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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Dec 23, 2020

Running a train on Lois Lane: Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane #29

I did it! I found a Bizarre Silver Age Comic where Superman’s not a dick at all—unless you count the ridiculous hoops he makes his friends jump through to save his life just so he can cruise in for a…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Dec 21, 2020

The Beastmaster (1982), a recap (part 2 of 6)

Last time: An evil wizard/priest and a host of witches attempted to sacrifice King Zed’s child to Ar(rrrrrrrrrrr!), but were thwarted by a passing stranger with a donkey. Raising the child as his own, Dar’s Dad learned his son could…

Text / TV / TV Recap

· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Dec 18, 2020

It’s a wonderful empire: Star Trek: Discovery “Terra Firma, Part 2”

Previously: The Burn’s point of origin was traced back to the Verubin Nebula, and there’s a Kelpien ship inside broadcasting a distress call. Book wanted to make himself useful to Starfleet, so Saru told him to wait for his moment.…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Dec 16, 2020

He’s just not that into you, time travel edition: Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane #20

It’s time for another installment of Bizarre Silver Age Comics, which is quickly becoming something I might as well rename Random Acts of Superdickery. Superman acts like a complete dick in this story—the dude literally changes history so…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Dec 14, 2020

The Beastmaster (1982), a recap (part 1 of 6)

Prior to the 1980s, fantasy films were never a huge genre; if you look back at releases during the ’70s you had maybe one true fantasy film a year, be it animated flicks like The Lord of the Rings,…

Text / TV / TV Recap

· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Dec 11, 2020

The emperor’s new closed time-loop: Star Trek: Discovery “Terra Firma, Part 1”

Previously: Discovery learned the Burn’s point of origin was the Verubin Nebula, and there’s a Federation distress signal coming from inside the nebula. Book was grateful for the Federation saving his ass again, and wanted to join up. The Discovery…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Dec 9, 2020

The Cheetah’s first post-Crisis appearance: Wonder Woman (1987) #9

When I last looked at Wonder Woman, it was to cover the first seven issues of her reboot, which contained the epic seven-part Gods and Mortals story that gave the character a much-needed reboot and established a very different background,…

Text / TV / TV Recap

· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Dec 6, 2020

Talk with the sea locusts, walk with the sea locusts: Star Trek: Discovery “The Sanctuary”

Previously: We learned about the Emerald Chain, the Orion-Andorian alliance led by this season’s supposed big bad Osyraa. The Andorian named Ryn tried to revolt against Osyraa, so she cut off his antennae, but luckily, Book and Burnham saved him…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Dec 3, 2020

James Bond: VARGR #6 (part 6 of 6)

Last time: James endured a debriefing almost as painful as the fight with Masters, then he headed out to meet up with some MI-5 blokes to check on a shipment of infected drugs, only to run into Dharma Reach. After…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 30, 2020

James Bond: VARGR #5 (part 5 of 6)

Last time: Bond fought Bishop… wait, Bishop? His name’s Masters. Where the hell did Bishop come from?! God, I have to stop writing these things at 3 AM. And my cats are useless at editing; I have no idea why…

Text / TV / TV Recap

· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 26, 2020

Unification III: Beyond Thunderdome - Star Trek: Discovery

Previously: Burnham was determined to figure out what caused the Burn, and learned of the existence of a black box data recorder that proved the Burn had a distinct point of origin. Saru told her Discovery had more important things…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 23, 2020

James Bond: VARGR #4 (part 4 of 6)

Last time: James entered a drug house and killed, well, everybody. Mr. Bishop visited the local MI-6 station and killed, well, everybody. Bond is strolling down the sidewalk when Bishop approaches, calling him Mr. Hutcheon, his official cover. Bishop fumbles…

Text / TV / TV Recap

· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 21, 2020

The One Where Burnham Disobeys Orders: Star Trek: Discovery “Scavengers”

Previously: Burnham spent a year alone on a spaceship with the hunky courier/animal activist Book, but nothing happened between them. There’s Something Wrong with Georgiou, who was last seen staring off into the distance for a considerable amount of time.…

Series Review / Text / TV

· by Rob Kirchgassner · Nov 19, 2020

The Boys series review (so far)

In the past few months, the Amazon series The Boys has generated a lot of buzz. The show, based on the comic series by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, and co-produced by Seth Rogan, basically takes the superhero craze that…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 16, 2020

James Bond: VARGR #3 (part 3 of 6)

Last time: Bond arrived in Berlin and received a warm welcome from Dharma Reach, bionic assassin. He later went to go meet Dr. Kurjak, our obvious bad guy, who told Bond where to find the drug dealers. Is it a…

Text / TV / TV Recap

· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 14, 2020

Maps to the Starfleet HQ: Star Trek: Discovery “Die Trying”

Previously: Michael Burnham and friends travelled to the year 3188, where the Federation has fallen apart, but they did get a tantalizing message from Admiral Senna Tal. They learned Senna was a Trill and his symbiont is now hosted by…

Movies / Text

· by Tyler Peterson · Nov 12, 2020

Movie Duel: The Illusionist vs. The Prestige

Our latest installment of Movie Duels takes us back to the hoary years of 2006, when we got two movies about stage magicians in the late nineteenth slash early twentieth centuries. Now, it’s no surprise why magic shows were popular…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 10, 2020

James Bond: VARGR #2 (part 2 of 6)

Last time: Bond avenged 008’s death and his reward was to take on the deceased agent’s case load, part of which involved a drug dealer peddling an exotic product. He was sent to Berlin, sans gun, to meet a contact…

Text / TV / TV Recap

· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 6, 2020

Being Trill is a Tal order: Star Trek: Discovery “Forget Me Not”

Previously: Discovery arrived in the 32nd Century and had a pretty rough landing. Demter hit her head in the crash and now Something Is Wrong With Her. Stamets almost died and had to be put in a coma, but he…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 5, 2020

James Bond: VARGR #1 (part 1 of 6)

As hard as it may be to believe, what with the passing of legend Sean Connery, I had intended to look at this comic for a little while now. You see, my plan has been to recap comics at the…

Category: Text

Running a train on Lois Lane: Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane #29

The Beastmaster (1982), a recap (part 2 of 6)

It’s a wonderful empire: Star Trek: Discovery “Terra Firma, Part 2”

He’s just not that into you, time travel edition: Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane #20

The Beastmaster (1982), a recap (part 1 of 6)

The emperor’s new closed time-loop: Star Trek: Discovery “Terra Firma, Part 1”

The Cheetah’s first post-Crisis appearance: Wonder Woman (1987) #9

Talk with the sea locusts, walk with the sea locusts: Star Trek: Discovery “The Sanctuary”

James Bond: VARGR #6 (part 6 of 6)

James Bond: VARGR #5 (part 5 of 6)

Unification III: Beyond Thunderdome - Star Trek: Discovery

James Bond: VARGR #4 (part 4 of 6)

The One Where Burnham Disobeys Orders: Star Trek: Discovery “Scavengers”

The Boys series review (so far)

James Bond: VARGR #3 (part 3 of 6)

Maps to the Starfleet HQ: Star Trek: Discovery “Die Trying”

Movie Duel: The Illusionist vs. The Prestige

James Bond: VARGR #2 (part 2 of 6)

Being Trill is a Tal order: Star Trek: Discovery “Forget Me Not”

James Bond: VARGR #1 (part 1 of 6)

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