Some of the most influential people in the Ultimate
Marvel Universe have teamed up to create the next
cornerstone of that continuity. Did it work, or was
it overhyped?
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Movie Review – “Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (Uncut)”
Decades after Bruce Wayne’s prime, the Joker returns,
as spry as ever.
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Ghosts of SF’s Past
January will see the publication of a long-lost work by Robert Heinlein. Publishers rejected the 1930s effort, For Us the Living, for being too didactic. Hardly suprising for Heinlein, but the novel’s apparent political philosophy differs from the views he would later espouse.
The horror, the horror!
According to a CBC report, William Shatner, who once appalled the world with his album The Transformed Man, will apparently release another album, with backing by the likes of Henry Rollins.
Video Game Review – “Final Fantasy”
The original has finally been reviewed. Which do you want me to review next?
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Weekly Comic Discussion
Well, I should start by apologizing for missing last
week’s column. Not much came out on Christmas Eve
anyway, but there was the new issue of Previews.
This week is similarly small, although it does
contain the very notable Ultimate Fantastic Four
#1, and the potentially interesting
Marvelous Adventures of Gus Beezer: Gus Beezer
and Spider-Man one shot. I’ll be buying and
reviewing both this weekend. Read on to find out
what I’m picking up from Previews for future reviews.
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Firefly Review – The Complete Series
Take my love. Take my land. Take me where I cannot
stand. Don’t forget, I’m still free. You can’t take
the sky from me.
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Comic Review – “Fantastic Four: Authoritative Action”
The third trade paperback of Waid’s work on
Fantastic Four will be out on March 17. The
issues it will contain, #503-508, are reviewed below.
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Movies of 2004
The new year is upon us, and there will be no new
Lord of the Rings or Star Wars.
What else is there to keep us occupied?
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Whedon Provides “Firefly” Hints
Sci-Fi Wire has the full article. Basically, he hints at what plot threads will be addressed in the film.