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Boycotting Marvel: A fisk
Comics Alliance and I have had a longstanding grudge. As in they print politically correct BS, and I ignore them without playing my preferred Deadly Sin card: Wrath. However, when someone directly asks me to have a crack at them, … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, Fisks, Superhero
Tagged Black Panther, Blade (Marvel), Boycotts, Captain Marvel, ChrisCross, Christopher Priest, Comics Alliance, Dwayne McDuffie, Feminism, Hercules (Marvel), Homosexuality, J. A. Micheline, Luke Cage, Marvel, Marvel Civil War, Marvel Comics, Marvel Ultimate Universe, Miles Morales, One More Day, Racism, Reginald Hudlin, Sad Puppies, Social Justice Warriors, Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man
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Talking Iran and Military Tech with Ava Armstrong
Check Out Military Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with We Built That Network on BlogTalkRadio Did I ever mention I live on a corner? A corner that does NOT have a four-way stop sign? What happens when a body (of … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, Romance, The Church, Thriller, Writing
Tagged Ava Armstrong, Iran, Military, Pope Francis, Strawpope Frank, The Catholic Geek Radio Show
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Bastille Day
Today is Bastille Day, seen as the beginning of freedom in France. Of course, it lead almost immediately to one of the worst tyrannies in human history. Then that lead to a more efficient tyranny that contradicted that previous tyranny … Continue reading
Suicide Squad Trailer Unveiled at Comic Con
So … what the bloody blue hell was that?
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, News, Superhero
Tagged Amanda Waller, DC, Suicide Squad, Viola Davis, Will Smith, Wolverine
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The Catholic Geek, with John C. Wright and L. Jagi Lamplighter
http://player.cinchcast.com/?platformId=1&assetType=single&assetId=7754943 Check Out Culture Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with We Built That Network on BlogTalkRadio Wow, that was AWESOME. L. Jagi Lamplighter and John C. Wright are sincerely awesome people. Jagi and I spent a large part of the … Continue reading
BvS trailer released at Comic Con; Batfleck to Script own movie
I guess the first section to ask is: Why does it look like Kyra Segwick is in this film? Why, God? Why? Superman testifying before a Senate hearing? Batfleck shoehorned into the previous Superman film? You know, the film Man of Steel felt … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, News, Rants, Superhero
Tagged Batman, Batman vs. Superman, Man of Steel
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There They Go Again: Another Episode of “Pope Francis Said What?”
Once again, the Pope has said something that the media has picked and run with, cackling in glee at further proof of how a left-wing agenda is supported by the Church they reject. Let’s start by looking at what the … Continue reading
More Sherlock
Moffat says he’s yet to start writing up the scripts for the fourth round of Sherlock TV movies. (Oh, come on . . . they’re extra-long and you can’t call three of them a “season.”) Now, I obviously deal a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, Historical, Mystery, News
Tagged Andrew Scott, Basil Rathbone, BBC, Benedict Cumberbatch, Comic Con, Jeremy Brett, Mark Gatiss, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Stephen Moffat
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Today *IS* National Barbecue Day
Every year, someone will complain that we’re losing sight of what this day means in the United States. Someone always complains about that sort of thing for a holiday. So what is the spirit of Independence Day in this country? Is it a … Continue reading
The End of Religious Freedom
The idea that gay marriage will endanger religious freedom is an old and common argument. So old and common, in fact, that it’s frequently dismissed on its face. After all, no one is forcing any religion to alter its practices. … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, News, The Church
Tagged Gay, Gay Marriage, Lesbian, Religious Freedom, Weddings
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Sacred Heart of Darkness
Why can’t I kill someone? No, seriously, why not? Oh, look, this guy is bullying my kid / my friend / hurt someone I care about. Why can’t I just go up to him and shove him into traffic? Why … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Personal Posts, The Church
Tagged Atheism, Catholic Church, Morality, Thomas Hobbes
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Baron Mordo Cast for Strange
So, does anyone else have a problem with this Doctor Strange casting?
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, News, Superhero
Tagged Chiwetel Ejiofor, Doctor Strange, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tilda Swinton
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Christopher Lee, RIP, at 93
What can you say about a 93-year old actor who was Dracula? Much in the way that he was Saruman. Or Dr. Fu Man Chu. Or Sherlock Holmes. Or one of the better Bond villains. Or … you know what? We’re running … Continue reading
Game So As to Win: What is Competitive Gaming?
A hulking man in an orange military uniform squares off against a blue-clad Chinese kung fu artist. A horde of undead marshals an army against a force of wood-elves. A band of five warriors (who all look completely different and … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Gaming, Video Games
Tagged Blizzard Entertainment, Competitive Gaming, Diablo, Fantasy, Go (Game), Guilty Gear, Heroes of the Storm, League of Legends, Magic: The Gathering, Online Gaming, Science Fiction, Streetfighter, Tekken, The Lost Vikings, Video Games, World of Warcraft, Yomi
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The Catholic Geek Radio Show Has Begun!
So. This happened. Yes, I seem to say that a lot.
Posted in Analysis, Blog News, Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, News, Plugs and Promotions, Resources, Reviews, Science Fiction, Superhero, Writing
Tagged Daredevil, Declan Finn, Joss Whedon, Lori Janeski, Matthew Bowman, Novel Ninja, Pope Francis, Sad Puppies, Sense8, Strawpope Frank, The Catholic Geek Radio Show
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Overview of OVERWATCH
Blizzard Entertainment is kind of a big deal in gaming right now. If you haven’t heard of them, odds are you’ve heard of one of their major franchises: Warcraft, Starcraft, or Diablo. For most of Blizzard’s career, these were their … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, Gaming, News, Reviews, Science Fiction, Superhero, Tabletop RPGs, Video Games
Tagged Blizzard Entertainment, Call of Duty, Diablo, First Person Shooter, Halo, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, Online Gaming, Overwatch, Player vs Player, PvP, Starcraft, Timesplitters, Tracer, World of Warcraft
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Can Frankenstein Resurrect Fox?
Many moons ago, I had heard that Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein material was going to be made into a film. But then book 3 took forever to come out, it was clear that it wasn’t going to be as good with … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, News, Science Fiction
Tagged Frankenstein, Frankenstein (TV Show)
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Anime 101: the Catholic Geeks Intro to Anime
Look, you keep me around on a general geek blog for long enough, and you’re bound to get a post about Japanese animation (colloquially known as “anime”). Several posts, in fact; between talking about various series, discussing currently-airing shows, and … Continue reading →