Science Fiction

‘Firefly’ starts with a Boom! in ‘Unification War’ (2018-19)

When talking about the first arc of Boom! Studios’ “Firefly” comics, we have to address the elephant in the room: Despite being titled “The Unification

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Theme, sidekick propel ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ (1997)

With “No Time to Die” coming out in November, I’m looking back at the eight modern-era James Bond films from the perspective of a newcomer,

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Brosnan ably takes Bond mantle in ‘GoldenEye’ (1995)

With “No Time to Die” coming out in November, I’m looking back at the eight modern-era James Bond films from the perspective of a newcomer,

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‘Galactic Pot-Healer’ (1969) shows PKD’s God interest

“Galactic Pot-Healer” (written in 1968, published in 1969) could be seen as the start of Philip K. Dick’s heavy interest in God and religion that

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Saffron, ‘Firefly’s’ women star in ‘The Sting’ (2019)

“Firefly: The Sting” (November 2019) is an ambitious hardcover graphic novel centered on Saffron, from writer Delilah S. Dawson and a team of artists. But

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‘Push’ (2009) a stylish Hong Kong superhero caper

“Push” (2009) is a movie-length version of what TV’s “The Gifted” would later show: people with superpowers on the run from government agents. Director Paul

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‘The Simulacra’ (1964) is PKD’s grand absurdity

“The Simulacra” (written in 1963, published in 1964) is one of Philip K. Dick’s grand absurdities. It’s an expansion of his amusing short story “Novelty

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‘Firefly’ goes full-on Western in ‘Magnificent Nine’ (2019)

James Lovegrove’s first “Firefly” novel – 2018’s “Big Damn Hero,” co-plotted with Nancy Holder – spans several genres. But his second is a straight-up Western,

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PKD explores post-apocalypse in ‘Dr. Bloodmoney’ (1965)

The hydrogen-bomb war (or atomic, or nuclear – pick your poison) was a regular obsession of Philip K. Dick’s. Many of his contemporary-set stories find

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‘Firefly’ flies into novels with ‘Big Damn Hero’ (2018)

A line of “Firefly” novels was advertised in the back of the “Serenity” novelization in 2005, but it wasn’t until 13 years later that we

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