Comic Books

‘Cry of Thunder’ (2008) has Holmes, Kolchak … and messy plot 

“Sherlock Holmes and Kolchak the Night Stalker: Cry of Thunder” (three issues, 2008, collected in 2010) includes the Tombstone Thunderbird myth – remarkably underused in fresh

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‘Kolchak’ files ‘Lovecraftian Horror’ (2007) for publication too quickly 

C.J. Henderson, writer of both comic stories and novels in Moonstone’s “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” stable, splits the difference in “The Lovecraftian Horror” (2007). In

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Another lost TV episode found in ‘Kolchak’ Volume 3

How little is too little information in a “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” mystery? Writers Joe Gentile and Mark Dawidziak struggle with that question in “Lambs

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‘Kolchak’ Volume 2 explores toll on Carl’s psyche 

In the movies and TV series, Carl Kolchak is defined by his job and Darren McGavin adds charisma. But those episodes don’t dig deeply into

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‘Kolchak: The Night Stalker’s’ waters deepen with Volume One 

“Kolchak: The Night Stalker” scholar Mark Dawidziak correctly points out in the introduction to the Volume One trade paperback that the “Kolchak” saga (at the

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‘Blade Runner 2029’ gets more generic with ‘Echoes’ (2021)

Some shine has worn off Titan’s “Blade Runner” comics as we arrive at “Blade Runner 2029 Volume 2: Echoes” (collecting Issues 5-8 and the Free

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‘Blade Runner’ explores ‘Origins’ of hunters, hunted in ‘Products’ (2021)

In 2010, Boom Studios delivered a “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” prequel (“Dust to Dust”), and in 2021, Titan Books launched its “Blade Runner”

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‘Blade Runner 2029: Reunion’ (2021) front-loads immigration metaphor

With “Blade Runner 2029: Volume 1 – Reunion” (Issues 1-4, 2021), Titan’s “Blade Runner” saga drops from outstanding down to great; I suppose the high

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‘Complete Companion’ (2012) a key Joss Whedon tome

In PopMatters’ “Joss Whedon: The Complete Companion” (2012), Alysa Hornick – one of the dozens of contributors – notes that Buffy didn’t excel at academics,

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‘Blade Runner 2019: Home Again, Home Again’ (2020) expands lore

“Blade Runner 2019” wraps its run in “Volume 3: Home Again, Home Again” (Issues 9-12 and a Free Comic Book Day issue, 2020) by presenting

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