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Author: Thomas Stockel

· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 8, 2021

The New Teen Titans (1980) Annual #2 “The Murder Machine”

I’m not going to claim I hate superhero parodies or comedies; I’m the guy who owns almost every appearance of Ambush Bug, the character that was created to poke fun at the DC Comics universe. And I loved the Deadpool…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 1, 2021

Excalibur (1981), a recap (part 7 of 7): Final thoughts

Normally when I talk about a film, I start with background on the movie and then end with my thoughts. But in the case of Excalibur, there was so much for me to unpack that I couldn’t imagine trying…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Oct 25, 2021

Excalibur (1981), a recap (part 6 of 7): The final battle

Last time: The land turned desolate and Arthur was weakened, and in his wisdom, the king sent knights out on a quest to find the Grail to set things right. In his travels, Percival found despair, as well as Morgana…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Oct 18, 2021

Excalibur (1981), a recap (part 5 of 7): The Grail

Last time: Goaded by Morgana, the knight Gawain accused Queen Guinevere of adulterous intent with Lancelot. Lance defended her honor, but the two succumbed to their feelings for one another. Arthur found them as they slept but couldn’t bring himself…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Oct 11, 2021

Excalibur (1981), a recap (part 4 of 7): Morgana ascendant

Last time: Arthur met and nearly killed his future champion and best friend Lancelot. The King then went about securing his kingdom, building his castle and marrying his bride Guinevere. But cracks in the foundation of his realm had already…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Oct 4, 2021

Excalibur (1981), a recap (part 3 of 7): Lancelot!

Last time: A tournament was held to see who might be worthy of pulling the sword Excalibur free. Arthur, now grown into a… boy? Man? Arthur, no longer a baby, yanked the blade free and through skill of arms, bravery,…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Sep 27, 2021

Excalibur (1981), a recap (part 2 of 7): The Boy King

Previously: In the Dark Ages, the land was without a king until Merlin gave Uther Pendragon the sword of power, Excalibur. But Uther let his lust rule his head and ruined the alliance. Merlin stole away with the result of…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Sep 20, 2021

Excalibur (1981), a recap (part 1 of 7): The rise and fall of Uther Pendragon

Our film opens with text: It is the Dark Ages The land was divided And without a King Out of those centuries rose a legend… of the sorcerer, Merlin… of the coming of a King… of the Sword of Power……

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Sep 13, 2021

Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying (part 5 of 5) Batman #442

Last week: Batman and Nightwing teamed up to take down Two-Face, but Harvey’s uber-elaborate trap proved to be too much for the pair. Meanwhile, Alfred, alerted by Dick’s foresight, knew where they were and that something had gone wrong because…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Sep 7, 2021

Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying (part 4 of 5) New Titans #61

Last week: The stalker—who we can now openly call Tim Drake—explained how he met Dick the day the Flying Graysons died, and how he figured out who Batman and Robin are just by watching news footage on TV. Meanwhile, Batman…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Aug 30, 2021

Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying (part 3 of 5) Batman #441

Last time: Dick Grayson returned to Haly’s Circus when he found out it was closing down. With the aid of his mystery stalker—a kid that was not Jason Todd (whom we all know is Tim Drake)—he uncovered a conspiracy of…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Aug 23, 2021

Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying (part 2 of 5) New Titans #60

Last issue: Batman’s slow slide into mindless brutality was arrested by Alfred’s salient observations regarding the Dark Knight’s inability to cope with Jason’s death. As a result, he finally figured out Two-Face was back. Meanwhile, a mystery stalker who seemed…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Aug 16, 2021

Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying (part 1 of 5) Batman #440

So Tim Drake, AKA Robin, Red Robin, Drake, and now Robin again, has been in the news recently for coming out as gay bisexual. Is it shameless pandering? A desperate attempt to garner publicity? A sign that the editors at…

Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Aug 9, 2021

Tom’s Unpopular Opinion: Spock should’ve stayed dead

So here’s a question for you: why is Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan widely considered the best Star Trek movie? I mean sure, there may be new fans who like the J.J. Abrams stuff, and there are fans…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 30, 2021

The Avengers vol. 3 (1998) #4 Heroes Return, part 4 of 4 “Too Many Avengers!”

Last issue: Morgan Le Fay was taken down, but the Vision paid the price by being torn literally in half. Now the question is, what next? With 39 potential Avengers, are we going to get a bunch of smaller teams?…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 23, 2021

The Avengers vol. 3 (1998) #3 Heroes Return, part 3 of 4 “Fata Morgana”

Last issue: Morgan Le Fey had reformed the world into something more to her liking, mind controlling the Avengers into her personal guard. But the Scarlet Witch, a key component in Morgan’s schemes, imprisoned in the dungeons below her castle,…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 16, 2021

The Avengers vol. 3 (1998) #2 Heroes Return, part 2 of 4 “The Call”

Last issue: Our Heroes had returned to find the team had been disbanded, but before they could look more into it, Thor arrived with dire tidings that spurred the gathering of a gaggle of Avengers. Morgan Le Fey and her…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 8, 2021

The Avengers vol. 3 (1998) #1 Heroes Return, part 1 of 4 “Once an Avenger...”

When DC’s editors handed Justice League of America to Howard Porter and Grant Morrison, it caused a stir. Everyone loved the pair’s insane writing and dynamic art and it became the comic to buy (at least, it seemed that way…

Text / TV

· by Thomas Stockel · May 25, 2021

Tom’s Unpopular Opinion: “Spock’s Brain” is not as bad as you think

When talking about bad episodes of the original Star Trek, sadly there are plenty of candidates. And what people think of as the worst depends on matter of taste. We all have our “favorites”, and I think for most…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Comic Books / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · May 19, 2021

Grant Morrison’s JLA (1997) #4: “Invaders from Mars” (part 4 of 4)

Last issue: The League was down, save for the traitorous Martian Manhunter, as well as Batman, who’s discovered the Hyperclan are [gasp!] Martians! After taking out four superheroes, Protex seems to lose it and hits the doomsday button,…

Author: Thomas Stockel

The New Teen Titans (1980) Annual #2 “The Murder Machine”

Excalibur (1981), a recap (part 7 of 7): Final thoughts

Excalibur (1981), a recap (part 6 of 7): The final battle

Excalibur (1981), a recap (part 5 of 7): The Grail

Excalibur (1981), a recap (part 4 of 7): Morgana ascendant

Excalibur (1981), a recap (part 3 of 7): Lancelot!

Excalibur (1981), a recap (part 2 of 7): The Boy King

Excalibur (1981), a recap (part 1 of 7): The rise and fall of Uther Pendragon

Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying (part 5 of 5) Batman #442

Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying (part 4 of 5) New Titans #61

Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying (part 3 of 5) Batman #441

Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying (part 2 of 5) New Titans #60

Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying (part 1 of 5) Batman #440

Tom’s Unpopular Opinion: Spock should’ve stayed dead

The Avengers vol. 3 (1998) #4 Heroes Return, part 4 of 4 “Too Many Avengers!”

The Avengers vol. 3 (1998) #3 Heroes Return, part 3 of 4 “Fata Morgana”

The Avengers vol. 3 (1998) #2 Heroes Return, part 2 of 4 “The Call”

The Avengers vol. 3 (1998) #1 Heroes Return, part 1 of 4 “Once an Avenger...”

Tom’s Unpopular Opinion: “Spock’s Brain” is not as bad as you think

Grant Morrison’s JLA (1997) #4: “Invaders from Mars” (part 4 of 4)

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