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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Super Movie Monday – Superman Returns, Part 1
Beginning a three-part recap of the latest and final (so far) appearance of Superman on the big screen. Last week, we finished talking about Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. In the intervening years, Superman continued to be a fixture … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Power Creep Callback
So over the past couple of weeks, I’ve discussed how Superman IV: The Quest for Peace was partly just an extended series of callbacks to better movies in the series. This is one of the inherent dangers of sequels, and … Continue reading
Death Wave, Again
For everyone who has been interested in Death Wave, but did not buy because you don’t have a Kindle, you now have other options. Death Wave is now available on Smashwords. That means that for the same price, $2.99, you … Continue reading
Super Movie Monday – Superman IV, Part 2
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. Still. Okay, where were we? Oh yeah, this guy… Nuclear Man, cloned from Superman’s DNA which was attached to a nuclear warhead thrown into the sun to give him some extra oomph! He heads … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Scout
So last week, I talked about Airboy, the 80’s revival, published by Eclipse, of the 40’s Hillman character. Two things about Airboy that bear repeating in reference to this week’s title. Number one, as mentioned last week, Airboy was an … Continue reading
Death Wave Final Preview
So I decided to give you one more small preview of Death Wave, just because the early chapters I previewed still feel somewhat light, and I want you to understand that the book gets much darker later. So here’s a … Continue reading
Super Movie Extra – Live-Action Superdickery
So I’ve often pointed you to this site which uses mainly comics covers to show that Superman is a dick. But we have a really good example in live-action in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. Superman has already gratuitously … Continue reading
Super Movie Monday – Superman IV, Part 1
So last week, it was mentioned that Supergirl was the last gasp of the Salkinds’ interest in Superman as a property (at least in theaters; they did come back to produce a syndicated Superboy series in later years). But four … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Airboy
This one gets a little complicated. In the 40’s, a company called Hillman Periodicals put out a comic called Air Fighters Comics, featuring their most popular character, Airboy, along with a host of back-up characters. And then in 1986, Eclipse … Continue reading
Noir Tuesday – Death Wave, Part 2
Here is the second and final part of the free preview of Death Wave. Follow the link to download the rest instantly to your Kindle or other mobile device for only $2.99! The story so far: During the Great Depression, … Continue reading
