Monthly Archives: July 2015

Fantastic Friday: Too soon, Terrax

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. After all those stand-alone stories, writer-artist John Byrne’s run on the title really takes off with a huge cosmic epic. It begins right here in issue #242, so buckle up. We begin … Continue reading →

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Reading Sherlock Holmes – The Red-headed League

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the original Sherlock Holmes stories. The Red-headed League offers our heroes an intriguing conundrum and a cool villain. Facts of the case: Jabez Wilson, a redhead businessman, contacts Holmes with a puzzle that may or may not be a … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: When in Rome

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. The first part of writer-artist John Byrne’s run on the book was a series of stand-alone Twilight Zone-style stories. Issue #241 is one of the last of those, before getting into bigger, … Continue reading →

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Reading Sherlock Holmes – A Scandal in Bohemia

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the original Sherlock Holmes stories. The first two novels, A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four, sold poorly, but Arthur Conan Doyle kept on keepin’ on, with Holmes short stories in England’s Strand Magazine. This is where … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: City on the go

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. In issue #240, writer-artist John Byrne ends the “getting his feet wet” phase, crafting a huge sci-fi tale that permanently changed the Marvel Universe. The issue begins with Quicksilver zipping through the … Continue reading →

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Reading Sherlock Holmes – The Sign of Four

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the original Sherlock Holmes stories. A Sign of Four was the second novel in the series, before the short stories started. While most of Holmes’ story in A Study in Scarlet took place inside 221B Baker St., this one … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Aunt-Man

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. To recap: Frankie Raye has powers similar to Johnny’s, and she has joined the team. Ben has reverted back to his original, less rock-like form. Get all that? Good. Writer-artist John Byrne … Continue reading →

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Reading Sherlock Holmes – A Study in Scarlet

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the original Sherlock Holmes canon. Why? Uh… just for fun, I guess. This series will be about going back to the original stories and looking at them with fresh eyes. I was going to skip the first two novels … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: She’s a hottie

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #238 is made up of mostly character moments, so what do they do for the cover? Put Dr. Doom on the cover as a phony stunt, while also loudly announcing that … Continue reading →

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