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Fantastic Friday: Say uncle

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Writer Jonathan Hickman starts tying story threads together (or does he?) in issue #583. Gimmie a gimmick: This issue’s cover has a big “Three” logo at the top with a “Countdown to … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Time to talk about time

Posted on October 4, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. The time-traveling and dimension-hopping fun continues in issue #581, along with dire warnings about the future. Recap: We’ve learned more about Reed’s time-traveling father Nathaniel Richards, who had been forced into a … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 4 Scene 4 (part 8)

Posted on October 2, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! Why is act 4 scene 4 so long, like its own play with its own beginning, middle, or end? I dare not describe the great William Shakespeare of being overly wordy, but here we have … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 4 Scene 4 (part 7)

Posted on September 25, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! As the super-long act 4 scene 4 continues, the farce is over and all the secrets have been revealed. Time for the confrontation. Polixenes has removed his disguise, revealing his kingly appearance to everyone at … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: The original School Daze

Posted on September 20, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Fantastic Friday! In issue #581, we’re time traveling back to college. No Triple Lindy, though. To recap: Reed has recently formed the Future Foundation, a sort of combination school and think tank composed of genius kids and others. Some time … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 4 Scene 4 (part 6)

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. The super-long act 4, scene 4 continues, with equal parts romance and duplicity. The usual for Shakespeare. After spending all this time with Autolycus, the shepherd’s son, and Mopsa, the scene now shifts back over … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Hot dad

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Annual #32 offers killer cyborgs, shrinking into a microscopic world, and… fears of parenthood? The great Bryan Hitch is back on pencils, with Andrew Currie on inks. But the really big deal … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Fun with Dragon Man

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. But it’s been a hectic week, so instead let’s get to know one of our new Future Foundation members, Dragon Man! * * * * Want more? Check out my ongoing serial, … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 4 Scene 4 (part 5)

Posted on September 4, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! As Act 4, scene 4 continues, it’s more talk of music and songs, but it there something more to it? Picking up from where we left off, there’s more tomfoolery between the shepherd’s son (or … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Not Woody and Buzz

Posted on August 30, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Now that we’ve met the Future Foundation, issue #580 gives us our first look at what they’re up to. To recap, Reed and the FF have assembled, either by design or by … Continue reading →

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