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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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· 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…

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· 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...

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· by Tyler Peterson · May 29, 2019

Terminator: Dark Fate’s trailer hints at a surprising twist

The teaser trailer for Terminator: Dark Fate, the sixth movie in the Terminator franchise, dropped last week, and uh… it’s pretty wild: Before this dropped, we knew a total of two things about the movie: one, it was going to…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · May 28, 2019

1985’s Otherworld imagined a universe without the Beatles

Next month sees the release of Yesterday, the Danny Boyle-directed musical fantasy where an aspiring musician wakes up in a parallel reality where the Beatles never existed. He proceeds to pass off the Fab Four’s compositions as his own,…

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 27, 2019

X-Men #175 “Phoenix!”

I won’t deny that it’s tempting to spend the next six months recapping X-Men comics, seeing as this era is to my mind one of the greatest periods in comic book history. Of course, I’m biased, seeing as these were…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · May 23, 2019

Battle of the Departed Lover Movies: Always (1989) vs. Ghost (1990)

Here now is a comparison between two romantic ghost stories that came out within a year of each other. Both stories involve the dearly departed still present in a spiritual form to assist their still-earthbound sweetheart in the aftermath of…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · May 21, 2019

Green Lantern (2011), a recap (part 5 of 9)

Previously: After beating up a former coworker or two or three, Hal got yanked to the planet Oa, where he received a brain-dump from Tomar-Re about the Guardians and the Green Lantern Corps and got to witness Sinestro give a half-hearted pep rally speech. Meanwhile, Hector Hammond was infected by what might have been Parallax’s jizz.

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 20, 2019

X-Men #150 “I, Magneto...”

Decades ago, comics were sold in grocery stores, three comics to a bag, with the middle comic being a mystery. One day I used my paper route money to buy one of these bags, and inside it was X-Men #148.…

Category: Text

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)

Terminator: Dark Fate’s trailer hints at a surprising twist

1985’s Otherworld imagined a universe without the Beatles

X-Men #175 “Phoenix!”

Battle of the Departed Lover Movies: Always (1989) vs. Ghost (1990)

Green Lantern (2011), a recap (part 5 of 9)

X-Men #150 “I, Magneto...”

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