Author Archives: Mac McEntire

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Fantastic Friday: The man in the iron doom mask

Posted on September 18, 2020

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Vol. 3 issue #26 pays off a lot of the Reed/Sue/Dr. Doom/Valeria foreshadowing that the series has spent a lot of time doing. But is this payoff worth it? In the previous … Continue reading →

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DuckTales rewatch – Armstrong

Posted on September 14, 2020

Rewatching DuckTales! Everybody dance the robot as we check out episode 9, “Armstrong.” Here’s what happens: After Scrooge’s personal train (!) is blocked by an avalanche, inventor Gyro Gearloose saves the day with his new robot Armstrong, which can apparently … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Y2K compliant

Posted on September 11, 2020

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Volume 3 issue #25 is a double-sized issue written by Chris Claremont, so let’s all settle in for a long haul. Why a double issue? Two reasons. One, it’s the 60th anniversary … Continue reading →

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DuckTales rewatch – Where No Duck Has Gone Before

Posted on September 7, 2020

Rewatching DuckTales! We’re blasting off for space and the first of the show’s many alien encounters in episode 8, “Where No Duck Has Gone Before.” Here’s what happens: Scrooge’s nephews and their friend Doofus are excited about their favorite sci-fi … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Family plot

Posted on September 5, 2020

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. It’s a calm before the storm, except it’s not all that calm, in vol. 3 issue #24. Throughout the FF’s previous adventure, they were warned of an “oncoming storm” that is a … Continue reading →

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DuckTales rewatch – Sphinx for the Memories

Posted on August 24, 2020

Rewatching DuckTales! In episode 7, “Sphinx for the Memories,” we’ve got mummy action in Egypt. All the old paintings in the tomb, they do the sand dance, don’t you know. If they move too quick… Here’s what happens: Donald Duck … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: That old mecha magic

Posted on August 21, 2020

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Instead of calling this annual #28, Marvel calls it annual 1999. We’re doing a lot of magic, introducing a new character, and saying goodbye to another new character. We begin right in … Continue reading →

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DuckTales rewatch – Send in the Clones

Posted on August 17, 2020

Rewatching DuckTales! With the five-part pilot over, now we’re into the series proper with episode 6, “Send in the Clones,” still introducing important aspects of the series. Here’s what happens: We meet the witch Magica Dispell in her island volcano … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Con job

Posted on August 14, 2020

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Here’s vol. 3 issue #23, and the big story continues to be teenage Valeria now being a main character. Is the time-displaced girl hijacking the comic or is her presence an intriguing … Continue reading →

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DuckTales rewatch – Too Much of a Gold Thing

Posted on August 10, 2020

Rewatching DuckTales! “Too Much of a Gold Thing” is the fifth and final part of the Treasure of the Golden Suns miniseries, all of which served as the show’s pilot. The animators really put their best webbed feet forward on … Continue reading →

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