Author Archives: Mac McEntire

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Fantastic Friday: Gorgon-zola

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #44 is interesting, in that a typically C-list character gets his one and only shot on the A-list. The issue begins with numerous references to Reed and Sue’s recent wedding (I’m … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Wedding bells

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Although annual #3 is a historic issue which more or less permanently changed the course of the entire series, not a lot happens in this one. There’s a ton of fighting, then … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Lo!

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #43 is the conclusion to this long-winded multi-part tale, in which the FF are in danger of splitting up, and the Frightful Four take advantage. When we last left our heroes, … Continue reading →

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Ten cent movies wrap-up: The best and worst

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Mac McEntire

A while back, I bought this 50-movie set, Sci-fi Invasion, for five bucks. That added up to ten cents per movie. I went and watched all of them. Here are the highlights: Favorite speculative spectacle: Battle Beyond the Sun takes … Continue reading →

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Ten cent movies: Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Mac McEntire

A while back, I bought this 50-movie set, Sci-fi Invasion for five bucks. That adds to up to cents per movie. We’re finally at movie number 50, the Jesse Ventura-led space epic Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe. Here’s what happens: … Continue reading →

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Ten cent movies: R.O.T.O.R.

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Mac McEntire

A while back, I bought this 50-movie set, Sci-fi Invasion for five bucks. That adds to up to cents per movie. Today it’s a trip back to 1989 for the Terminator/Robocop ripoff, R.O.T.O.R. Here’s what happens: Heroic police captain Barrett … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Everybody fights everybody

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #42 finds us still in the middle of a multi-part story in which the Frightful Four turn the Thing against the rest of the team. Hope you like fighting. Enraged and … Continue reading →

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Ten cent movies: Silver Needle in the Sky

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Mac McEntire

A while back, I bought this 50-movie set, Sci-Fi Invasion, for five bucks. That adds up to ten cents per movie. Can you believe I’m almost done with this series? Only a few movies left to go. Here’s our third … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Betrayal

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #41 starts right where the last one left off, with the Thing declaring that he’s leaving the team. This is hardly the first time one of the group has been at … Continue reading →

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Ten cent movies: Death Machines

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Mac McEntire

A while back, I bought this 50-movie set, Sci-Fi Invasion, for five bucks. That adds up to ten cents per movie. Time for some martial arts action with 1976’s Death Machines. Here’s what happens: A sinister crimelord has a group … Continue reading →

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