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Ron Cobb Dies at 83. Designer of 'Alien' Ship, 'Back to the Future' DeLorean

I was first made aware of his death by the La Cucaracha comic strip.

From the Hollywood Reporter:

Ron Cobb Dies at 83. Designer of 'Alien' Ship, 'Back to the Future' DeLorean

Here are many examples of his work on a number of high-profile movies:

H

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Missy

“Missy... alone, unleashed and unfettered. What does she get up to when the Doctor isn’t around?

“Well, Missy has a plan. And to carry it out, she’s going to have to break some rules. And people. And planets. Look out universe, Missy is on a mission.

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Eighth Doctor: Ravenous

Ravenous follows Doom Coalition.

“We went into Ravenous planning for a change of pace and style. Doom Coalition had been so dense and intricate—a 16-hour interlinking story—and it was something we didn’t want to attempt again so soon. And neither shou

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R.I.P. Conchata Ferrell, 1943-2020

The Legion of "Hey, It's that Gal!" Character Actors loses another one: From Deadline: "Conchata Ferrell Dies: Former ‘Two and a Half Men’ Co-Star Was 77"

She was most well-known for Two and a Half Men, but had a long career as a guest star or recurr

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This Week in Comics: Oct. 5-11, 2020

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GENRE TV

Next, season 1 premiere, "FILE #1" (Fox, Oct. 6)

Swamp Thing, broadcast premiere (CW, Oct. 6)

Archer, "Best Friends" (FX, Oct. 7)

Doctor Who, special, "Faceless Ones" (BBC America, Oct. 8)

Star Trek: Lower Decks, s

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The Secret Life of ...

Over in the thread "From the Archives: Deck Log Entry # 90 Death in the Silver Age---Mark Merlin, R. I. P.," Commander Benson wrote: 

Commander Benson said:

Fifteen years ago, on the Leave It to Beaver forum, at the SitcomsonLine.com site, I posted

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From the Archives: Deck Log Entry # 90 Death in the Silver Age---Mark Merlin, R. I. P.

If you lived in the DC universe in the 1950’s and were a greedy relative or unscrupulous lawyer trying to swindle someone out of his fortune by posing as a ghost or a space alien or a time-traveller, you didn’t stand a chance.  Not with all the DC sl

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The Comics Round Table: "This website has a flawless reputation"

I was doing a Google search to find some point I made in a thread many moons ago so I could link to it in a thread today (as I often tend to do), and came across this review of our humble corner of cyberspace:

Captain Comics

Captaincomics.ning.com is

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RIP Eddie Van Halen

Story

Van Halen was a big part of the soundtrack to my college years.

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DC announces 100-Page Giant comics exclusive to Walmart

Available July 1, Monthly Anthology Titles Combine All-New Stories by Top DC Writers with Classic Tales from DC’s Deep History

Original Stories Featuring Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, Dan Jurgens and Tim Seeley

12-Part Superman Story by Tom King an

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Okay, once and for all.........

...Has anyone here seen comic books, standard-sized, on sale at ANY non-comics shop in 2020. The last 6 month's obviously everything has been upturned, but in the first 3 months of 2020 and since them, has ANYONE, other than Walmart and whatever othe

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'The Walking Dead' Season 10

Oh, what a difference a week makes. Fear the Walking Dead is (temporarily) over, replaced by the far superior The Walking Dead.

Not only was the show better, but my wife joined me. She refuses to watch FTWD and is actively angry at it. "How they coul

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Man Dressed as Hulk Destroys Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

I know we don't usually get into politics here, but I felt this story was sufficiently comics-related.

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'Stargirl' re-introduces often-killed Justice Society — and kills them

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

May 28, 2020 — Stargirl has arrived on DC Universe and The CW, bringing with it the return of the justly legendary Justice Society of America.

The Justice Society is the oldest superhero team in comics, arriv

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Remaining Fanzines and Magazines?

Oh , the irony . Let's continue something that was discussed at the MSA Old Home , namely , remaining print comic fanzines - And , for diversity , pro/semi-pro/" pro-zine " comics publications as well .

  CBG remains in business . The Comics Journal

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This Week in Comics: Sept. 28-Oct 4, 2020

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GENRE TV

Archer, “Robot Factory” (FX, Sept. 30)

Star Trek: Lower Decks, “Crisis Point” (CBS All Access, Oct. 1)

Raised by Wolves, season 1 finale, “The Beginning” (HBO Max, Oct. 1)

The Boys, “Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Ma

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'Rumble in the Jungle' was world's biggest TV event in 1974 — and makes for a great graphic novel in 2021

The cover to Muhammad Ali, Kinshasa 1974 uses both a photo and an illustration, which is a taste of what’s inside. (Photo by Abbas, art by Rafael Ortiz, Courtesy Titan Comics)

 

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

Sept. 24, 2020 — He’s still th

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"Supergirl" to end with Season 6

From TV Line: "Supergirl Ending With Season 6"

I read somewhere -- can't find it -- that the call to bring the show to an end was a mutual decision because of declining ratings, the production holdup because of coronavirus, and the production adjustm

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DC FanDome part II emphasizes TV, fan participation and, finally, the comics

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

Sept. 17, 2020 — The DC Comics/Warner Bros. online convention has completed its second and final day — and just like FanDome I on Aug. 22, FanDome II on Sept. 12 was an impressive enterprise with lots of anno

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The Book!

Friends and neighbors:

As most of you know, I am writing a book about journalists in comic books. It's a riff on my Master's thesis. It's kinda fun, and I want to share that, since it's consuming all my time. I think maybe you guys would like to be i

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