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Category Archives: Sci-Fi
Countdown to Avengers: King-Sized Free Comic Book Day 2024 Special: Guardians of the Galaxy.
Authors Note: since May of 2002, coincidentally the same weekend the original Spider-Man movie was released, comic book retailers have designated the first Saturday in May as “Free Comic Book Day”. Much to say it has become one of my … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Lanning, Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, Bradley Cooper, Brian Michael Bendis, Chris Pratt, Comic books, Countdown to Avengers, Countdown to Avengers King-Sized Free Comic Book Day Special, Dan Abnett, Don Heck, Free Comic Book Day, Gamora, Groot, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3, Jack Kirby, James Gunn, Jim Shooter, Jim Starlin, Karen Gillan, Kieth Giffen, Mantis, Nebula, Peter Quill, Pom Klementieff, Rocket Raccoon, Roger Stern, Ron Lim, Stan Lee, Star-Lord, Steve Englehart, superheroes, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana
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” Let Them Fight”: A Celebration of the Legendary MonsterVerse: Part Two: Godzilla
In trying to unravel the fabric of Creation and understand the mysteries of the universe there often times appears to be an invisible line of demarcation over humanity, as if to warn us that we can only go so far. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ghidorah, Godzilla, Godzilla vs Kong, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Gojira, Ishiro Honda, King Ghidorah, King Kong, Legendary MonsterVerse, Let Them Fight, Let Them Fight: A Celebration of The Legendary MonsterVerse, Mothera
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“Let Them Fight”: A Celebration of the Legendary MonsterVerse: Part One: King Kong
When it comes to fairy tales, perhaps the one that is examined and reexamined the most is the legend of Beauty and the Beast. Whether it’s in the 1980 fantasy-romance-crime drama TV series, the 1992 Disney movie, the story of … Continue reading
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Tagged Godzilla, Godzilla vs Kong, godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire, King Kong, King Kong (1933), King Kong (2005), Kong Skull Island, Kong: Skull Island, Legendary MonsterVerse, Let Them Fight, Let Them Fight: A Celebration of The Legendary MonsterVerse, Merian C. Cooper, monsterverse, movies, Peter Jackson, Sir Peter Jackson
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Coming Soon to This Blog…
The Incredible Hulk. Gollum. Chewbacca the Wookie. Yoda. Spock. The Dinosaurs of Jurassic Park .For the past 12 years, Jonathon D. Svendsen has brought you some in depth looks at some of the most intriguing aliens and creatures to ever … Continue reading
“To Overrun These Deep Regions Where Man Has Never Trod”:…A Celebration of Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea: Part Five: The Nautilus
No matter how advanced humanity becomes, even with such modern technological marvels as space shuttles, or submarines there are just certain traditions and even superstitions continually in play. For example, since the Apollo 13 mission, no NASA space flight has … Continue reading
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Tagged “To Overrun These Deep Regions Where Man Has Never Trod”…A Celebration of Jules Verne’s Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea., Back to the Future, Batman, Bruce Wayne, Captain Nemo, Doc Brown, Iron Man, Jules Verne, steampunk, The Nautilus, Tony Stark, Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
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“To Overrun These Deep Regions Where Man Has Never Trod”:…A Celebration of Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea: Part Four: Captain Nemo
Few words conjure the idea of a consummate leader more than the title of “Captain.” To be a captain is to be perceived as a leader of men, and a parental figure to the crew who would be willing to … Continue reading
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Tagged “To Overrun These Deep Regions Where Man Has Never Trod”…A Celebration of Jules Verne’s Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea., Captain Ahab, Captain Nemo, Jules Verne, Leviathan, Moby-Dick, The Nautilus, Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
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“We. ARE. Groot.”A Retrospective review of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy.”
After the release of The Avengers, I was pumped for more Marvel movies. Helping this was the simple fact that I was already familiar with Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, and Thor, with the Sentinel of Liberty, the not so … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Adventure, Comic Books, Comic Strips, Film, Sci-Fi
Tagged Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Drax, Gamora, Groot, Guardians of the Galaxy, I am Groot, James Gunn, Karen Gillan, Movie Retrospective, Nebula, Peter Quill, Retrospect, retrospective, Rocket Raccoon, Star-Lord, Vin Diesel, We are Groot, Zoe Saldana
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“To Overrun These Deep Regions Where Man Has Never Trod”:…A Celebration of Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea: Part One: Pierre Arronax
At their core there isn’t very much separating the early science fiction adventures by the likes of HG Wells, Jules Verne, CS Lewis or Edgar Rice Burroughs from the other thrilling adventure novels of the 19th century. The books themselves … Continue reading
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Tagged “To Overrun These Deep Regions Where Man Has Never Trod”…A Celebration of Jules Verne’s Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea., Jules Verne, Michael Crichton, Peter Benchley, Pierre Arronax, The Nautilus, Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
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