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Author: Thomas Stockel

· by Thomas Stockel · Aug 17, 2020

Conan the Destroyer (1984), a recap (part 4 of 6)

Last time: Conan fought a dude wearing an ugly rubber mask and smashed a bunch of mirrors to defeat him. He turned back into Thoth Amon and he chose wizardcide rather than be captured. The princess retrieved the hot rock…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Aug 10, 2020

Conan the Destroyer (1984), a recap (part 3 of 6)

Last time: Conan and company began their quest, picking up new members Zula (okay, I’m calling Grace Jones by her character name now) and Mako (still calling him Mako). But the team hit a snag when the sorcerer Thoth Amon…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Aug 3, 2020

Conan the Destroyer (1984), a recap (part 2 of 6)

Last time: Conan and (sigh) Malak, professional thieves, were tracked down by Queen Taramis, who had a job for the former and pretty much pretended the other didn’t exist. If Conan undertakes the quest to bring her niece…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jul 27, 2020

Conan the Destroyer (1984), a recap (part 1 of 6)

It’s safe to say that Conan the Barbarian was and is one of my favorite movies from my youth. Arnold seemed like a larger than life demi-god with that inhuman physique of his, the action was the most violent I…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jul 20, 2020

Wonder Woman #7 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 7 of 7)

Last time: Diana defeated Ares by wrapping Gaea’s lasso around him, which she discovered could force a person to see the truth of things, and Ares came to realize this new war would be the last and a lack of…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jul 14, 2020

RAW FEED: Science City

A video celebrating my pbem game.

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jul 13, 2020

Wonder Woman #6 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 6 of 7)

Last time: Team Diana figured out some of Ares’ plot and fought Deimos and Phobos. Killing off the first and driving off the other, they used both amulets together to face off against Ares, whose mortal stooge General Tolliver has…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jul 6, 2020

Wonder Woman #5 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 5 of 7)

Last time: Diana defeated Decay and the media crowned her with a new name: Wonder Woman. Steve tracked her down for help, but before he could explain, Etta was apparently ambushed by Trevor’s friend, Colonel Michaelis. On Paradise Island, things…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 29, 2020

Wonder Woman #4 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 4 of 7)

Last time: Diana and Hermes brought Steve Trevor back home, only for him to face attempted murder and to be framed for one himself, while Deimos fomented war between the East and West. Meanwhile, Diana met new friends and was…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 22, 2020

Wonder Woman #3 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 3 of 7)

Last time on Wonder Woman: Vietnam veteran Colonel Steve Trevor was ordered to fly an F-4 Phantom to the middle of the ocean while Diana with the aid of Hermes tracked down clues to Ares’ whereabouts. Trevor’s co-pilot went…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 15, 2020

Wonder Woman #2 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 2 of 7)

Last time on Wonder Woman: The creative powers that be at DC shook things up by delivering a new take on the origin of the Amazons as well as a tweaked origin for Wonder Woman. No invisible jets here,…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 8, 2020

Wonder Woman #1 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 1 of 7)

Back in the mid-to-late ’80s, there were some changes afoot in regards to my comic buying habits. I was growing more and more disillusioned with X-Men and Marvel in general, while at the same time some exciting things were going…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 1, 2020

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 6 of 6)

Last time: Spartan and company (including Zachary Lamb, who appears to possess the mutant power of invisibility, which he uses throughout the rest of the film) went down Below to find Simon Phoenix, only to meet Edgar Friendly. Dots were…

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 25, 2020

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 5 of 6)

Last time on Demolition Man: After having dinner at Taco Bell and thwarting Edgar Friendly’s attempt to steal food for his people, Spartan botched a virtual sex encounter with Lenina. But after playing a hunch, Spartan discovered Cocteau might…

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 18, 2020

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 4 of 6)

Previously: Simon Phoenix visited a museum (probably for the first time in his life) to get his hands on a gun, and he and John Spartan squared off there. Phoenix escaped and met Cocteau, who—surprise, surprise—is the true villain, having…

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 11, 2020

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 3 of 6)

Previously: Simon Phoenix was let loose on an unsuspecting 21st century, killing 11 people (I figured out later the 11th would have been the poor bastard he got his overalls from). The police, unequipped to deal with violence, have awakened…

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 4, 2020

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 2 of 6)

Previously: In 1996, renegade cop on the edge who plays by his own rules John Spartan finally brought down flashy psycho criminal Simon Phoenix, only to be framed for killing 30 bus passengers when Simon’s building went boom. Convicted and…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 27, 2020

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 1 of 6)

For the most part, the 1990s weren’t a good time for Sylvester Stallone. After a finishing out the previous decade strong with films like Tango & Cash and Rambo III (the less said about Lock Up, the better), he…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 20, 2020

The New Mutants #19-20: The Demon Bear Saga (parts 2-3)

When we last saw our teen heroes, the New Mutants found their friend and teammate Danielle Moonstar AKA Psyche (I’m… pretty sure she wasn’t calling herself “Mirage” at this point. I don’t know if Claremont’s tendency to have characters re-name…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 13, 2020

The New Mutants #18: The Demon Bear Saga (part 1)

In my last article, I talked about how I had erroneously ASSumed the creation of the New Mutants meant my beloved X-Men were going away. After being assured by my local comic book store owner that it was not the…

Author: Thomas Stockel

Conan the Destroyer (1984), a recap (part 4 of 6)

Conan the Destroyer (1984), a recap (part 3 of 6)

Conan the Destroyer (1984), a recap (part 2 of 6)

Conan the Destroyer (1984), a recap (part 1 of 6)

Wonder Woman #7 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 7 of 7)

RAW FEED: Science City

Wonder Woman #6 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 6 of 7)

Wonder Woman #5 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 5 of 7)

Wonder Woman #4 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 4 of 7)

Wonder Woman #3 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 3 of 7)

Wonder Woman #2 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 2 of 7)

Wonder Woman #1 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 1 of 7)

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 6 of 6)

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 5 of 6)

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 4 of 6)

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 3 of 6)

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 2 of 6)

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 1 of 6)

The New Mutants #19-20: The Demon Bear Saga (parts 2-3)

The New Mutants #18: The Demon Bear Saga (part 1)

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