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Fantastic Friday: Good ol’ red boots

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Who likes ever-increasing stakes? Well, issue #249 has plenty. We begin with a Star Wars/Trek sequence with a spaceship full of Skrulls blasting out of hyperspace. They’re destroyed by Gladiator, who is … Continue reading →

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Reading Sherlock Holmes – The Engineer’s Thumb

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the original Sherlock Holmes stories. Let’s hack off some body parts in The Engineer’s Thumb. Facts of the case: A man comes to Watson’s medical practice with a missing thumb. He then tells his story to Holmes and Watson. He’s … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Way big

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Writer-artist John Byrne serves up another Twilight Zone-style issue — one that must be seen to be believed. We begin with Triton, the Inhumans’ requisite undersea/amphibian guy, exploring an underground river, somehow … Continue reading →

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Reading Sherlock Holmes – The Speckled Band

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the original Sherlock Holmes stories. If you’re not on board with all things Holmes after The Speckled Band, then I can’t help you. Facts of the case: A troubled young woman comes to Holmes for help. She’s living under … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: This land is mine

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. A lot of fans argue that writer-artist John Byrne was at his best during Dr. Doom storylines, and issue #247 makes a good case for it. To recap, Doom has done the … Continue reading →

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Reading Sherlock Holmes – The Blue Carbuncle

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the original Sherlock Holmes stories. Holmes’ goose is quite literally cooked in The Blue Carbuncle. Facts of the case: It’s the day after Christmas. A friend of Holmes comes to him with a hat and a Christmas goose that … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Too many Dooms

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Dr. Doom is back — and then some — as writer-artist John Byrne delivers the goods in issue #246. We begin as we so often do, in Reed’s lab. He’s pondering about … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: They grow up so fast

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. As much as I love the work of writer-artist John Byrne, I must admit issue #245 is something of a head-scratching puzzler. We begin with several pages of Sue being interviewed on … Continue reading →

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Reading Sherlock Holmes – The Man with the Twisted Lip

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the original Sherlock Holmes stories. Have I been too critical of these, what with them being classic literature and all? Maybe, but this week it’s The Man with the Twisted Lip, which reaffirms my love of all things Holmes. … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Hark the herald

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Writer-artist John Byrne’s three-part Galactus epic concludes with a permanent change to one of the supporting characters. This one begins with Frankie Raye’s roommate Julie Angel, working out in her apartment while … Continue reading →

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