Monthly Archives: October 2011

Hot Lights: Fear Itself – The Fearless #1

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Fear Itself: The Fearless #1 Writers: Matt Fraction, Cullen Bunn, and Chris Yost Artists: Paul Pelletier and Mark Bagley   Commentary by James O’Callaghan First off, if you’re reading this review and haven’t read Fear Itself #7 yet, stop.  Stop reading right now and go read it or you’ll be spoiled. I’ll wait here… … okay,… Read more »

Sunken Treasures: Doctor Who – The Forgotten

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Commentary by Glenn Matchett Before Star Wars and even before Star Trek there was a little sci-fi TV show called Doctor Who.  Airing in 1963 the show proved very popular and became a cult hit, despite slightly cheesy plots and wooden cardboard sets.  Over the years the show had its highs and lows until production… Read more »

Sunken Treasure: Lobo – Fragtastic Voyage

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Commentary by Josh “J-Man”  Shaffer The few, the proud… the Lobo fans.  Indeed we are a small population of the comic fan’s world, and this is indeed a pity.  For over fifteen years, the “main man” has been a real treat of a read, thanks to its alpha-level sense of loyalty to brutal carnage, pop culture references,… Read more »

Hot Lights: Amazing Spider-Man 671

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Spider-Island continues on towards its end but the space sure doesn’t let up within the pages of Amazing Spider-Man 671.  Although I don’t think of it as the best Spider-Man story ever written, I do think when it’s all-said-and-done Dan Slott and Humburto Ramos may have given us the most fun Spider-related event ever. The issue opens with… Read more »

Juggernaut Alert!

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Commentary by Brian Hofacker The most notable of protagonists are those that strain our expectations and the boundaries of heroism, the tragic heroes, whose flaw seals their fate, and the anti-heroes, loners and outsiders; but what about the characters that strain our expectations and the boundaries and of villainy, the rogues, rascals and outlaws that… Read more »