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Super Movie Monday – Equinox
Probably my best Christmas ever was the year I got a super 8mm camera and projector. I never did make the ambitious stop-motion movie projects I had planned, but I made good use of the projector, anyway. First, I ordered … Continue reading
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Out of the Vault – Megaton Man
One of the reasons I write about 80’s comics so much is that it was a time of fundamental change in the comics industry, changing the way they were produced, printed, marketed and distributed. In the late 70’s, people had … Continue reading
Super Movie Monday – Dracula vs. Frankenstein, Part 2
Back for our completely superfluous second week of recap for 1971’s Dracula vs. Frankenstein. As you may remember, Judith Fontaine, Vegas lounge singer, had headed to Malibu Beach in search of her missing sister, Joan. She is aided in her … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – The Mighty Mites #1
And we’re back to my favorite year in comics, 1986, the year of Alan Moore’s Watchmen and Frank Miller’s Dark Knight. In the aftermath of the amazingly successful debut two years previously of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles–an independent black-and-white parody … Continue reading
Super Movie Monday – Dracula vs. Frankenstein
So for the next couple of weeks, something a little different. The late 60’s and early 70’s were a tumultuous time for the nation, but a great time to be a kid. On Saturdays, you could watch shows like Space … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Shatter
Apple’s Macintosh computer, introduced in 1984, was a fascinating machine. Underpowered, but easy to learn and use, it only lacked one thing to enable it to take off: some practical use. That came the next year, when Apple introduced the … Continue reading
Super Movie Monday – First Man Into Space
I apparently didn’t choose wisely for Halloween, spending my time with relatively high-quality fare like The Valley of Gwangi and Mighty Joe Young. I realized I never had time to indulge in the really guilty pleasure of watching absolutely awful … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Hero Sandwich
The mid- to late-1980’s saw a huge boom in independent comics, most of which fell into two camps: stuff that wasn’t very good (if at all) and stuff that was rough, but showed promise. Even the best or most successful … Continue reading
Halloween Podcast 2012 – The Final Broadcast
Once again, it’s time for the annual Halloween podcast, sliding in just under the midnight wire. This year’s tale of terror is “The Final Broadcast.” Halloween Podcast 2012 Click the link to play in your browser or right-click to save … Continue reading
