It has come to my attention that the upcoming CGI TMNT flick will follow the continuity of the live action films, just as Superman Returns followed the continuity established by Richard Donner in his Superman films. As such, I’ve decided to go back and rewatch (or, in the case of the third, watch for the first time) the original movies. Reviews will not be consecutive, but will be out before the March 23 release of the next film.
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Tomorrow’s Headlines Round-up
Private space-travel will soon be licensed,
serious plans are underway for lunar living quarters, and a theoretical Victorian nanomachine is now a reality.
Thanks to Chris for those links.
Heroes Discussion – “The Fix”
Sorry this column was late, too.
Smallville Review – “Crimson”
Red kryptonite is back.
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Comic Review: Batman and the Mad Monk
…has he actually fallen pretty to some curse and condition that exists outside the rational world? On the other hand, there is a man in Metropolis who can actually fly and bend steel in his bare hands.
–Batman, Batman and the Mad Monk #5.
This retro-mini-series, based on a story which appeared in Detective Comics #31, 1939, finished this week. It features a young Batman taking on a menace who may or may not have supernatural powers.
Date set for final Harry Potter book
Battlestar Galactica: Taking A Break From All Your Worries
Baltar’s interrogation begins, and Apollo and Starbuck need to resolve the various issues with their love lives.
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Civil War Comic Review – “Civil War: The Return”
Better a week late than never. I plan to review the three issue “Punisher: War Journal” crossover before leaving town again on Sunday.
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Day Break episodes appearing on ABC.com
dan_k writes, I decided to wander to ABC.com to see if there was any news of when Day Break would return to their website. In a nice banner they have Day Break advertised and 4 new episodes online. For those of you have not seen the show, it is a groundhog day story where a police detective wakes up the same morning and has to clear himself from the murder he is being framed for. As he solves a piece of the puzzle the day changes its routine.
Weekly Comics Discussion – January 31, 2007
As always, the complete list can be found here.
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