quotes for the New Release

July 22, 2014 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

My epic comedic fantasy novel Zeus Is Dead: A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure released yesterday, and I’m still in the midst of all the craziness. (Seriously, I haven’t gotten much sleep yet.) Today I wanted to share some funny quote graphics from the book. These have been trickling out on Twitter and Facebook, but today I get to finally show you ALL of them in this nifty slideshow!

Guardian-Tree (a.k.a. "Jerry")
Guardian-Tree (a.k.a. "Jerry")
Richard Kindgood
Richard Kindgood
Ares
Ares
Thad Winslow
Thad Winslow
Wynter
Wynter
Narrator
Narrator
Thalia
Thalia
Tracy Wallace
Tracy Wallace
Apollo
Apollo
Ares
Ares
Demeter
Demeter
The Erinyes
The Erinyes
Hermes
Hermes
Jason Powers
Jason Powers
Dionysus
Dionysus
Vision Warning
Vision Warning

I’m really excited about this book! Fellow authors who received advanced copies have compared it to the work of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett, and the early Amazon reviews so far are fantastic!

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Filed Under: Books, Press, Zeus Is Dead Tagged With: Bonus Offers, Booktrope, Fantasy, Geek Interest, Humor, Mythology, Reading

Zeus Is Dead Blog Tour!

July 21, 2014 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

The epic comedic fantasy novel that is Zeus Is Dead: A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure is officially released as of today, and I’m a-goin’ on a blog tour!

Prizes! New blogs! And one awesome book!

Prizes! New blogs! And one awesome book!

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Filed Under: Books, Featured, Press, Zeus Is Dead Tagged With: blog tour, Booktrope, Ebook, Fantasy, Free, Geek Interest, giveaway, Mythology, Rafflecopter, Reading

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