The Tweeks are big fans of Doctor Who, but they are not fans of change. It was scary times going into the Season 8 Premiere episode “Deep Breath” because Peter Capaldi looked pretty stern and serious in the promo pictures. Could The Tweeks possibly love a doctor with those eyebrows when the last one had no eyebrows at all? Watch this episode and see if the 12th Doctor is indeed Tweeks Approved.
We break up another sticky week with a Big ComicMix Broadcast filled with Pop Culture breezes: Harry Potter is in the theaters and we review the film, plus news on stuff being dumped on your TV this summer, who is talking for Hellboy, some cheap gaming options online AND another step in our Countdown To…
DAREDEVIL CAN TAKE THE STAND – FROM A LIBRARY Because it had three stories in it, that’s why. Yes, we’re playing Jeopardy. That’s the answer. And the correct question is, why did you write three columns about Daredevil v4 #15.1? The third story in this extra-long volume with the screwy numbering – “Chasing the Devil”…
“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” — Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back I never took the above quote very seriously. I liked it, it stuck with me, but I had always thought it was just George Lucas pop-pseudo vaguely Buddhisty philosophy….
In a continuing torrent of news and excitement from a regional comic convention on the west coast, BBC America announced the premiere date of series nine of Doctor Who – September 19th. Having filmed in Cardiff since January, Peter Capaldi said: “Soaring through all of time and space, series nine sees the Doctor throw himself into…
When director James Gunn took on a soft reboot of The Suicide Squad, he brought in some familiar members, some less familiar characters, and one who was, at best, tangential to the team in the comics. Yet, with a keen eye for casting, the director knew exactly who would make Peacemaker work despite his odd…
Story ideas are pretty malleable. I once presided over/rode herd on/sweated out an 1,100+ page continuity that began as a plot for two 15-pagers. Hemingway is credited with writing a story in only six words. (Go on. Google it. I’ll wait.) I did something a while back, just a bit over 500 words, that, I…
