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· 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…

· 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…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

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

Venom (2018), a recap (part 2)

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)

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,…

Movies / Text

· 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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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Jun 25, 2019

Kull the Conqueror (1997)

Before he began his new career as Trump’s mouthpiece, Kevin Sorbo was actually beloved for starring in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Naturally, like most actors who hit it big on TV, there were hopes that this stardom would be…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 24, 2019

Batman battles Swamp Thing in Swamp Thing #53 “The Garden of Earthly Delights”

A lot has happened between issue #21 of Swamp Thing’s title and now: Swamp Thing fought Jason Woodrue AKA the Floronic Man for control of a mysterious force known as the Green. He met John Constantine, who gave him some…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jun 19, 2019

Green Lantern (2011), a recap (part 9 of 9)

Previously: Hal pleaded his case for humanity… to the Guardians, oddly, instead of the big creepy cloud who just showed up on Earth looking to exterminate the human race. Also: Hector died, and no one really cared.

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 17, 2019

Swamp Thing #21 “The Anatomy Lesson”

So the Swamp Thing TV series just became a mini-series, and there seem to be conflicting stories as to what the hell happened. DC Comics’ response was a bit vague, and even the producer James Wan (if the name sounds…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Jun 13, 2019

Star Trek: The Next Generation “All Good Things...”, 25 years later

As anyone who’s seen this episode knows, Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s final episode “All Good Things…” depicts a future 25 years from the current point in the series. Hence, I thought it appropriate to look at that landmark…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jun 12, 2019

Green Lantern (2011), a recap (part 8 of 9)

Previously: Amanda Waller lived a life told in stock photos, while Hector torched his dad, and Hal was powerless to stop it despite opening a wormhole to get to the scene of the crime. And now Parallax will have his revenge on the Guardians by… attacking Earth? Sure, why not.

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· by Nathan Kerner · Jun 11, 2019

Peak TV and serialization in the wake of the Game of Thrones finale

So… how about that Game of Thrones finale? Okay, let me cut through the icy, awkward silence, and start over. We live in the Age of Peak TV, or that’s what all the smart websites tell me: Peak TV this,…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 10, 2019

Introducing Venom: Amazing Spider Man #300

I confess I’ve never been a big Spider-Man fan. I’ve grabbed the odd issue here and there over the years, and except for a lot of J. Michael Straczynski’s run, ol’ Web-head doesn’t occupy much space in the short boxes.…

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

Green Lantern (2011), a recap (part 7 of 9)

Previously: Hector instantly got all fat and gross and deformed and went full evil, and Hal saved the day by turning a crashing helicopter into a speeding projectile (just go with it). Carol became Discount Lois Lane to Hal’s Discount Superman as he romanced her in the air, then revealed he’s a member of a galactic peacekeeping force...

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jun 5, 2019

Hit or Bomb? June 2019 movie predictions

It’s another big summer month of high-profile sequels and reboots, plus one “original” movie that somehow found its way into theaters. Once again, the Agony Booth staff is here to decide which of these movies will be HITs and…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 3, 2019

X-Men #137 “The Fate of the Phoenix”

Before we dive into this landmark issue, I feel a brief recap is in order for those of you who are unaware of this story’s background. The X-Men had been kidnapped and taken into space by a man named Stephen…

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

Green Lantern (2011), a recap (part 6 of 9)

Previously: Hal was transported to the planet Oa where he received a beatdown from Sinestro, causing him to quit the Corps and Refuse the Call of this particular Hero’s Journey. Back on Earth, Hector gave his students a lesson… in how thinking of him as a "freak" gets your ass shotputted across the classroom...

Category: Text

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)

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

Venom (2018), a recap (part 1)

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

Hit or Bomb? July 2019 movie predictions

Kull the Conqueror (1997)

Batman battles Swamp Thing in Swamp Thing #53 “The Garden of Earthly Delights”

Green Lantern (2011), a recap (part 9 of 9)

Swamp Thing #21 “The Anatomy Lesson”

Star Trek: The Next Generation “All Good Things...”, 25 years later

Green Lantern (2011), a recap (part 8 of 9)

Peak TV and serialization in the wake of the Game of Thrones finale

Introducing Venom: Amazing Spider Man #300

Green Lantern (2011), a recap (part 7 of 9)

Hit or Bomb? June 2019 movie predictions

X-Men #137 “The Fate of the Phoenix”

Green Lantern (2011), a recap (part 6 of 9)

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