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Fall Television Resurrects Everything
I had recently joked on my own blog that this fall is the return of everything. I didn’t know that all of these jokes would come true. The following are just the TV shows that are based on something else: … Continue reading
CW’s DCTV Bring the Guest Stars
Walk with me through the amount of guests we’re going to have all over the DC universe on CW this season. First … Enter Sharon Leal as M’gann M’orzz, “Miss Martian,” from Geoff Johns’s run on Teen Titans, as well as … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Fiction, Superhero
Tagged Arrow, Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl
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Book Review: The Mermaid & The Unicorn
There’s a lot of “urban fantasy” out there, and I’ve only experienced small handfuls of it. I’ve devoured The Dresden Files, caught a few episodes of Buffy, delved into the lore of World of Darkness, and even gotten into Monster … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews, Romance
Tagged Mermaid and the Unicorn, Urban Fantasy
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Flashpoint Impact
If you’ve seen the end of The Flash season 2, you know that Barry Allen went back in time to save his mother from being murdered. If you haven’t seen it, too late.
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A Flight of Dragon Awards
DragonCon is a convention that takes place every year over the Labor Day weekend in downtown Atlanta, GA. It is, by all accounts, the largest sci-fi and fantasy convention on the planet Earth. If you don’t believe me, their minimum … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Board Games, Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Gaming, Horror, News, Romance, Video Games
Tagged AKA Jessica Jones, Ant-Man, Arrow, Captain America: Civil War, Card, Daredevil, David Weber, DC, DC Comics, Deadpool, Declan Finn, Doctor Who, DragonCon, Flash, Game, Game of Thrones, Gaming, George R. R. Martin, Honor At Stake, Honor Harrington, Hugo Awards, Jessica Jones, Jim Butcher, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Comics, Military, Sad Puppies, Science Fiction, Star Wars, Urban Fantasy
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New Luke Cage Trailer
I apparently have timing. I finally review Daredevil Season 2, and then the new Luke Cage Trailer comes out. Pardon me, but I have to say this…. Ahem…. I AM POWER MAN! [Cue Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man”]
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, News, Superhero
Tagged Hero, Luke Cage, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Comics, Movie Trailer, Netflix, Superhero, television
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Review: Daredevil Season 2
While I know that Daredevil, season 2 came out in March, better late than never. To be honest, I’m not entirely certain what to make of this season, and perhaps you’ll see why by the end. The season was strange, … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Reviews, Superhero
Tagged Daredevil, Elektra, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Netflix, Punisher, television
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The Catholic Geek: Superversive SF and the Wrights 07/31
The Catholic Geek: Superversive SF and the Wrights 07/31 , at 7:00 PM EST https://percolate.blogtalkradio.com/offsiteplayer?hostId=533877&episodeId=9115731 John C. Wright and L. Jagi Lamplighter return to discuss superversive fiction, their work, and whatever else that might pop up. John C. Wright is the … Continue reading
Legendary – Secret Wars: Volume 2 Expansion
The dimension-spanning Secret Wars story, introduced into Legendary with a big box expansion in the summer of 2015, continues in Legendary’s sixth expansion, released in December of the same year. However, while Secret Wars, Volume 2 may be a sequel … Continue reading
Posted in Board Games, Gaming, Reviews, Superhero
Tagged '92, agent, alligator, ambition, ambush, Arkon, Attack, Avengers, Beast, Black Swan, bystander, Cabal, Captain America, Captain Britain, charge, circle, City, Colossus, Common, copycat, Corvus, Cyclops, Deadpool, Deck, Devil Dinosaur, dimension, Dr. Strange, Elsa Bloodstone, escape, fight, Glaive, Guardian, henchmen, Hero, Hyperion, Illuminati, infected, Jean Grey, k'un-lun, keyword, Khonshu, kung-fu, Legendary, magma, Marvel, Mastermind, metropolis, monster, patrol, phoenix, Punisher, rampage, Rare, Recruit, resurrection, Ruby Summers, S.H.I.E.L.D., Scheme, secret wars, Shang-Chi, Shiklah, silk, sinister, soulsword, spectrum, Spider Friends, spider-gwen, Spider-Queen, Spiderman, Strike, superpower, Teleport, trapper, Uncommon, undercover, Upper Deck, utopolis, venom, victory, Villain, Wall-Crawl, x-men, Zheng Zhu
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Star Trek: Discovery
Well, we have finally got a substantial update on the new Star Trek series that’s been talked about for a few years now. No time like the present, right? So I’m sure you want to know all about the characters! . … Continue reading
JMS at SDCC, B5 to Follow
If there are too many acronyms in the title, the great and powerful J. Michael Straczynski, creator of the epic science fiction series Babylon 5, appeared at San Diego Comic Con this weekend to made several announcements on his upcoming projects. … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, News, Science Fiction
Tagged Babylon 5, J. Michael Straczynski, Sense8
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SDCC Unveils Marvel Netflix Shows
San Diego Comic Con is here, and Marvel is coming out guns a blazing. To start with, Luke Cage, coming out on September 30th. Yes, much like Jessica Jones, Luke Cage seems to be a hero who doesn’t want the … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Fiction, News, Superhero
Tagged AKA Jessica Jones, Comic Con, Daredevil, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Comics, Netflix, Punisher, The Defenders
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News from the Berlantiverse
The Flash has a new costume joining the show. Kid Flash… even though the actor they have really isn’t a kid anymore, but let’s ignore that. That costume is awesome, though.
Posted in Commentary, Fiction, Superhero
Tagged Arrow, Flash, Greg Berlanti, Supergirl, Superhero, television
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TONIGHT on The Catholic Geek Radio Show: the Military in Fiction
http://percolate.blogtalkradio.com/offsiteplayer?hostId=533877&episodeId=9055475 At 7 PM, EST, Jonathan LaForce joins us to discuss how to create proper military characters in science fiction and fantasy. Building proper military characters in science fiction and fantasy, including ranks, behaviors and attitudes. A former … Continue reading
Review: The Big Sheep
When Rob Kroese he gave me a copy of The Big Sheep to review, I thought it would just be another book that I would cross off of my list and move on. Anyway, this book was quite a surprise. No, seriously, … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Reviews, Science Fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged Declan Finn, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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The Baen Free Library: “Hey, Kid, the First Taste is Free!”
Over the last several weeks, I’ve found myself explaining the Baen Free Library to people. Now, I like introducing people to cool stuff, but even the best things can get repetitive, and repetitive can easily become boring, and boring quickly … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Plugs and Promotions, Resources, Science Fiction
Tagged 1632, Baen Books, Baen Free Library, David Weber, Eric Flint, Honor Harrington, Jim Baen
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A Tale of Two Awards
A lot of attention has come to the state of awards in the field of science fiction and fantasy in the last few years, thanks to increasing problems with and arguments over the Hugo Awards. If you’re unaware of why, … Continue reading →