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

Diamond Select Toys' Series 54 of Minimates includes Robot Red Skull, Winter Soldier, The Falcon and Fighting Chance Captain America. (Photograph by Joseph Szadkowski / The Washington Times)

Zadzooks: Winter Soldier and Falcon Minimates review

Diamond Select Toy’s miniaturizes the Captain America universe with its latest selection of articulated, ultra-configurable and collectible Minimates including Baron Strucker, Fighting Chance Captain America, Robot Red Skull, Viper, Winter Soldier and the Falcon. Published April 3, 2014

Hasbro's Captain America: The Winter Soldier Marvel Infinite Series Legends Black Widow action figure. (Photograph by Joseph Szadkowski / The Washington Times)

Zadzooks: Captain America: The Winter Soldier - Black Widow figure review

Hasbro is ready to satiate fans smitten with the new Captain America film’s key characters through its latest wave of Marvel Legends, Infinite Series action figures including Agent Natasha Romanoff and Steve Rogers alter ego. Published March 31, 2014

Delsin Rowe dive bombs his enemies in the cideo game Infamous: Second Son.

Zadzooks: Infamous: Second Son review

Gamers choose to transform a street artist into an epic superhero or supervillain in an eye-popping adventure built for the PlayStation 4. Published March 26, 2014

A cursed knight attempts to survive in the video game Dark Souls II.

Zadzooks: Dark Souls II review

Masochistic players enter a fantasy universe full of diabolical dungeons, undead warriors and death in a finger-cramping, controller-busting terror of a video game. Published March 16, 2014

Zadzooks: Thief review (PlayStation 4)

A legendary burglar searches for a missing protege while pilfering a city on the verge of chaos in the return of a stealthy game franchise that delivers less than stellar results. Published March 12, 2014

Donkey and Dixie Kong play with sharks in the video game Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for the Nintendo Wii U.

ZADZOOKS: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze review

A legendary ape and his pals attempt to liberate their homelands in a chilly, side-scrolling adventure available for Nintendo’s Wii U. Published March 3, 2014

Ellie and Riley look to have some fun on a merry-go-round in the video game The Last of Us: Left Behind.

ZADZOOKS: The Last of Us: Left Behind review

Ellie is back in a post-pandemic Boston to hang out with her best friend in a downloadable adventure that extends the sobering story of one of the best PlayStation 3 games of 2013. Published February 24, 2014

Abraham Lincoln flies away in the Lego Movie Videogame for the PlayStation 4.

ZADZOOKS: The Lego Movie Videogame review

An unlikely hero armed with flashy trousers and a jackhammer takes on corporate conformity in an interactive, brick-building epic sure to please younger gamers. Published February 19, 2014

Batman and Green Lantern team up in Warner Bros. Animation&#213;s latest direct to Blu-ray, PG-13 cartoon Justice League: War.

Zadzooks: Justice League: War review (Blu-ray)

DC Comics’ famed superhero team learns to work together to stop an alien invasion with mixed results in Warner Bros. Animation’s latest direct to Blu-ray, PG-13 cartoon. Published February 15, 2014

A stylish female warrior awakens from a 500-year nap to help souls escape doomsday in the third-person video game Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.

ZADZOOKS: Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII review

A stylish female warrior helps souls escape doomsday in the epic conclusion of a third-person adventure. Published February 12, 2014

Look for clues with help from a retrospective mode in the iPad game In Fear I Trust.

Zadzooks: In Fear I Trust review (iPad)

Mobile players solve puzzles and the mystery of test subject 17’s incarceration in a new mobile game for iOS devices. Published February 3, 2014

Lara Croft hangs on for her life in the chillingly realistic video game Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition.

Zadzooks: Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition review

Owners of Sony’s latest entertainment console powerhouse, the PlayStation 4 can now take control of a very detailed Lara Croft in her latest adventure. Published January 29, 2014

The young girl Clementine returns to lead gamers into a zombie apocalypse in Telltale Games' latest interactive drama, The Walking Dead: Season 2.

Zadzooks: The Walking Dead: Season 2, All that Remains review

The young girl Clementine returns to lead gamers into a zombie apocalypse in Telltale Games' latest interactive drama. Published January 21, 2014

Mario and his pals can wear cat costumes in Nintendo's Wii U video game Super Mario 3D World.

Zadzooks: Super Mario 3D World review

Nintendo's famed plumbers and their pals return to thwart the evil plans of the King of the Koopas in the dazzling gaming event for the Wii U. Published January 7, 2014

Players control a stream of crude in the iPad puzzle game Feed Me Oil 2.

Zadzooks: Feed Me Oil 2 review (iPad)

Owners of Apple's gaming tablet control the flow of black gold in a new physics-based puzzle challenge. Published January 4, 2014

The Wolverine: Unleashed Extended Edition Blu-ray interacts with a Second Screen app for mobile devices that offers such extras as effects sequences. (Courtesy 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)

Zadzooks: The Wolverine: Unleashed Extended Edition review (Blu-ray)

Marvel Comics' famed feral mutant stars in a high definition movie package that includes plenty of interactive extras for the Wolverine fan. Published December 27, 2013

Sideshow Collectibles' sixth scale Joker shows off his mutated fish. (Photo by Joseph Szadkowski/The Washington Times)

Zadzooks: The Joker sixth scale figure review (Sideshow Collectibles)

Sideshow Collectibles debuts its DC Comics Sixth Scale doll collection with a 12-inch-tall homage to the Dark Knight's homicidal archenemy. Published December 14, 2013

Lightsaber wielding fowl visit Yoda's Dagobah home in the video game Angry Birds Star Wars.

Zadzooks: Angry Birds Star Wars review (Wii U)

The Skywalker saga spin-off starring hordes of destructive fowl invade the Nintendo entertainment console throwing players into an epic battle against the Pig Empire. Published November 9, 2013

Criminals can not hide from the Dark Knght in the video game Batman: Arkham Origins.

Zadzooks: Batman: Arkham Origins review

The Dark Knight survives another dark night in Gotham City against a band of familiar mercenaries in his latest video game adventure. Published November 2, 2013

Snow White, Bigby Wolf and Ichabod Crane in the interactive drama The Wolf Among Us.

Zadzooks: The Wolf Among Us – Faith review

Creator Bill Willingham's Eisner award-winning comic book series gets transformed into an episodic interactive adventure starring the Big Bad Wolf. Published October 24, 2013