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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Aug 20, 2019

Venom (2018), a recap (part 6 of 7)

Previously: Eddie was able to rid himself of the Venom symbiote at the perfect time: just as his arch-enemy Carlton Drake got his own symbiote and sent his goons out to tranquilize Eddie and bring him back alive. Oops!

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· by Thomas Stockel · Aug 19, 2019

Marvel and DC Present The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans (part 1 of 2)

You know what we haven’t seen in a long while? A crossover event between DC and Marvel. I’m not saying it was ever a common occurrence, but does anyone remember All Access, or DC vs. Marvel? Or smaller…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Aug 15, 2019

My hopes for Star Trek: Picard

As most everyone is aware by now, the next Star Trek series, Star Trek: Picard, is set to begin on CBS All Access next year. Like Star Trek: Discovery, it will only be available for viewing on the…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Aug 13, 2019

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine “The Storyteller”

Chief Petty Officer Miles O’Brien. What is to be done with you? The only regular Star Trek character who’s in Starfleet but not an officer. A blue-collar toiler living incongruously in a post-scarcity utopian future. A loser. A dum-dum. A…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Aug 12, 2019

Marvel Fanfare #13 “Black Widow, Web of Intrigue” (part 4 of 4)

As we take a look at the final installment of this four-part story, I want to take a moment to mention the cover art. For me, the cover should imply the action that will take place in the comic, and…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Aug 6, 2019

Venom (2018), a recap (part 5 of 7)

Previously: Carlton Drake offed his lead scientist Dr. Skirth, then sent his security team to go retrieve his symbiote. But Eddie successfully eluded them by finally turning into Venom, whose primary superpower seems to be shooting black goo out of various orifices.

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· by Thomas Stockel · Aug 5, 2019

Marvel Fanfare #12 “Black Widow, Web of Intrigue” (part 3 of 4)

So I read the article over at Inverse regarding the Black Widow movie’s screenwriter, Jac Schaeffer, and I dunno. Some of what she says I agree with, such as not adhering slavishly to canon. It worked for Thor, for example;…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jul 31, 2019

Hit or Bomb? August 2019 movie predictions

As we all know, August is traditionally a dumping ground for films without much blockbuster potential, so it’s time for us to adjust our expectations way way down and predict which films released this month will be HITs and…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jul 29, 2019

Marvel Fanfare #11 “Black Widow, Web of Intrigue” (part 2 of 4)

Before we get into this week’s recap, I just wanted to talk about the format of Marvel Fanfare back in 1982. Most if not all issues ran more than one story, and also often contained full page pin-ups from different…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jul 24, 2019

Venom (2018), a recap (part 4 of 7)

Previously: Eddie got merged with one of Carlton Drake’s symbiotes, which allowed him to climb trees and gave him cravings for all sorts of not-dead foods. After dining on extremely fresh lobster, Annie’s doctor boyfriend Dan did an MRI scan on Eddie and then told him to go home and sleep off that symbiote.

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jul 22, 2019

Marvel Fanfare #10 “Black Widow, Web of Intrigue” (part 1 of 4)

So the San Diego Comic-Con has come and gone, and the first thing that struck me was how nobody I’m following on Twitter, none of my Facebook friends, and none of the “news media” hyped up anything related to actual…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jul 18, 2019

Venom (2018), a recap (part 3 of 7)

Previously: Carlton Drake started using his symbiotes from space to experiment on homeless people, with predictable results. Eddie Brock, who previously lost his job over investigating Drake, got suckered into investigating him again. Meanwhile, an evil symbiote is aggressively making its way...

Movies / Text

· by Steven Birkner · Jul 16, 2019

The Jedi Order must reinvent itself after The Rise of Skywalker

Story arcs that go from decline and fall to rise and redemption are common in fiction that operates on a grand scale. The Star Wars franchise operates on a large enough scale to do it twice in three trilogies, as…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jul 15, 2019

Justice League of America #200 "A League Divided" (part 2 of 2)

Previously in part one, we had a recap of how the Justice League was formed after they defeated seven alien combatants who came to Earth to fight for the rulership of another world. The seven Kryptonite meteors they arrived in…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Jul 12, 2019

Star Trek “The City on the Edge of Forever”: teleplay vs. episode

Many Star Trek fans say that the original series’s crowning achievement was the penultimate episode of the show’s first season, “The City on the Edge of Forever.” Some fans go further than that by saying it’s the finest episode of…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jul 11, 2019

Venom (2018), a recap (part 2 of 7)

Previously: A spaceship belonging to Carlton Drake’s Life Foundation crashed in Asia, carrying several mysterious “organisms” (AKA symbiotes) as well as J. Jonah Jameson’s astronaut son, who immediately died and passed on a symbiote to an EMT worker. Meanwhile, Drake didn’t like the probing questions...

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jul 8, 2019

Justice League of America #200 "A League Divided" (part 1 of 2)

Back in the early ’80s, my comic buying habits were a bit erratic. Other than X-Men, there weren’t a whole lot of titles I was steadfastly wedded to. However, I do remember really enjoying Justice League of America when…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jul 3, 2019

Venom (2018), a recap (part 1 of 7)

A movie about a Spider-Man villain whose origin and abilities are intrinsically tied to Spider-Man… where Spider-Man doesn’t appear, and which is completely devoid of any references at all to the Web-Slinger? How could this possibly result in anything but an Amazing Spider-Man 2-level disaster?

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jul 2, 2019

The Amazing Spider-Man #24 “Spider-Man Goes Mad!”

A new Spider-Man movie is coming out tomorrow, and honestly, I’m not feeling the sort of buzz I experienced years and years ago when Toby Maguire wore the red and blue. Oh, I know Sam Raimi’s films had their flaws,…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jul 1, 2019

Hit or Bomb? July 2019 movie predictions

The July box office starts early this year thanks to Independence Day falling on a Thursday, and this month sees one of the first (but certainly not the last) months where most major releases are produced or co-produced by Disney.…

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Venom (2018), a recap (part 6 of 7)

Marvel and DC Present The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans (part 1 of 2)

My hopes for Star Trek: Picard

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine “The Storyteller”

Marvel Fanfare #13 “Black Widow, Web of Intrigue” (part 4 of 4)

Venom (2018), a recap (part 5 of 7)

Marvel Fanfare #12 “Black Widow, Web of Intrigue” (part 3 of 4)

Hit or Bomb? August 2019 movie predictions

Marvel Fanfare #11 “Black Widow, Web of Intrigue” (part 2 of 4)

Venom (2018), a recap (part 4 of 7)

Marvel Fanfare #10 “Black Widow, Web of Intrigue” (part 1 of 4)

Venom (2018), a recap (part 3 of 7)

The Jedi Order must reinvent itself after The Rise of Skywalker

Justice League of America #200 "A League Divided" (part 2 of 2)

Star Trek “The City on the Edge of Forever”: teleplay vs. episode

Venom (2018), a recap (part 2 of 7)

Justice League of America #200 "A League Divided" (part 1 of 2)

Venom (2018), a recap (part 1 of 7)

The Amazing Spider-Man #24 “Spider-Man Goes Mad!”

Hit or Bomb? July 2019 movie predictions

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