Monthly Archives: May 2024

Fantastic Friday: Councilmen

Posted on May 31, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. The so-called Council of Reeds is a controversial subject among fans. In issue #571, we get to know them and learn what their deal is. After the crises of Civil War, Secret … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 3 Scene 2 (part 2)

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! Here’s the second part of act 3 scene 3, the midpoint of the story, and the point of no return. As Hermoine’s trial continues, she says whether she lives or dies is based on Leontes’ … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Hicksville

Posted on May 24, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #570 has a new writer and artist, and yet another far-out new concept for us to wrap our heads around. This is the first issue of Fantastic Four for writer Jonathan … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 3 Scene 2 (part 1)

Posted on May 23, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! In Act 3 Scene 2, we head to the courthouse for Law and Order: Shakespeare Unit. Here’s the first third of another monstrously long scene. It’s Hermoine’s trial. We begin with lots of lawyer show … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Back in quarantine

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Between issues #569 and #570, Marvel published this one-shot, the Fantastic Four Cosmic-Size Special. But it might not be as cosmic as you’d think. We begin with a few pages of action … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Now there’s a Wynch

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Writer Mark Millar’s dark and violent Marquis of Death storyline comes to a dark and violent ending in issue #569. Gimmie a gimmick: This issue has a wraparound cover, a single image … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 3 Scene 1

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! In Act 3 Scene 1, and we’re all about the Oracle of Delphi. Who was that, again? In previous scenes, King Leontes sent two men, Cleomenes and Dion, to visit the Oracle of Delphi and … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Marquis and Peele

Posted on May 3, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Writer Mark Millar continues to put his mark on the series in #568, as one mean villain keeps getting meaner. Dr. Doom’s long-lost mentor the Marquis of Droom arrived on Earth after … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 2 Scene 3

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! Things get intense in act 2 scene 3, where the king’s madness becomes murderousness. We begin with Leontes alone on stage, for a short speech that shows where his head space is at. He hasn’t … Continue reading →

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