Gordon Purcell

‘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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‘X-Files’ flashback: Topps specials (1995-97) and Dark Horse ‘Lone Gunmen’ one-shot (2001) (Comic book reviews)

The 41 regular issues of the Topps “X-Files” comics featured many Monster of the Month standalones, plus a handful of issues that felt like mythology episodes (mostly

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‘X-Files’ flashback: Topps Issues 25-36 (1997) (Comic book reviews)

In 1997, “The X-Files” was at the height of its popularity, and excitement among the Topps “X-Files” Comics creators and fans is evidenced in the letters pages,

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‘X-Files’ flashback: Topps Issues 13-24 (1996) (Comic book reviews)

The first dozen issues of the Topps “X-Files” Comics featured Stefan Petrucha’s conspirators-within-the-conspiracy, the Aquarius group. But at the same time, the TV show’s mythology was becoming

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Cybernetic Dawn’ (1995-96) (Comic book review)

For some reason, the first further adventures based on “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” didn’t come out until four years after the film. In a nice

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