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Read more…The Watcher
1)This is very much a transitional episode - the arrival of Steven Taylor as a member of Team TARDIS, the first indication that the TARDIS is not unique and the last story produced by original producer Verity Lambert.
2)Lots of fun dialogu
Read more…1)Another old favorite, this one featuring an all-male cult as counterpoint to the Sisterhood from "The Brain of Morbius". This one also featured the debut of the "wooden" console room, which was my favorite of the sets they used in the old series.
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ALL NEW VENOM #2 ($4.99)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #65 ($4.99)
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE SAGA OF SAM WILSON TP ($24.99)
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FANTASTIC FOUR #1 FACSIMILE EDITION ($4.99)
GOTG MO
PAST LIVES:
The Time War. The Doctor has been injured and brought to a Time Lord field hospital. His body glows with energy, but this is no regeneration into a future form - instead, the Doctor’s past faces begin to appear as he flits haphazardly betw
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I have been living in the late '80s recently (actually I have been commuting back and forth), and it occured to me that I have read almost the entire First Comics series Crossroads over the course of various discussions. I read issues #1-2 as part o
Read more…Back in April, while perusing the internet for the Dark Shadows Cookbook, I discovered (in a classic case of bad-timing) Danny Horn's "Dark Shadows Every Day Blog"... two weeks before it came to an end. But now he's got a new blog, and here's his int
Read more…The Dead Planet
1) I like the sets in this a lot — considering it's early '60s Doctor Who, both the forest and the Dalek city are very well done, and come across as quite atmospheric.
2) If you listen to the commentary tracks for some of the more rec
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Volume One
I picked this up since I was a fan of the old Ultraman TV show when I was a little kid. This story is a direct sequel to the original series, ignoring the myriad subsequent Ultra-series. Earth has been at peace for the several decades si
Read more…Every year around this time, a discussion usually arises as to what makes a film a Christmas movie. Folks have varying criteria for qualification on this point, and contention usually erupts. I’m not about to open that can of worms. I am, however,
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AVENGERS #22 ($3.99) is by Jed MacKay and Farid Karami.
Guest-starring Black Cat. And yes, this is an homage to Steranko's Captain America #111 cover. Dem wuz de days.
CABLE: LOVE AND CHROME #1 (OF 5, $4.99) is by Davi
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ALIENS VS AVENGERS #2 (OF 4, 2ND PTG ESAD RIBIC VA, $7.99)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #61 (2ND PTG ED MCGUINNESS VAR, $4.99)
AVENGERS #22 ($3.99)
CABLE LOVE AND CHROME #1 (OF 5, $4.99)
DAREDEVIL #17 ($4.99)
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THE NOVEL
Author: Ian Fleming
Year published: 1958
THE PLOT
The station chief and his attractive assistant in Jamaica disappear, with most assuming they've run off together. M sends Bond to investigate, at least partially as a light vacation assign
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #64 ($4.99): "The 8 Deaths of Spider-Man" continues.
BLADE RED BAND #3 (OF 5, POLYBAG, $4.99): A new Van Helsing arrives, and he's not a good guy.
HELLHUNTERS #1 (OF 5, $4.99) gives a backstory to Gho
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #64 ($4.99)
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HELLHUNTERS #1 (OF 5, $4.99)
IRON MAN #3 ($3.99)
IRON MAN MODERN ERA EPIC COLLECTION VOL 4: STARK DISASSEMBLED TP ($44
DC has released its March solicitations. Three-you-count-'em Absolute books debut! Apparently they're going to make J'onn J'onzz a lot more alien, which I've always advocated. The Green Lantern Corps could use a little re-imagining, too -- it's an ou
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