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Countdown to Avengers: King-Sized Free Comic Book Day 2024 Special: Guardians of the Galaxy.

Posted on May 4, 2024 by jonathondsvendsen

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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” Let Them Fight”: A Celebration of the Legendary MonsterVerse: Part Two: Godzilla

Posted on April 29, 2024 by jonathondsvendsen

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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It’s The Eucastrophe, Charlie Brown! A 50th Anniversary Retrospective of It’s The Easter Beagle Charlie Brown

Posted on March 30, 2024 by jonathondsvendsen

When it comes to the Peanuts Holiday specials, the Easter special tends to be a bit of an afterthought. In fact, long before the airing rights for ABC to air the specials had lapsed in 2020 and the franchise was … Continue reading →

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“And In Time, Only The Bards Know the Truth of It…”Celebrating Lloyd Alexander’s The Black Cauldron: Part Four: The Horned King

Posted on March 17, 2024 by jonathondsvendsen

It has been well documented throughout the annals of art history that despite biblical descriptions to the contrary, or even in contrast to those given by those by literary sources such as John Milton or Dante Algiere, images from ancient … Continue reading →

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“And In Time, Only The Bards Know the Truth of It…”Celebrating Lloyd Alexander’s The Black Cauldron: Part Three: Princess Eilonwy

Posted on February 16, 2024 by jonathondsvendsen

Long before they began to gobble up IP’s like Marvel Comics and Star War faster than  Galactus at a $9.99 all you can eat planetary buffet, Disney had struck a veritable gold mine with their “Disney Princess” line of merchandise. … Continue reading →

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“And In Time, Only The Bards Know the Truth of It…”Celebrating Lloyd Alexander’s The Black Cauldron: Part Two: Gurgi

Posted on January 25, 2024 by jonathondsvendsen

One way for a mythic and fantastic story to demonstrate that the heroes are beginning to leave the familiar is for them to encounter some sort of creature. While the homestead represents safety and comfort, the creature represent “terra incognito”. … Continue reading →

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2023  Review

Posted on January 15, 2024 by jonathondsvendsen

Sorry for the lateness of this post. I wanted to thank you again, dear and loyal readers for taking the time out to read my blog. head into 2023, I want to take a moment to thank you, my loyal … Continue reading →

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Many Meetings

Posted on September 26, 2023 by jonathondsvendsen

There was a season of my life in which I was besieged by deep seated regret and misplaced guilt. Sometime during the Great Recession of ’09, my dad was one of thousands of workers at his company who were laid … Continue reading →

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“There Was a Contagion in the Very Air that Blew from that Haunted Region; it Breathed Forth an Atmosphere of Dreams and Fancies Infecting all the Land”: A Celebration of Washington Irving’s the Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Part Three: Brom Bones

Posted on September 8, 2023 by jonathondsvendsen

Conflict is essential to a story. It is the driving force between all narratives, keeping the readers, or in the case of a visual medium like cinema or television, viewers, in the thrall of the story. A dull story is … Continue reading →

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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 Five: The Nautilus

Posted on July 6, 2023 by jonathondsvendsen

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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