I'd like to request the mods to sticky this, so that we don't have one to two topics each month on what makes a good Mage resource.
This is just the listing, the following posts will include notable summaries by the forum alumni. I'll try and keep this updated, and if you notice your contributions to the list, I wouldn't mind capsule commentary on what makes the specific work relevant to Mage: The Ascension. I'll likely get to it in time, but if you feel like sharing, you'll save me some time
Books & Novels
Flatland, Edwin Abbot Abbot
1984, George Orwell
Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
The Robber Bride, Margaret Atwood
Illuminatus Trilogy, Robert Shea & Robert Anton Wilson
Wizards of Earthsea, Ursula LeGuin
Gun Machine, Warren Ellis
Gormenghast Trilogy, Mervyn Peake
John Dies At The End, David Wong
Odd Thomas, Dean Koontz
Neuromancer, William Gibson
Alchemist, Paolo Coehllo
The Hollows series, Kim Harrison
The Laundry series, Charles Stross
Harry Potter series, J. K. Rowling
Harry Dresden series, Jim Butcher
Bartimeaus sequence, Jonathan Stroud
Flex, Ferrett Steinmetz
Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad
Last Call, Tim Powers
Works of Neil Gaiman
Works of Phillip K. Dick
Works of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Isabel Allende
Works by Carlos Castaneda
Works of H.P. Lovecraft
Works of William Shakespeare
Works of Terry Pratchett
Works of Neal Stephenson (Snowcrash, Cryptonomicon, Diamond Age, Anthem)
Works of Stephen King
Works of Clive Barker (Imajica, Books of the Art...)
Works of Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451, Something Wicked this way comes...)
Comic Books
Hellblazer
Shade The Changing Man
S.H.I.E.L.D. (2010)
Dr. Strange
Corto Maltese, Hugo Pratt
Preacher, Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon
Hellboy & BPRD, Mike Mignola & Co
Akira, Katsuro Otomo
The Adventures of Tintin, Herge
Ghost In The Shell series, Masamune Shirow
The Matrix comics
The Blair Witch project comics
Kill Six Billion Demons
The Defenders (2011)
Shade The Changing GIrl
FBP - Federal Bureau of Psychics
Aleister & Adolf
Drugs And Wires
Works of Grant Morrison (Invisibles...)
Works of Neil Gaiman (Sandman, Stardust, Books of Magic, Neverwhere...)
Works of Alan Moore (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Promethea, Swamp Thing...)
Works of Warren Ellis (Gravel, Stormwatch, Planetary, Planetary...)
Works of Alejandro Jodorowsky (Incal, Metabarons, Technopriests...)
Movies
Dark City
The Matrix
Se7en
2001: A Space Oddyssey
Clockwork Orange
Starship Troopers
Lucy
Ink
Lord of Illusions
Sorceror's Apprentice
Practical Magic
Salem
The Circle
Tron & Tron Legacy
Lego The Movie
The Mistress of Spices
Inception
The Wolf of Wall Street
The Prestige
The Illusionist
Amelie
Pan's Labyrinth
Pacific Rim
Cloud Atlas
Brazil
Time Bandits
The Fisher King
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
12 Monkeys
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Trolljaeger
Mirrormask
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Rocketeer
Fight Club
Memento
Run Lola Run
Birdman Or The Unexpected virtue of Ignorance
The Hills have Eyes
Ghostbusters
Wicker Man
Kung Fu Hustle / Shaolin Soccer / God Of Cooking
The man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Men Who Stare at Goats
The Fountain
Holy Mountain
24 Hour Party People
The Witch (2016)
Lords of Salem
Vidocq
Tomorrowland
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Treasure Planet
Fight Club
The Golem
Birdman
Pirates of the Carribean series
James Bond series
Jason Bourne series
Indiana Jones series
Men in Black series
Terminator series
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (Especially Doctor Strange)
TV Shows
Constantine
Early Edition
The Good Witch
Community
Warehouse 13
Eureka
Lost Girl
Orphan Black
Person of Interest
Nanny and the Professor
The Witches of East End
Twin Peaks
The X Files
Outer Limits
Twilight Zone
La Femme Nikita
Mr. Robot
The Wire
American Horror Story: Coven
Black Mirror
The Marvel Cinematic Universe
Jonathan Strange And Mister Norell
Utopia
Hannibal
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016)
Venture Bros
The OA
Anime & Manga
To are Majutsu Index
Darker than Black
Ghost In The Shell (all variants)
Serial Experiments Lain
[C] - The Money of Soul and Possibility
Witch Hunter Robin
Read or Die
Jojo's Bizzare Adventure(s)
Death Note
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
X/1999
Computer Games
Magicka
Clive Barker's Jericho
Psychonauts
Glitchspace
Planescape Torment
Minecraft
Sacrifice
Assasins Creed series
Deus Ex series
Metal Gear Solid series
X-COM series
Shin Megami Tensei series
The Works of Goichi Suda (Suda51) (No More Heroes, Shadows of the Damned, Killer is Dead, Killer 7)
Far Cry Series
Bioshock series
Contributors:
Faradn, Aleph, Thebian, Papa Bear, Crowley, We love Anon, SixFootChicken, Ajax, Redford Blade, Nene Richards, Sp4rt01, Ciealago, MarioJPC, Captain Aeon, ZhyzhaksMate, Ramnesis, Thetcha, Zeroninja, Drakeneisen, Yasmijn, atamajakki, BC001, Ambrosia, Barbelith, OmegaZ, Dwight, Bluecho, JBRocky, MrTwist, Loomer, Saikou, Asmodai
This is just the listing, the following posts will include notable summaries by the forum alumni. I'll try and keep this updated, and if you notice your contributions to the list, I wouldn't mind capsule commentary on what makes the specific work relevant to Mage: The Ascension. I'll likely get to it in time, but if you feel like sharing, you'll save me some time

Books & Novels
Flatland, Edwin Abbot Abbot
1984, George Orwell
Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
The Robber Bride, Margaret Atwood
Illuminatus Trilogy, Robert Shea & Robert Anton Wilson
Wizards of Earthsea, Ursula LeGuin
Gun Machine, Warren Ellis
Gormenghast Trilogy, Mervyn Peake
John Dies At The End, David Wong
Odd Thomas, Dean Koontz
Neuromancer, William Gibson
Alchemist, Paolo Coehllo
The Hollows series, Kim Harrison
The Laundry series, Charles Stross
Harry Potter series, J. K. Rowling
Harry Dresden series, Jim Butcher
Bartimeaus sequence, Jonathan Stroud
Flex, Ferrett Steinmetz
Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad
Last Call, Tim Powers
Works of Neil Gaiman
Works of Phillip K. Dick
Works of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Isabel Allende
Works by Carlos Castaneda
Works of H.P. Lovecraft
Works of William Shakespeare
Works of Terry Pratchett
Works of Neal Stephenson (Snowcrash, Cryptonomicon, Diamond Age, Anthem)
Works of Stephen King
Works of Clive Barker (Imajica, Books of the Art...)
Works of Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451, Something Wicked this way comes...)
Comic Books
Hellblazer
Shade The Changing Man
S.H.I.E.L.D. (2010)
Dr. Strange
Corto Maltese, Hugo Pratt
Preacher, Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon
Hellboy & BPRD, Mike Mignola & Co
Akira, Katsuro Otomo
The Adventures of Tintin, Herge
Ghost In The Shell series, Masamune Shirow
The Matrix comics
The Blair Witch project comics
Kill Six Billion Demons
The Defenders (2011)
Shade The Changing GIrl
FBP - Federal Bureau of Psychics
Aleister & Adolf
Drugs And Wires
Works of Grant Morrison (Invisibles...)
Works of Neil Gaiman (Sandman, Stardust, Books of Magic, Neverwhere...)
Works of Alan Moore (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Promethea, Swamp Thing...)
Works of Warren Ellis (Gravel, Stormwatch, Planetary, Planetary...)
Works of Alejandro Jodorowsky (Incal, Metabarons, Technopriests...)
Movies
Dark City
The Matrix
Se7en
2001: A Space Oddyssey
Clockwork Orange
Starship Troopers
Lucy
Ink
Lord of Illusions
Sorceror's Apprentice
Practical Magic
Salem
The Circle
Tron & Tron Legacy
Lego The Movie
The Mistress of Spices
Inception
The Wolf of Wall Street
The Prestige
The Illusionist
Amelie
Pan's Labyrinth
Pacific Rim
Cloud Atlas
Brazil
Time Bandits
The Fisher King
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
12 Monkeys
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Trolljaeger
Mirrormask
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Rocketeer
Fight Club
Memento
Run Lola Run
Birdman Or The Unexpected virtue of Ignorance
The Hills have Eyes
Ghostbusters
Wicker Man
Kung Fu Hustle / Shaolin Soccer / God Of Cooking
The man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Men Who Stare at Goats
The Fountain
Holy Mountain
24 Hour Party People
The Witch (2016)
Lords of Salem
Vidocq
Tomorrowland
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Treasure Planet
Fight Club
The Golem
Birdman
Pirates of the Carribean series
James Bond series
Jason Bourne series
Indiana Jones series
Men in Black series
Terminator series
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (Especially Doctor Strange)
TV Shows
Constantine
Early Edition
The Good Witch
Community
Warehouse 13
Eureka
Lost Girl
Orphan Black
Person of Interest
Nanny and the Professor
The Witches of East End
Twin Peaks
The X Files
Outer Limits
Twilight Zone
La Femme Nikita
Mr. Robot
The Wire
American Horror Story: Coven
Black Mirror
The Marvel Cinematic Universe
Jonathan Strange And Mister Norell
Utopia
Hannibal
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016)
Venture Bros
The OA
Anime & Manga
To are Majutsu Index
Darker than Black
Ghost In The Shell (all variants)
Serial Experiments Lain
[C] - The Money of Soul and Possibility
Witch Hunter Robin
Read or Die
Jojo's Bizzare Adventure(s)
Death Note
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
X/1999
Computer Games
Magicka
Clive Barker's Jericho
Psychonauts
Glitchspace
Planescape Torment
Minecraft
Sacrifice
Assasins Creed series
Deus Ex series
Metal Gear Solid series
X-COM series
Shin Megami Tensei series
The Works of Goichi Suda (Suda51) (No More Heroes, Shadows of the Damned, Killer is Dead, Killer 7)
Far Cry Series
Bioshock series
Contributors:
Faradn, Aleph, Thebian, Papa Bear, Crowley, We love Anon, SixFootChicken, Ajax, Redford Blade, Nene Richards, Sp4rt01, Ciealago, MarioJPC, Captain Aeon, ZhyzhaksMate, Ramnesis, Thetcha, Zeroninja, Drakeneisen, Yasmijn, atamajakki, BC001, Ambrosia, Barbelith, OmegaZ, Dwight, Bluecho, JBRocky, MrTwist, Loomer, Saikou, Asmodai
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