
Street Writer: The Word Warrior
A blog about my interests, mainly the history of fighting games. I also talk about animation, comic books, car culture, and art. Co-host of the Pink Monorail Podcast. Contributor to MiceChat, and Jim Hill Media. Former blogger on the old 1UP community site, and Capcom-Unity as well.
Monday, May 18, 2026
Bookmark This Page; Discovering SNK character design
I may be known for my Street Fighter deep dives, but did you know that some of my first blogs were about Fatal Fury, and the Art of Fighting? If you want to learn the differences between Capcom and SNK's approach to design then Bookmark This Page.
Friday, May 15, 2026
Taking a shark bite out of my monster collection
Previously on the blog I mentioned how I had started collecting some monster truck toys decades after I stopped. I discovered that not only did they look good sitting on my desk, but they actually photographed fairly well. My pride and joy were the Bigfoot trucks that I had. The oldest was the one from the Matchbox Super Charger series from 1986. This was the one that I could never find on the store shelves. Thankfully an inexpensive one popped up on eBay so I had to pick it up. The newer one from the Hot Wheels Monster Truck line circa 2025 looked great as well. The one with the 10-foot tires from Greenlight models was stunning. It had a highly detailed interior where you could make out the console, glove compartment, and even cup holders! These three were the clearest example of how far toys had evolved in 40 years. I could look at them every day, and never get tired of how cool they were.








Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Bookmark This Page; Women in fighting games
I love to write about fighting games, and fighting game characters. If you want a collection of articles about women in fighting games then Bookmark This Page.

Monday, May 11, 2026
Bookmark This Page; The Giant Monster Series
I love kaiju, I love daikaiju, I love giant monsters of all sorts. If you want to see how giant monsters made their way into gaming then Bookmark This Page.

Friday, May 8, 2026
Undead hot rod culture, a match made in hell
I spent the last few weeks doing a deep dive on my obsession with monster trucks. How I became a fan, what toys I collected, a history of the organizers, and more. I had something left to say about the design behind the Bone Shaker. I said that it was essentially Mattel’s counter to the Grave Digger. I argued that the reason why the Bone Shaker was an instant hit with the community was because it called back to the roots of hot rod culture. It had a body similar to the classic Ford Model T, A-Frame, and B-Frame cars with the styling of modern rat rods, and the fantastic elements of a chrome skull, and skeleton hand headlights at the front.













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bone shaker,
brutal legend,
cardiac arrest,
carmageddon,
dragula,
feld,
goth,
grave digger,
gruesome twosome,
hearse,
hot rods,
monster trucks,
munster koach,
stiff shifter,
tbuckets,
undead,
undertaker,
wacky races
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Bookmark This Page; where did the Capcom giants come from?
Sometimes my biggest series are very short, if you love fighting game giants then Bookmark This Page.

Monday, May 4, 2026
Bookmark This Page; Art, graphics, and aesthetics in fighting games
Video game players sometimes use the word graphics, when instead they mean the aesthetics, or art style of the game. If you want to learn about some of the most unique looking fighters then Bookmark This Page.

Friday, May 1, 2026
The monsters in my sketchbook
I had been doing a monster truck deep dive over the past month. I talked about losing my collection of books, and magazines, and the journey of rebuilding over more than a decade. I also talked about how Feld Motorsports pushed the Bigfoot Team out of the spotlight at the start of Monster Jam, and how Hot Wheels helped bring them back. I even talked about collecting some old monster truck toys for my work desk. Today I would like to share some of my favorite monster illustrations









Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Bookmark This Page; how ARIKA turned an April Fools joke into a great fighting game
Many of the people that created Street Fighter II left Capcom, and founded ARIKA. If you want to find out about how they teased a successor to Street Fighter EX then Bookmark This Page.

Monday, April 27, 2026
Bookmark This Page; the great fantasy fighting games
I love fighting games of all types, some of the most unique were fantasy inspired. If you want to learn about some of the best then Bookmark This Page.

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