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Reading Sherlock Holmes – The Five Orange Pips

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the original Sherlock Holmes stories. The Five Orange Pips refers to orange seeds, not military insignia. Gladys Knight is nowhere to be found. Now that we’ve cleared that up, let’s talk about the story itself. Facts of the case: … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Galactus vs. everybody

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Enough talk about the new movie, let’s get back to COMICS! Issue #242 gives us one of the all-time great Galactus battles. When we last left our heroes, Galactus’ former herald Terrax … Continue reading →

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Reading Sherlock Holmes – The Boscombe Valley Mystery

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Reading the original Sherlock Holmes stories. The Boscombe Valley Mystery is a longer story, and one that takes our heroes out of London and into the wild. Facts of the case: Out in the countryside, a man is found dead … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Four 2015

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Fantastic Four 2015. I’ve seen the new movie. The whole reason I started re-reading the comic on the blog was because of how disappointed I was in the two Tim Story FF movies of the 2000s. Now there’s a new … Continue reading →

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Reading Sherlock Holmes – A Case of Identity

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the original Sherlock Holmes stories. A Case of Identity is one of the lesser tales, but I’m sure we can find something of interest in it. Facts of the case: Holmes and Watson are contacted by Mary Sutherland, who … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Too soon, Terrax

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. After all those stand-alone stories, writer-artist John Byrne’s run on the title really takes off with a huge cosmic epic. It begins right here in issue #242, so buckle up. We begin … Continue reading →

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Reading Sherlock Holmes – The Red-headed League

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the original Sherlock Holmes stories. The Red-headed League offers our heroes an intriguing conundrum and a cool villain. Facts of the case: Jabez Wilson, a redhead businessman, contacts Holmes with a puzzle that may or may not be a … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: When in Rome

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. The first part of writer-artist John Byrne’s run on the book was a series of stand-alone Twilight Zone-style stories. Issue #241 is one of the last of those, before getting into bigger, … Continue reading →

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Reading Sherlock Holmes – A Scandal in Bohemia

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the original Sherlock Holmes stories. The first two novels, A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four, sold poorly, but Arthur Conan Doyle kept on keepin’ on, with Holmes short stories in England’s Strand Magazine. This is where … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: City on the go

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. In issue #240, writer-artist John Byrne ends the “getting his feet wet” phase, crafting a huge sci-fi tale that permanently changed the Marvel Universe. The issue begins with Quicksilver zipping through the … Continue reading →

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