Author Archives: JD DeLuzio

Freshmen

If I ever were to read a comic book, it might be this one.
–Sarah Michelle Gellar, on Freshmen

Infinite Crisis #5 has been delayed at least a week, and my review also must be delayed. However, the final of Freshmen’s first six issues did arrive on time, and I will be reviewing the Top Cow mini-series, which may also be the start of a regular title. The group, co-created by Seth Green, is the latest in a line that extends back to the Golden Age Red Tornado and includes Mystery Men and Great Lakes Avengers: the superhero spoof that ultimately affirms its affection for the genre.

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Angels in America

Since we’re doing Saturday reviews of old classics, I thought I’d throw in a Sunday review of a contemporary (2003) one, a remarkable film based on an even more remarkable play. Both have won many awards, but it seems likely that some of our viewers have missed Angels in America. That’s too bad, because it’s a major achievement in turn-of-the-millennium drama—and it’s genre, of a sort.

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Fanboy Productions

While the site isn’t new, Fanboy Productions’ fumetti, wherein toys act out parodies of superhero stories, get top marks for fannish laughs. Check out House of W, which is the best of the lot.

Warning: some adult language.

Al Lewis Dead

Actor Al Lewis, best remembered as Grandpa on The Munsters, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2006 at the age of 82 (or possibly 95– see the comment below). A former vaudeville performer and baseball player, Lewis had a diverse acting career. He went on to open a successful restaurant and made unsuccessful forays into politics, running for governor of New York on the Green Party ticket.

Olympos

Olympos is no more the sequel to Ilium than Return of the King is a sequel to The Fellowship of the Rings and The Two Towers; rather, these books by Dan Simmons tell parts of one story. I highly recommend these to fans of SF who also enjoy classical mythology.
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