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Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. When J. Michael Straczynski took over the series, he added a twist by making Ben Grimm a millionaire, with all the fun and trouble that comes with it. Writer Dan Slott and … Continue reading →

Rewatching the Gamera movies! The action is bigger and bolder than ever in the ambitious wrap-up to Gamera’s 90s trilogy in Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999). Here’s what happens: It’s been three years since anyone has seen Gamera. Ayana … Continue reading →

Rewatching the Gamera movies! Gamera made a big, BIG comeback in the 90s with 1995’s Gamera: Guardian of the Universe. What’s all this, then? It was a whole new era (era) for kaiju by 1995. The giant monsters came roaring … Continue reading →

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. But, why am I doing this? This blog series started out of my ongoing frustration with the 2005 Fantastic Four movie, and how going back to the comics might provide a better … Continue reading →

Rewatching the Gamera movies! The series goes green for some eco-friendly messages among the monster carnage in 1971’s Gamera vs. Zigra. Here’s what happens: It’s fifteen years into the future, setting this in an alternative 1985 or 1986, when aliens … Continue reading →

Rewatching the Gamera movies! Gamera returns to Earth in Gamera vs. Jiger (1970), with a powerful new enemy and a look deep inside Gamera. As in, really deep inside. Here’s what happens: It’s time for Expo 70, a type of … Continue reading →

Rewatching the Gamera movies! Gamera vs. Barugon (1966) has its high points, but the franchise hasn’t found its voice yet. Here’s what happens: At the end of the last movie, humans defeated Gamera by putting him on a rocket and … Continue reading →

Rewatching DuckTales! This is it, folks. The final episode of DuckTales. It all concludes with a two-parter, “The Golden Goose.” Is it truly… the end? Here’s what happens: Scrooge and family are at a foreign marketplace, where he hopes to … Continue reading →

Rewatching DuckTales! We’re almost at the end of the series. You’d think that “Scrooge’s Last Adventure” would be the finale, but this is the next-to-last. Also, virtual reality! Here’s what happens: Huey, Dewey, and Louie are roughhousing inside the mansion, … Continue reading →