At the start of the 70s, the Super-titles consisted of Action Comics, Superman,Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Superboy and Adventure Comics (starring Supergirl). These were all being edited by Mort Weisinger, except Superboy which he’d left in 1968. Weisin
When I realized I owned the story that immediately preceded the “Dalek War” boxed set but hadn't watched it yet, I considered watching it before “Frontier in Space” and “Planet of the Daleks”. I also had high hopes for it when I realized that it was
The war to save the Marvel Universe in continues this May as the Avengers go head to head against the X-Men while the all-powerful Phoenix Force hurdles towards Ea
Taking a break from the Pertwee era, as the latest DVD releases arrived yesterday, and I had the day off, so I had me a little Doctor Who mini-marathon. We start with a Fourth Doctor story, one that was fairly troubled behind the scenes, as the dire
Let's see... they named it after the dog instead of after the most popular girl they ever had on the show, so the name of the show is stupid. The opening credits are awful, the theme song (if you can even call it that) is even wo
1)The surprise return of the Master (Sarcasm!) as he once again tries to control an alien menace that he has no real chance of dealing with. It occurs to me that you can't really call him a "Master of Disguise" since he doesn't really try to disguise
1)Always liked the Sea Devils - I think they're a better design than the Silurians. Also, I like their whispery voices - it makes them sound more sinister - although when they're injured they have a tendency to sound like distressed parrots. A shame
What is the issue with videos here? I used to post at the old site. When I returned recently, I was pleased to see there was a place to share videos. A lot of the responses to videos posted were negative, but that was neither here nor there.
With the Avengers movie on the horizon and multiple (and I mean MULTIPLE) Avengers titles to choose from, it struck me that 90% of the Marvel Universe have been an Avenger at some point. From longtime heroes (Spider-Man, the Thing, Doctor Strange, Da
1)This is another of my favorite early ones. Letts and Dicks deny that this was consciously about Britain's entry into the EEC, but Dicks allows as how it may have been "in the writer's mind" at the time.