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· by Tyler Peterson · Jun 16, 2021

Loki be a lady tonight: Loki “The Variant”

Previously on Loki: Loki, god of slash fic mischief, has escaped from his destined death via time travel shenanigans and immediately gotten himself arrested by the all-powerful Time Variance Authority, who police time travel shenanigans in the name of…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 16, 2021

The Avengers vol. 3 (1998) #2 Heroes Return, part 2 of 3 “The Call”

Last issue: Our Heroes had returned to find the team had been disbanded, but before they could look more into it, Thor arrived with dire tidings that spurred the gathering of a gaggle of Avengers. Morgan Le Fey and her…

Text / TV / TV Recap

· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jun 14, 2021

When you need a lawyer handy: Cop Rock “Cop-a-Feeliac”

Previously on Cop Rock: Officer Quinn got shot, but luckily it was just a flesh wound. Her husband Ruskin demanded she get a new partner, but it was all a transparent ploy to get his wife away from Campo,…

Text / TV / TV Recap

· by Tyler Peterson · Jun 10, 2021

Lowkey Loki: Loki “Glorious Purpose”

“Wait a minute,” you may say, if you’ve been keeping up. “Isn’t this guy dead?” Yes indeed, the opening scene of Avengers: Infinity War saw the godly neck bones of Loki, Tom Hiddleston’s breakout semi-villain, going crack. And because he…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 8, 2021

The Avengers vol. 3 (1998) #1 Heroes Return, part 1 “Once an Avenger...”

When DC’s editors handed Justice League of America to Howard Porter and Grant Morrison, it caused a stir. Everyone loved the pair’s insane writing and dynamic art and it became the comic to buy (at least, it seemed that way…

Text / TV

· by Thomas Stockel · May 25, 2021

Tom’s Unpopular Opinion: “Spock’s Brain” is not as bad as you think

When talking about bad episodes of the original Star Trek, sadly there are plenty of candidates. And what people think of as the worst depends on matter of taste. We all have our “favorites”, and I think for most…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Comic Books / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · May 19, 2021

Grant Morrison’s JLA (1997) #4: “Invaders from Mars” (part 4 of 4)

Last issue: The League was down, save for the traitorous Martian Manhunter, as well as Batman, who’s discovered the Hyperclan are [gasp!] Martians! After taking out four superheroes, Protex seems to lose it and hits the doomsday button,…

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 11, 2021

Grant Morrison’s JLA (1997) #3: “War of the Worlds” (part 3 of 4)

Last issue: Wonder Woman and Aquaman were down! Green Lantern got double-teamed! Superman was rendered helpless by (sigh) kryptonite! And Batman is… dead? Possibly? Maybe? We open with two people talking about keeping someone alive, and we see…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Comic Books / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · May 4, 2021

Grant Morrison’s JLA (1997) #2: “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (part 2 of 4)

Last issue: Alien heroes calling themselves the Hyperclan have arrived on Earth, performing wonders, staging public executions of super-villains, and winning the hearts and minds of the public. Only Batman and the Justice League know they’re up to no good.…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 27, 2021

Grant Morrison’s JLA (1997) #1: “Them!” (part 1 of 4)

“Comics sucked in the ‘90s!” has been thought by many to be “common knowledge”. And I get it, because I was caught saying the same thing a time or two when I looked back at some of the dreck I…

Text / TV / TV Recap

· by Tyler Peterson · Apr 25, 2021

Black-tain America and the Winning Soldier: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier “One World, One People”

Previously: John Walker used the world’s last dose of super-serum to juice himself up to fight bad guys, but then lost his Captain America status for aggravated lack of chill. A shadowy unelected transnational council with its own military and…

Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 21, 2021

Tom’s Unpopular Opinion: Logan is overrated

To this day, I can recall the low expectations I had for the first X-Men film released in 2000. With a modest budget, a director not known for doing superhero/action movies, and a cast largely unknown to me, as well…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Apr 19, 2021

Montage daydream The Falcon and the Winter Soldier “Truth”

Previously: Sam’s sister Sarah still can’t make her fishing boat payments, even though she has twice as many customers now. John Walker injected himself with some stolen super-soldier serum in order to serve more effectively as Captain America, but that…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 13, 2021

Johnny Mnemonic (1995), a recap (part 3 of 3)

Last time: Johnny picked up a bodyguard and a doctor, and while Pharmakom has hired a psycho hitman to collect his head, our hero has discovered the data in his skull could save millions of lives… if somebody can get…

Text / TV / TV Recap

· by Tyler Peterson · Apr 10, 2021

Wakanda weak Captain America is this? The Falcon and the Winter Soldier “The Whole World is Watching”

Previously: The leader of the Flag-Smashers, Karli Morgenthau, is an anarcho-Thanosist terrorist with a Game of Thrones accent. Likes: bombs, stealing, being a super-soldier. Dislikes: governments, corporations, people other than her and her friends being super-soldiers. To track her down,…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 6, 2021

Johnny Mnemonic (1995), a recap (part 2 of 3)

Last time: In the far flung year of… 2021, a guy named Johnny is a special courier who smuggles data via an implant in his head. Now he’s got too much data stuffed in his noggin and has to get…

Text / TV / TV Recap

· by Tyler Peterson · Apr 3, 2021

The Madripoorian: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier “Power Broker”

Previously: Bucky and Sam were trying to remain in the superhero business in the wake of the naming of a new Captain America with unclear loyalties and an even unclearer agenda. He had something to do with the Global Repatriation…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 30, 2021

Johnny Mnemonic (1995), a recap (part 1 of 3)

You would be hard-pressed to find a celebrity more beloved than Keanu Reeves, and it’s not hard to figure out why, as he avoids controversy and doesn’t get involved in tawdry headline-grabbing feuds or affairs. He donates a lot of…

Text / TV / TV Recap

· by Tyler Peterson · Mar 27, 2021

The old man and the serum: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier “The Star-Spangled Man”

Previously on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: The titular Falcon, Sam Wilson, wanted to help save his sister’s fishing boat, but since being an Avenger doesn’t, strictly speaking, pay (why would anyone work for Tony Stark for…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 24, 2021

Snyder Cut inspirations: The New 52 Justice League (2011) #1-6

So a film dropped last week on HBO Max: Zack Snyder’s Justice League AKA the “Snyder Cut”. And apparently people are very positive about it, save a guy whose name rhymes with Taser Lisp. I’m not going to be reviewing…

Category: Text

Loki be a lady tonight: Loki “The Variant”

The Avengers vol. 3 (1998) #2 Heroes Return, part 2 of 3 “The Call”

When you need a lawyer handy: Cop Rock “Cop-a-Feeliac”

Lowkey Loki: Loki “Glorious Purpose”

The Avengers vol. 3 (1998) #1 Heroes Return, part 1 “Once an Avenger...”

Tom’s Unpopular Opinion: “Spock’s Brain” is not as bad as you think

Grant Morrison’s JLA (1997) #4: “Invaders from Mars” (part 4 of 4)

Grant Morrison’s JLA (1997) #3: “War of the Worlds” (part 3 of 4)

Grant Morrison’s JLA (1997) #2: “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (part 2 of 4)

Grant Morrison’s JLA (1997) #1: “Them!” (part 1 of 4)

Black-tain America and the Winning Soldier: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier “One World, One People”

Tom’s Unpopular Opinion: Logan is overrated

Montage daydream The Falcon and the Winter Soldier “Truth”

Johnny Mnemonic (1995), a recap (part 3 of 3)

Wakanda weak Captain America is this? The Falcon and the Winter Soldier “The Whole World is Watching”

Johnny Mnemonic (1995), a recap (part 2 of 3)

The Madripoorian: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier “Power Broker”

Johnny Mnemonic (1995), a recap (part 1 of 3)

The old man and the serum: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier “The Star-Spangled Man”

Snyder Cut inspirations: The New 52 Justice League (2011) #1-6

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