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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 Thomas Stockel · May 13, 2019

DC Comics’ Legends #6

The sixth and final chapter of this epic saga (I say this perhaps with only a touch of irony. A smidge. A scoch) begins with Darkseid ready to deliver an old school, classic monologue about how awesome he and his…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 22, 2019

DC Comics’ Legends #3

When we last left the DC Universe, Billy Batson was traumatized, Robin was brutalized, Cosmic Boy was cast aside, and Blue Beetle almost died. Oh, and President Ronald Reagan told Superman he was suspending all super heroic activity in the…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 15, 2019

DC Comics’ Legends #2

Last time on DC’s Legends: Darkseid decided to destroy not only the world’s heroes but the very concept of heroism itself, depriving Earth of its legends. To this end Desaad, set into motion a master plan involving minions Bedlam…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 8, 2019

DC Comics’ Legends #1

It was 1986, and DC Comics had delivered a game changer. Crisis on Infinite Earths had ushered in a new and exciting age, and as a comic book fan I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect. You had John Byrne…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jul 30, 2018

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 9 of 9)

Well, we got through Suicide Squad. If you just started reading this recap here, I’ll let Superman sum the movie up for you: But despite Suicide Squad’s banal ugliness, its addled editing, its incoherent characterizations, its risible villain, and its…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jul 16, 2018

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 8 of 9)

A while ago on Suicide Squad: The most useful member of the team found his cojones, only to sacrifice them (and everything else) to kill Enchantress’s brother “Chester”, whose real name I never heard even once. But Enchantress’s machine…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jul 9, 2018

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 7 of 9)

Antecedently on Suicide Squad: The chips are down for our plucky band of felons. Waller’s been kidnapped and mind-probed. Joker’s escape attempt went awry; he got in a helicopter crash *snicker* and he’s *snort* totally…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jul 3, 2018

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 6 of 9)

Heretofore on Suicide Squad: Our titular Squad began their first big assignment: to travel to Gotham Central Star National Fawcett Coast Keystone Gorilla Midway City and rescue an unidentified person from a brother/sister duo of omnipotent wizards who are wrecking…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jun 25, 2018

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 5 of 9)

Erstwhile on Suicide Squad: Amanda Waller’s cunning plan to engineer a romance between an ultra-powerful witch and the single person guarding her somehow ran into problems. Enchantress slipped her leash and went rogue, releasing her brother from his Pier…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jun 18, 2018

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 4 of 9)

Precedingly on Suicide Squad: Waller’s getting the band together. Harley Quinn’s pimp is coming to her rescue. Enchantress is off the leash and up to no good. Enchantress teleports by wrapping her cloud of bodily funk around her. Her…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jun 11, 2018

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 3 of 9)

Previously on Suicide Squad: Government stooge (and three-time Detective Wyms Cosplay Contest runner-up) Amanda Waller wanted to protect America from a hypothetical terrorist threat by a Superman-type figure. To that end, she assembled a team of lame-o supervillains with…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jun 4, 2018

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 2 of 9)

Last time on Suicide Squad: The Wall got an idea. An awful idea. The Wall got a wonderful, awful idea. She’s smiling because, with Superman dead, it’s the perfect time to pitch this wonderful, awful idea to her fellow…

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· by Tyler Peterson · May 29, 2018

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 1 of 9)

The DC Expanded Universe: four cursed words if ever there were any. The twelve hours that comprise the DCEU represent such a pathetically inept wall-to-wall pooch-screw that dunking on the franchise at this point seems almost mean, like laughing at…

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· by Susan Velazquez · Aug 9, 2016

Suicide Squad (2016): A flawed but fun end-of-summer blockbuster

Maybe I'm being too generous, but I think in light of the context that Suicide Squad was made in, it did the best it could with what it had, but really, it was capable of so much more.

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Marvel Fanfare #12 “Black Widow, Web of Intrigue” (part 3 of 4)

DC Comics’ Legends #6

DC Comics’ Legends #3

DC Comics’ Legends #2

DC Comics’ Legends #1

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 9 of 9)

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 8 of 9)

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 7 of 9)

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 6 of 9)

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 5 of 9)

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 4 of 9)

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 3 of 9)

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 2 of 9)

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 1 of 9)

Suicide Squad (2016): A flawed but fun end-of-summer blockbuster

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