TMZ broke the news: Luke Perry-- who plays Fred Andrews, Archie's dad, on Riverdale -- suffered a "massive" stroke Wednesday morning, but was taken to the hospital in time to save his life.
From The Hollywood Reporter: " Luke Perry Hospitalized Afte
Read more…Hello, all! It's been in my mind for some time to re-post the Earth-44 timeline in a hopefully more accessible format. This kind of a long-term project, so it may take a while.
I intend this thread to be a general clearinghouse of the multiple th
Read more…(Continued from The Democratic Age)
THE FAR FUTURE (A.D. 6001- THE END OF TIME)
A.D. 6021:
Event:
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Ask the question, “Who is Superman’s girl friend?”, and even those folks who’ve never seen a Superman movie or television show or comic book will quickly answer, “Lois Lane!”
That’s because there are few couples as iconic in popular culture. Since th
Read more…1)"If that is the creature from Sheffield, I will kill it if I can."
2)"I don't have to answer all these questions." "That's just what my teacher used to say. Usually just before they quit teaching."
3)"Yippee-ki-yay, robots!"
4)"Tzim-Sha might have
Read more…1)"I've always fancied the idea of Norway."
2)"We'd know if we were vampires, right?"
3)"I bet your brain tastes so delicious."
4)"How's that for an old codger, eh, Two Knives?"
5)"You had a grandmother?" "I had seven."
6)"At least we've got each ot
Read more…1)"It's a witch trial!"
2)"Dunk the witch!" "If she weighs the same as a duck..."
3)King James is another fellow I don't know much about, so I can't say how accurately he's portrayed here.
4)"Together we shall save the souls of my people from Satan
Read more…1)The Partition of India is another era I know little about. This season makes me want to read more history.
2)"Tread softly. You're treading on your own history."
3)"We can't have a universe with no Yaz!"
4)As with "Rosa", we see that human malice i
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
Once again, a great comic book has become an even better TV show – without slavishly following the source material. The Umbrella Academy, currently streaming on Netflix, tells the same story as the comics in
Read more…1)"We don't serve Negros." "Good, 'cause I don't eat them."
2)"...Or Mexicans."
3)"You're not Banksy!" "Or am I?"
4)"I don't recognize anyone by that description."
5)"We're not harboring anyone who has no right to be here."
6)"Steve...Jobs."
7)"I di
Read more…1)"The Book of Celebrants"?
2)The monster is goofy in this one!
3)"It just ate my sonic!"
4)"Pting"?
5)"Boys give birth to boys, and girls give birth to girls." "Not where we come from." "Euh, how's that work?"
6)"Clever sonic - self re-booting." T
Read more…OK, thanks to the power of love and friendship (and that is NOT sarcasm), I've finally gotten to see some of these.
1)I like the new opening OK.
2)"Welcome to what I presume is your first alien planet." "No, we went to Mondas for our school trip."
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Invisible Republic Vol. 02
Gabriel Hardman & Corinna Bechko, writers; Gabriel Hardman, artist; Jordan Boyd, colors
Image Comics, 2016
The second collection opens with the return of the Lady Pannonica de Roths, Baroness of Kappa Valley (frequently jus
Read more…From Entertainment Weekly: "Beverly Owen, Original Marilyn on The Munsters, Dies at 81"
We speak of her participation in The Munsters over here, in the thread "The Baron Watches The Munsters" I note over there that Beverly Owen was interviewed on a B
Read more…In a Cosmicbook.com story, it was stated that DC is cutting back their line considerably, with going from about 17 titles in January to 74 quoted. Ethan Von Schriber (Sp??) was quoted saying that comics shops were closing at a " frightening rate ".
Read more…I'm doing research for my volume three of Comic Book Trivia Facts and was wondering if you know of any websites that list the actual Birthday's of Superheroes? .
DC Comics 1976 Calendar does llst many, but Mavel Heroes are not to be found anywhere,
Read more…Holy cow -- DC is revamping a bunch of HB properties for comics with top creators (including Jim Lee, Amanda Palmer and Darwyn Cooke!). I'll pass on the Scooby book (nothing's gonna beat Scooby Doo Team-Up), but I've got a lot of faith in the Flint
Read more…Art by John Byrne. Copyright Marvel Entertainment Inc.
Here’s Dazzler’s first appearance, from Uncanny X-Men #130 (1980). She was obviously meant to be a major character, but it just didn’t turn out that way.
Art by Jack Kirby. Copyright Marvel En
Regression Vol. 1: Way Down Deep
Cullen Bunn, story; Danny Luckert, art; Marie Enger, colors/letters
Image Comics, 2017
I'm a big fan of Cullen Bunn's horror writing from The Sixth Gun and Harrow County. So I'm surprised I overlooked this one (althoug
Read more…Death or Glory Vol. 1: She's Got You
Rick Remender, writer; Bengal, artist
Image Comics, 2018
The titular Glory is a young woman who was raised off the grid, with a trucker convoy as her extended family. There is some talk about the open road as the l
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