Author Archives: Mac McEntire

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Fantastic Friday: Rock, paper, Surfer

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’ve reached a big one with #55, one of my all-time favorite issues. Hopefully, I can make a good case for it. The issue begins at the Baxter Building, where Reed and … Continue reading

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21 Jump Street rewatch: “Gotta Finish the Riff”

 Rewatching 21 Jump Street! In episode 7, “Gotta Finish The Riff,” Captain Fuller joins the cast, marking this as the moment when 21 Jump Street truly became 21 JUMP STREET. What’s goin’ down: We begin on a morose note, at … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Prester who?

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re making our way through an exciting time, as previous weeks have had the debuts of Galactus, the Silver Surfer, the Inhumans, and the Black Panther. Issue #54 gives us the historic … Continue reading

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21 Jump Street rewatch: “The Worst Night of Your Life”

Rewatching 21 Jump Street. Catholic schoolgirls, arson, and the prom add up to this episode, appropriately titled, “The Worst Night of Your Life.” What’s goin’ down: An arsonist is at work at a Catholic all-girls school, so Hoffs dons the … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Chillin’ with T’Challa

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #53 begins with the Fantastic Four and their pal Wyatt Wingfoot as honored guests in Wakanda, where they are guests of the country’s leader, the Black Panther. Hidden away in the … Continue reading

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21 Jump Street rewatch: “My Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades”

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! Things get dark and serious despite this episode’s title, “My Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades.” What’s goin’ down: A bunch of partying rich boys get a girl drunk, and she’s found dead the next … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Wakanda is lovely in the springtime

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. The folks at Marvel started bringing diversity into the comics in a big way in the mid-60s, illustrated by issue #52’s introduction of a black superhero, the noble Black Panther. We begin … Continue reading

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21 Jump Street rewatch: ‘Don’t Pet the Teacher’

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! “Don’t Pet the Teacher” isn’t just this episode’s title, it’s also good advice.  What’s goin’ down: Somebody’s been sneaking around the high school at night, stealing equipment, vandalizing the hallways, and leaving behind creepy stalker roses … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: This man, this monster

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. How will they follow up the galaxies-spanning cosmic epic of the Galactus trilogy? With a more low-key, stand-alone character-based tale in issue #51, “This Man, This Monster.”   We begin with Ben walking … Continue reading

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21 Jump Street rewatch: “America, What a Town”

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! The next episode after the two-part pilot is, “America, What a Town.”  What’s goin’ down: Hoffs is assigned “babysitter” duties, following around a high-profile Polish exchange student. Meanwhile, Hanson goes undercover in a school auto shop to … Continue reading

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