‘TMNT’ Issues 5-7 (1985-86) are out of this world
‘TMNT’ flashback (Comic book reviews): The Turtles travel to outer space to meet the Triceratons and Fugitoid in Mirage “TMNT” Vol. 1 Issues 5, 6 and 7.
April, Baxter enter ‘TMNT’ fray in Issues 2-4 (1984-85)
‘TMNT’ flashback (Comic book reviews): Eastman and Laird get adventurous in Mirage “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Vol. 1 Issues 2, 3 and 4.
‘TMNT’ epic begins with Mirage Vol. 1 Issue 1 (1984)
‘TMNT’ flashback (Comic book review): An epic begins for Eastman and Laird with the legendary Mirage “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Vol. 1 Issue 1.
Love of ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ lingers
Commentary: Eastman & Laird’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” is on my Mount Rushmore of entertainment franchises. Here’s why I love it.
‘X-Files’ comic book feels more like the TV show than ever before (Commentary)
While “The X-Files” has a proud tradition in comic books — enjoying stints at Topps, Dark Horse (one “Lone Gunman” issue) and Wildstorm – it’s never felt as much like the TV show as it does in “The X-Files” Season 10, which is now nine issues into its run with IDW Comics.
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Forces: Jedi Knight’ (1998) (Book review)
There’s been some buzz in “Star Wars” fan circles about a new definitive canonicity that the newly formed Lucasfilm Story Group will release in advance of “Rebels” and the sequel trilogy. The Temple Archives podcast/website and many fans have taken this to mean that some works will make the cut as being an “official” part […]
Did anyone else think Rick was dead? (TV commentary)
With Rick lying on a sofa without moving, Carl puking up his breakfast and bizarre dream sequences popping up (albeit from Michonne, not Carl), Sunday’s mid-fourth-season premiere of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” obviously called to mind the “Buffy” episode “The Body.” It’s a credit to the show’s unpredictability that I thought they might kill off the main […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Forces: Rebel Agent’ (1998) (Book review)
Although not necessarily apocryphal, “Rebel Agent” (1998) – the second of William C. Dietz’s “Dark Forces” illustrated novel trilogy – features interpretations of Force users that seem to contrast with what George Lucas would establish in the prequels the following year.
Sci-fi showdown: ‘Almost Human’ vs. ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ (TV commentary)
With Fox’s “Almost Human” and ABC’s “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” both at about the halfway point of the season, I thought it’d be fun to pit the two most-hyped new sci-fi law enforcement shows against each other in a category-by-category showdown:
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire’ (1997) (Book review)
Later this year, the TV series “Rebels” will explore the Rebel Alliance – and quite possibly a Force user – in the time just before “A New Hope.” But as longtime “Star Wars” fans know, this territory has already been well-trod in other media. A prime example is the “Dark Forces” graphic novella trilogy from […]