Joseph Szadkowski

A graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in communications, Joseph Szadkowski has written about popular culture for The Washington Times for the past 30 years. He covers video games, comic books, new media and technology.

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Articles by Joseph Szadkowski

Zadzooks: Halo Wars: ODST and Construct-A-Buzz reviews

Reviews of Halo Wars: ODST figure and Halo UNSC Gausshog vs. Covenant Locust from Mega Brands, and Toy Story Construct-A-Buzz figure and ARC-170 Starfighter from Lego. Published March 27, 2010

Zadzooks: Captain America, The Crazies and Sparta U.S.A.

Comic book reviews of Marvel Publishing's six issue limited series Captain America: Reborn, Image Comics' The Crazies and Wildstorm Productions' Sparta U.S.A. (No. 1). Published March 20, 2010

Zadzooks: God of War III review

Review of God of War III from Sony Computer Entertainment America for the PlayStation 3. Published March 15, 2010

Blu-ray Bytes: Lost: Season 5

A review of Lost University from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment's Lost: Season 5, available for Blu-ray. Published March 8, 2010

Zadzooks: Halo Legends and SGU: Stargate Universe 1.0

Blu-ray reviews of Halo Legends from Warner Home Video and SGU: Stargate Universe 1.0 from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Published March 7, 2010

Zadzooks: Aliens vs. Predator review

Review of Aliens vs. Predator from Sega for the Xbox 360. Published March 4, 2010

Gamers retun to the dysfunctional dystopia of Rapture in latest Bioshock

Review of Bioshock 2 from 2K Games for the Xbox 360. Published February 25, 2010

Zadzooks: Dante’s Inferno: Divine Edition review

Review of Dante's Inferno: Divine Edition, a video game for the PlayStation 3 from Electronic Arts. Published February 18, 2010

Zadzooks: Whiteout, Doctor Who and Zombieland reviews

Blu-ray reviews of Whiteout from Warner Home Video, Dr. Who: The Complete Specials from BBC Video and Zombieland from Sony Home Entertainment Published February 6, 2010

Zadzooks: Army of Two: The 40th Day review

Review of Electronic Arts' third person shooter Army of Two: The 40th Day, a video game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Published February 4, 2010

Zadzooks: Soul Kiss, X-Men Forever and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Colossus of Destiny reviews

Comic book reviews of Soul Kiss from Image Comics, X-Men Forever, nos. 1 to 14 from Marvel Publishing and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Colossus of Destiny from Dark Horse Comics Published January 28, 2010

Zadzooks: Bayonetta and Darksiders game reviews

Reviews of Bayonetta from Sega for Xbox 360 and Darksiders from THQ for the PlayStation 3. Published January 21, 2010

Zadzooks: Robot Chicken: Season 4, Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Dark Side and Witchbl

DVD and Blu-ray reviews of Robot Chicken: Season 4 from Warner Home Video, Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Dark Side from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and Witchblade: The Complete Series from Funimation Entertainment. Published January 14, 2010

Zadzooks: Assassin’s Creed II best of ‘09

Through a plot that mixes elements of a Dan Brown-style historical conspiracy novel with a dose of "The Matrix," "Assassin's Creed II" quickly became my favorite game of the year. Published January 7, 2010

Video Game Bytes: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks and MX vs. ATV Reflex

Review of The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks from Nintendo for the DS and MX vs. ATV Reflex from THQ for Xbox 360. Published December 28, 2009

ROMper Room: Ring in new year with Kai-lan joy

Ni Hao Kai-lan's New Year's Celebration (2K Play for Nintendo DS, $29.99) mirrors the animated designs and gentle lessons of the popular Nick Jr. preschool cartoon as 6-year-old Kai-lan Chow and her friends Rintoo, Tolee, Hoho and Lulu join YeYe - Grandfather - to work together to prepare for the Chinese New Year. Published December 27, 2009

ROMper ROOM: Review of ‘Avatar: The Video Game’

James Cameron's new movie, "Avatar," attacks theaters this week, and for select members of the family that means play opportunities, both real and virtual, based on the sci-fi epic including a video game and tech toys from Mattel. Published December 20, 2009