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Fantastic Friday: A god named Skip

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Writer/artist John Byrne continues to give the series a strong sci-fi feel, this time with a Spielberg-style “magic in the suburbs” story in issue #234. We spend the first couple of pages … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Dead man talkin’

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. In issue #233, John Byrne is already trying some experimental storytelling, with this only his second issue as writer/artist. The issue begins with some dark atmosphere as we’re introduced to Deeden prison, … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Byrne, baby, Byrne

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. This week, with issue #232, the series begins one of its best runs, if not one of the finest runs in all of comics, thanks to writer-artist John Byrne. After a decade … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: The middle years, part 22

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. For several weeks, we’ve been zipping through the “middle years,” after Jack Kirby and before John Byrne, and now we’ve reached the end. As the saying goes, what a long strange trip … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: The Middle Years, part 21

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re still hula-hooping our way through the “middle years,” after Jack Kirby but before John Byrne. This batch of issues finds the series in an interesting place, with writer Doug Moench and … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: The middle years, part 20

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re still potato-farming our way through the “middle years,” after Jack Kirby but before John Byrne. Byrne is here in parts, doing some penciling in these issues, but he’s not running the … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: The middle years, part 19

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re still befuddling our way through the “middle years” after Jack Kirby but before John Byrne. Actually, we do get Byrne in this bunch of issues on inks and occasional breakdowns, but … Continue reading →

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21 Jump Street rewatch: The top five best episodes

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Mac McEntire

I went and did it. I watched all four seasons of the original 21 Jump Street. Here are my personal picks for best episodes: 5. Christmas in Saigon This flashback to Ioki’s past is one of Dustin Nguyen’s best performances, … Continue reading →

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21 Jump Street rewatch: “Blackout”

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! Here it is folks, the final episode of the original 21 Jump Street. Oh sure, they tried to keep it going with a fifth season in syndication with a bunch of new characters, but it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: The “middle years” part 18

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re nearing the end of the “middle years,” after Jack Kirby but before John Byrne. This week, we’re going to space, going to school, and hanging out with an Avenger. Issue #201: … Continue reading →

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