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· by Tyler Peterson · Sep 10, 2019

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine “Whispers”

Welcome once again to… This Trial of Miles occurs only one week after the last one, “Armageddon Game”, in which Miles almost died from exposure to chemical weapons. “Whispers” finds O’Brien growing increasingly desperate and paranoid in the midst of…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Sep 9, 2019

Avengers/JLA #2 of 4 “A Contest of Champions”

So before we jump into the game, I just have to break down this cover. It’s a fantastic work, and it’s great to see the one, true Captain Marvel featured on the front. Although I do have an issue with…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Sep 4, 2019

Hit or Bomb? September 2019 movie predictions

September is typically when the prime moviegoing audience is too busy heading back to school to head to the theater, and the studios schedule their major releases accordingly. This year, it’s all about a killer klown… and not much else.…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Sep 3, 2019

JLA/Avengers #1 of 4 “A Journey into Mystery”

X-Men/Teen Titans was the first DC/Marvel crossover story I ever bought. The stories published during the ’70s came out before I was buying comics, and I suppose when reprints were available they looked a little to, uh, Silver Age for…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Aug 29, 2019

Battle of the Cheerleader Films: Bring It On vs. Sugar & Spice

School is back in session in many areas, and as anyone who’s been to one knows, one prominent aspect of high school is cheerleading. This is why I’m now comparing two movies involving cheerleaders. Bring It On (2000) This film…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Aug 27, 2019

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine "Armageddon Game"

Welcome to another Hibernophobic installment of… This episode, Chief O’Brien and Dr. Bashir are on another field trip. The cold open happens with both men on a cruiser belonging to the T’Lani species. Dr. Bashir narrates that the T’Lani have…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Aug 26, 2019

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

When we last left our tale, our titanically uncanny heroes, um, lost. Right. Moving on. We cut to… the Wall. Not that wall. This Wall. Remember what I said last time about Simonson being Kirby’s spiritual successor? Well, here you…

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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...

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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…

Category: Text

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine “Whispers”

Avengers/JLA #2 of 4 “A Contest of Champions”

Hit or Bomb? September 2019 movie predictions

JLA/Avengers #1 of 4 “A Journey into Mystery”

Battle of the Cheerleader Films: Bring It On vs. Sugar & Spice

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine "Armageddon Game"

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

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

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