Monthly Archives: March 2013

Fantastic Friday: Let’s all get diabolical

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Thirty issues in, and things are about to get diabolical. The issue begins our heroes on vacation… in Transylvania. Ben wonders why they can’t just go to the beach like everyone else, … Continue reading →

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Ten cent movies: Battle Beyond the Sun

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Mac McEntire

A while back, I bought this 50-movie set, Sci-Fi Invasion, for five bucks. That adds up to ten cents per movie. 1962’s Battle Beyond the Sun was originally a ponderous Russian sci-fi movie with a ton of anti-U.S. sentiment, reedited … Continue reading →

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Ten cent movies: The Brother from Another Planet

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Mac McEntire

A while back, I bought this 50-movie set, Sci-Fi Invasion, for five bucks. That adds up to ten cents per movie. Unlike others on this set, 1984’s The Brother from Another Planet has real actors, real production value and a … Continue reading →

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The Three Rs for March 4

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Mac McEntire

This is an author’s blog, so the rules state I absolutely must post about writer-y stuff. Here are your links for (w)riting, reading, and a little bit of randomness. (W)riting Jennifer Laughran is a literary agent. Her blog tends to … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: It started on Yancy Street

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue 29 gives us one of the series’ weirder efforts, “It started on Yancy Street.” The opening caption on the first page states, “Once again we begin one of the most exciting … Continue reading →

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