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Fantastic Friday: Democratic process

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Last issue, the Inhumans returned. This issue, vol. 3 #53, legacy #481, the Inhumans continue returning. Gimmie a gimmick: This is second of four connected Mike Wieringo-drawn covers that create a single … Continue reading →

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DuckTales rewatch – Merit-Time Adventure

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching DuckTales! Watching episodes in order, we can see several tropes being repeated. One of these is giant sea monsters, which have appeared in multiple previous episodes, and here’s another one in episode 40, “Merit-Time Adventure.” Here’s what happens: One … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday – Back to school

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. A new story arc begins in vol. 3 #51 legacy #480, while dragging all the ongoing subplots along with it. We’ve also got a little bit of a rotating door of creative … Continue reading →

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DuckTales rewatch – Working for Scales

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching DuckTales! Episode 39, “Working for Scales,” is the fourth and final part of the “Cash as Cash Can” multi-parter, so the animators brought out all the stops with a floating city, airplane action, and huge piles of cash. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Nuff Said

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. It’s issue #50 of volume 3 (legacy #479), so it’s hyped up as an anniversary issue, but it’s also part of a company-wide stunt that ended up not being much of a … Continue reading →

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DuckTales rewatch – Aqua Ducks

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching DuckTales! Time for another undersea episode in episode 38, “Aqua Ducks.” It’s part three of the five-part, oops I mean four-part storyline, “Cash as Cash Can.” Here’s what happens: To score a lucrative deal, Scrooge must transport his entire … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Baby back

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Another reality-twisting comes to an end in vol. 3 #49, legacy 478. This is when we say goodbye to Valeria, and we meet… Valeria?   To recap, the godlike villain Abraxas (not … Continue reading →

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DuckTales rewatch – A Whale of a Bad Time

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching DuckTales! We’re back out on the ocean with an ice cream-eating sea monster in episode thirty-seven, “A Whale of a Bad Time,” part two of the “Catch as Cash Can” five-parter. Here’s what happens: Scrooge and Glomgold are in … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Is that a universe in your pocket?

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. In vol. 3 #48 legacy #477, we’re still lost in a quagmire of alternate universes, but the end is in sight. We begin in Haven, at the center of the multiverse, where … Continue reading →

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DuckTales rewatch – A Drain on the Economy

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching DuckTales! Because the series was syndicated, episodes had to be stand-alones because the creators had no control over when or how they would air in each market. Episode 37, “A Drain on the Economy,” goes against this by being … Continue reading →

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