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Author: Thomas Stockel

· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 1, 2021

Gemini Man (2019), a recap (part 1 of 6)

“Development hell” is a term describing films in various stages of production that for one reason or another have hit a wall. Perhaps there’s problems with the script, or it’s discovered the budget will be too high. Perhaps producers or…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jan 21, 2021

WandaVision’s inspirations: 1985 to the present

So hopefully over the past couple of weeks, you read my articles regarding the two Vision and Scarlet Witch limited series that were published in 1982 and 1985. While I enjoyed the first series, I found the second series a…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Jan 18, 2021

The Beastmaster (1982), a recap (part 6 of 6)

Last time: Dar, Kiri and Tal snuck into the pyramid to rescue Zed, while Seth gathered rebel forces. Zed then proceeded to prep the good guys to walk into an ambush after banishing the good guy’s MVP. Morning finds Dar…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jan 13, 2021

WandaVision’s inspirations: Vision and the Scarlet Witch vol. 2 (1985)

Three years later… While I can’t fit three years of Marvel Comics history into such a short space, I can at least provide a bit of background to set the stage. Damn, all that fun-poking I was doing regarding Bill…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jan 11, 2021

The Beastmaster (1982), a recap (part 5 of 6)

Last time: Dar met “pilgrims” that turned out to be Seth and Tal, the former king Zed’s captain of the guard and the latter Zed’s son. Together they helped free the slave girl Kiri, who turned out to be Tal’s…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jan 6, 2021

WandaVision’s inspirations: Vision and the Scarlet Witch vol. 1 (1982)

When it comes to comics, the one format that never made sense to me was the limited series; if a series was selling well, why would you stop at just four issues? We saw that happen with Marvel’s Transformers,…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jan 4, 2021

The Beastmaster (1982), a recap (part 4 of 6)

Last time: Dar met human-eating bat people, then he went to town to find Rip Torn sacrificing children to Ar. Rescuing the last victim, he learned the slave women are being taken to a temple to be sacrificed, among them…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Dec 28, 2020

The Beastmaster (1982), a recap (part 3 of 6)

Last time: Dar’s entire village was wiped out by the Jun horde led by Rip Torn, leaving him the lone survivor. Arming himself, he hit the road of vengeance and picked up a few furry and feathered allies on the…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Dec 21, 2020

The Beastmaster (1982), a recap (part 2 of 6)

Last time: An evil wizard/priest and a host of witches attempted to sacrifice King Zed’s child to Ar(rrrrrrrrrrr!), but were thwarted by a passing stranger with a donkey. Raising the child as his own, Dar’s Dad learned his son could…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Dec 14, 2020

The Beastmaster (1982), a recap (part 1 of 6)

Prior to the 1980s, fantasy films were never a huge genre; if you look back at releases during the ’70s you had maybe one true fantasy film a year, be it animated flicks like The Lord of the Rings,…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Dec 9, 2020

The Cheetah’s first post-Crisis appearance: Wonder Woman (1987) #9

When I last looked at Wonder Woman, it was to cover the first seven issues of her reboot, which contained the epic seven-part Gods and Mortals story that gave the character a much-needed reboot and established a very different background,…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Dec 3, 2020

James Bond: VARGR #6 (part 6 of 6)

Last time: James endured a debriefing almost as painful as the fight with Masters, then he headed out to meet up with some MI-5 blokes to check on a shipment of infected drugs, only to run into Dharma Reach. After…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 30, 2020

James Bond: VARGR #5 (part 5 of 6)

Last time: Bond fought Bishop… wait, Bishop? His name’s Masters. Where the hell did Bishop come from?! God, I have to stop writing these things at 3 AM. And my cats are useless at editing; I have no idea why…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 23, 2020

James Bond: VARGR #4 (part 4 of 6)

Last time: James entered a drug house and killed, well, everybody. Mr. Bishop visited the local MI-6 station and killed, well, everybody. Bond is strolling down the sidewalk when Bishop approaches, calling him Mr. Hutcheon, his official cover. Bishop fumbles…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 16, 2020

James Bond: VARGR #3 (part 3 of 6)

Last time: Bond arrived in Berlin and received a warm welcome from Dharma Reach, bionic assassin. He later went to go meet Dr. Kurjak, our obvious bad guy, who told Bond where to find the drug dealers. Is it a…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 10, 2020

James Bond: VARGR #2 (part 2 of 6)

Last time: Bond avenged 008’s death and his reward was to take on the deceased agent’s case load, part of which involved a drug dealer peddling an exotic product. He was sent to Berlin, sans gun, to meet a contact…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 5, 2020

James Bond: VARGR #1 (part 1 of 6)

As hard as it may be to believe, what with the passing of legend Sean Connery, I had intended to look at this comic for a little while now. You see, my plan has been to recap comics at the…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 2, 2020

Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), a recap (part 6 of 6)

Last time: Sador arrived and ran headlong into stiff opposition, losing fighters and many soldiers on the surface of Akir. But the good guys suffered losses as well, with many farmers turned fighters dying along with Gelt and possibly the…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Oct 26, 2020

Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), a recap (part 5 of 6)

Last time: Sador’s sentries upon Akir they preyed and were themselves waylaid. Our heroes prepared for Sador’s raid by constructing moat and stockade, all the while a harmonica was played. Then St. Exim at Sador threw shade! But was her…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Oct 19, 2020

Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), a recap (part 4 of 6)

Last time: Shad and Nan found new recruits: an assassin for hire, a collective consciousness that was bored, and a reptilian space whaler with a grudge. Oh, and Sybil Danning. Speaking of which… Gelt (Robert Vaughn, in case you forgot…

Author: Thomas Stockel

Gemini Man (2019), a recap (part 1 of 6)

WandaVision’s inspirations: 1985 to the present

The Beastmaster (1982), a recap (part 6 of 6)

WandaVision’s inspirations: Vision and the Scarlet Witch vol. 2 (1985)

The Beastmaster (1982), a recap (part 5 of 6)

WandaVision’s inspirations: Vision and the Scarlet Witch vol. 1 (1982)

The Beastmaster (1982), a recap (part 4 of 6)

The Beastmaster (1982), a recap (part 3 of 6)

The Beastmaster (1982), a recap (part 2 of 6)

The Beastmaster (1982), a recap (part 1 of 6)

The Cheetah’s first post-Crisis appearance: Wonder Woman (1987) #9

James Bond: VARGR #6 (part 6 of 6)

James Bond: VARGR #5 (part 5 of 6)

James Bond: VARGR #4 (part 4 of 6)

James Bond: VARGR #3 (part 3 of 6)

James Bond: VARGR #2 (part 2 of 6)

James Bond: VARGR #1 (part 1 of 6)

Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), a recap (part 6 of 6)

Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), a recap (part 5 of 6)

Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), a recap (part 4 of 6)

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