Monthly Archives: January 2022

Rewatching DuckTales! Things are getting spooky (but not really) in episode 64, “Ducky Horror Picture Show.” It’s just a jump to the left… Here’s what happens: Scrooge owns a movie theater, and he is hosting a marathon of classic monster … Continue reading →

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Reach for the Kleenex, because issue #502 is a real tearjerker – with a little time travel on the side. Poor Franklin is suffering trauma after Dr. Doom trapped him a hell-world … Continue reading →

Rewatching DuckTales! After checking in with Donald Duck’s Navy adventures last week, we’re with him again this week in episode 63, “All Ducks on Deck.” Here’s what happens: He’s visiting the mansion, regaling Huey, Dewey and Louie with exaggerated tales … Continue reading →

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We all love superhero battles, but what do the characters go through in the days following a superhero battle? That’s the question in issue #501. Also, guest artist Casey Jones (not the … Continue reading →

Rewatching DuckTales! Time for adventure on the high seas as the series goes full Red October in episode sixty-two, “Spies in Their Eyes.” Here’s what happens: We catch up with Donald Duck, who is accompanying Admiral Grimitz in testing out … Continue reading →

Rewatching DuckTales! My thesis is that the series-long character arc of DuckTales is not about Scrooge McDuck being a rich jerk, but about him learning that his family is more important than his money. There’s no better example of this … Continue reading →

Rewatching DuckTales! The show does its own little League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by reviving our favorite old-timey English characters in episode 60, “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. McDuck.” Here’s what happens: In England, notorious thief Jack the Tripper hides from police … Continue reading →