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Author: Thomas Stockel

· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 9, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Doctor Strange (2016)

Doctor Strange is one of those Marvel properties that’s been around for decades. He’s a character that fans of the comics can remember popping up all over the place in cameos. I think the first time I saw him was…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 4, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Before I dive into Captain America: Civil War, allow me to provide some background about the source material. Civil War was one of Marvel Comics’ landmark events, one that had been carefully set up to reveal the US government…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 29, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Ant-Man (2015)

So… Ant-Man. Ant. Man. This… is a difficult movie for me to talk about, mostly because it had so little impact on me. It’s not a horrific movie like Battlefield Earth, which if you’re not careful and don’t…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 29, 2018

RAW FEED: Science City

A video celebrating my play by e-mail game, Science City

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 26, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

When one thinks about the Avengers, there are only a handful of villains that come to mind who can pose a true challenge. Loki was an excellent choice for the first film; he was known to people who saw Thor…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 23, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

When Marvel announced their post-Avengers movie schedule in 2012, I expected some titles to be on the list. I expected a Black Widow movie. I expected Power Man and Iron Fist. I had expected Daredevil. Bear in…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 19, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Previously: I was dreading Marvel’s 2014 films, especially after the lackluster 2013 entries in the series. You might be asking yourself what I was dreading, seeing as I loved the first Captain America movie so much. The answer is simple:…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 13, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Iron Man 3 (2013)

Previously: 2012 passed into our rear-view mirror and 2013 was upon us, and when it came to Marvel movies, we had no idea what to expect. In 2008, we knew the goal for these movies had been the formation of…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 8, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting The Avengers (2012)

Four years. Four years since that teaser at the end of the Iron Man credits, where Nick Fury teased the “Avengers Initiative”. Four years and here it was, the movie that nerds worldwide had been waiting for. Don’t get me…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 6, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Previously: It was confirmed, True Believer, that there was going to be an Avengers movie. And okay, maybe word like that got dropped on some geek web site at the time, but I didn’t always follow that stuff; a lot…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 2, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Thor (2011)

I have a confession to make: I’m not a big Thor fan. I’m not saying I hate the character, and there have been periods where I picked up the comic (for example, I was really digging what Jason Aaron was…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 26, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Iron Man 2 (2010)

Previously: The post-credits scene of Incredible Hulk implied that we were going to be seeing our first glimpse of the Avengers. Would it be similar to the origin of the team in the comic, which was centered around the hunting…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 22, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Previously: Iron Man was tremendously successful both commercially and critically, and we comic book readers in particular loved it. It seemed that our long drought of bad comic book movies was at last over, and Marvel was serious about making…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 19, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Iron Man (2008)

On May 2, 2008, history was made: that was the day Iron Man hit theaters in the United States. Up until then, superhero movies had sporadic success as standalone films and self-contained franchises, and seldom did a spin-off ever succeed.…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 2, 2018

RAW FEED: Science City

A video celebrating the PBEM Science City

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· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 9, 2017

The Fantastic Four's enduring legacy: Homages, tributes, and knockoffs

A few weeks back, Marvel Legacy #1 was published (with a whopping $6 price tag, I might add) which is supposed to kick off a new era, I guess. From what I’ve seen of the comic they’re hinting at, some…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Oct 25, 2017

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 9: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

So here it is; the end of my Pulp Masterpieces series. It’s been a lot of fun looking at these wonderful films; even revisiting The Phantom again was enjoyable. But we’ve reached the end of the trip and are now…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Oct 12, 2017

Star Trek (TAS) “Bem”

The Stardate is 7403.6, which now that I think about it, could be the date this script was finished or something. It makes me wonder now how many Stardates are actually secret codes, like somebody’s telephone number or some hot…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Oct 4, 2017

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 8: Porco Rosso (1992)

When anime fans talk about legends in the industry, I think one name that makes just about everyone’s list is Hayao Miyazaki. A writer, manga artist, director, and producer, he was responsible for some of the finest examples of the…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Sep 21, 2017

How to fix Marvel Comics

Marvel has gone from being the House of Ideas to the House of Ideologues, and frankly it’s tiresome.

Author: Thomas Stockel

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Doctor Strange (2016)

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Ant-Man (2015)

RAW FEED: Science City

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Iron Man 3 (2013)

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting The Avengers (2012)

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Thor (2011)

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Iron Man 2 (2010)

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Iron Man (2008)

RAW FEED: Science City

The Fantastic Four's enduring legacy: Homages, tributes, and knockoffs

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 9: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Star Trek (TAS) “Bem”

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 8: Porco Rosso (1992)

How to fix Marvel Comics

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