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Fantastic Friday: Terrible dactyl

Posted on November 16, 2018

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. The FF have split up and gone their separate ways, so in issue #394 we’re catching up with old friends and fighting a supernatural dinosaur man, like you do. Gimmie a gimmick: … Continue reading →

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Willow (1988) rewatch – Part 36

Posted on November 12, 2018

Rewatching the 1988 movie Willow one scene at a time. Why? Because it’s freakin’ Willow! The battle of Tir Asleen kicks off with a lot of info, including some serious troll action, 1:27:19-1:29:03. We’re in “preparing for the battle” mode, … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Puppet Power

Posted on November 9, 2018

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. The splash page for issue #393 calls this “quite possibly the most haunting tale ever produced.” Yeah, let’s see. The issue begins with a whopping seven pages of recap, in which Ant-Man … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Fantastic Force Part 2

Posted on November 2, 2018

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. After the Fantastic Four broke up in the mid-90s, Marvel published 18 issues of the spinoff Fantastic Force. How well did these new young heroes fill the FF’s void, and how did … Continue reading →

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Willow (1988) rewatch – Part 35

Posted on October 29, 2018

Watching the 1988 movie Willow scene-by-scene. Why? Because it’s freakin’ Willow! This is the start of the battle of Tir Asleen, which I’ll be breaking up into several parts, because there’s a lot to go over, 1:24:27-1:27:19 on the Blu-ray. … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Fantastic Force Part 1

Posted on October 27, 2018

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. The FF broke up at the end of the last issue, so it’s time for the next generation to step up and fill the void. Marvel published 18 issues of the spinoff … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Doing the splits

Posted on October 19, 2018

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. After teasing a team breakup for several issues now, our heroes finally go their separate ways in issue #292. Where were we? The Watcher transported Sue, Ben and Johnny into an alternate … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Out of timeline

Posted on October 5, 2018

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #391 has a time travel within an alternate timeline and a fight against a tentacle monster. You know, the usual. The Watcher has teleported Sue, Ben and Johnny to alternate timeline … Continue reading →

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Willow (1988) rewatch – Part 34

Posted on October 1, 2018

Watching the 1988 movie Willow scene-by-scene. Why? Because it’s freakin’ Willow! Hepburn and Tracy have nothing on Madmartigan and Sorsha, 1:22:01-1:24:27 on the Blu-ray. We begin with a mini travel montage, showing our heroes traverse some country, going from snowy … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Gobbledygook

Posted on September 28, 2018

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. I’ve been trying to find the positive in writer Tom DeFalco’s time on the series, but he really lost me in the completely unnecessary issue #290. While the previous issue ended with … Continue reading →

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