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Fantastic Friday: Dr. Doom goes solo

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. The previous issue ended with a huge cliffhanger — Reed’s mysterious disappearance — with a promise that the next one would provide no resolution at all. It’s truth in advertising, because issue … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Fantastic Four podcasts

Fantastic Four podcasts! Who wants some? Appropriately, here are four that I’ve been listening to: Fantasticast. The hosts, a pair from England, are going through not just the Fantastic Four comic series, but every appearance by the characters in any … Continue reading

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Reading Sherlock Holmes – The Gloria Scott

Re-reading the original Sherlock Holmes stories. If you go in purely chronological order, The Gloria Scott comes first, because it’s a flashback to Sherlock’s youth. Isn’t he cute? Facts of the case: Holmes tells Watson a story from his college … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Planet eating and house hunting

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #257 is called “Fragments,” which is appropriate because it contains a little bit of everything. We begin in outer space, where Galactus is dying. He’s experiencing a rare bout of compassion, … Continue reading

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Reading Sherlock Holmes – The Stockbroker’s Clerk

Re-reading the original Sherlock Holmes stories. The Stockbroker’s Clerk shows Arthur Conan Doyle mixing things up a little, by tweaking the Holmes formula just enough to keep things interesting. Facts of the case: A stockbroker has been offered what appears … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Not so annihilating

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. The Negative Zone saga comes to an end in issue #256, but it’s an end that leaves us with a lot of questions as to what’ll happen next. To recap: A dying … Continue reading

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Reading Sherlock Holmes – The Yellow Face

Re-reading the original Sherlock Holmes stories. Reader opinions on The Yellow Face have been divided over the years. Although the story is morally ambiguous, it provides a lot of insight to our detective hero. Facts of the case: A man … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Assemble!

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. But wait, this isn’t an FF comic, it’s Avengers #233. Fantastic Four was popular enough at the time that the Negative Zone tale took over Avengers for one issue. While the FF … Continue reading

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Reading Sherlock Holmes – The Cardboard Box

Re-reading the original Sherlock Holmes stories. The Cardboard Box isn’t most exciting-sounding title, but it’s a terrific Holmes tale. Facts of the case: It’s summertime, and there’s a heat wave hitting London. Holmes and Watson investigate a woman, Miss Cushing, … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Insane in the mainframe

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Seems like the epic Negative Zone arc just got started, and now, in issue #255, we’re already barreling toward the big finale. Previously, an alien named Taranith stole Reed’s consciousness to fuel his … Continue reading

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