Monthly Archives: November 2022

Gamera rewatch – Gamera vs. Gaos (1967)

Rewatching the Gamera movies! Gamera vs. Gaos (1967) introduces Gamera’s most famous rival, and it features several classic Gamera-isms. Here’s what happens: A group of farmers are unwilling to relocate to make way for a new freeway. This is complicated … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Fantastics-giving

It’s a holiday weekend, so here’s some Thanksgiving/holiday stuff: * * * * Want more? Check out my new ongoing serial, THE SUBTERKNIGHTS, on Kindle Vella. A man searches for his missing sister in a city full of far-out technology … Continue reading

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Gamera rewatch – Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)

Rewatching the Gamera movies! Gamera vs. Barugon (1966) has its high points, but the franchise hasn’t found its voice yet. Here’s what happens: At the end of the last movie, humans defeated Gamera by putting him on a rocket and … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Big in Japan

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan was a four-issue miniseries attempting to bring some classic kaiju action to the Marvel Universe. Zeb Wells is writing, but clearly artist Seth Fisher is the … Continue reading

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Gamera rewatch – Gamera the Giant Monster (1965)

Rewatching the Gamera movies! Gamera the Giant Monster (1965) has a classic “creature feature” feel, only hinting at the kid-friendly action movie silliness the series would become. Here’s what happens: An airplane carrying a nuke is shot down in the … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: More foes, more problems

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. It’s the second half of the Fantastic Four: Foes miniseries from Robert Kirkman and Cliff Rathburn. We’ve got mind games, aliens, and Negative Zone action, but does it all tie together? The … Continue reading

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DuckTales rewatch – The Golden Goose

Rewatching DuckTales! This is it, folks. The final episode of DuckTales. It all concludes with a two-parter, “The Golden Goose.” Is it truly… the end? Here’s what happens: Scrooge and family are at a foreign marketplace, where he hopes to … Continue reading

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