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Comic Books, Independent/Manga

Jab’s Image Deep Dive: Stormwatch and The Authority!

And now we come to… the absolute most BORING thing Image produced during the 1990s. Like, seriously- while Brigade , Youngblood , Strykeforce and everything else were god-awful piffle, they’re at least ENTERTAININGLY bad. You can have a lot of fun ripping on Liefeld or Silvestri’s absurdities or lack of originality. But StormWatch ? It’s just the most generic “This is a superhero book about superheroes” thing ever- like those bad Indie comics … Continue reading Jab’s Image Deep Dive: Stormwatch and The Authority!

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Comic Books, DC, Independent/Manga, Lists, Marvel

Top Ten: Favorite Comic Book Heroes

It’s weird that it’s taken so long to get here. A hundred-plus comic reviews. Dozens upon dozens of articles on the genre. Lists of all sorts. And I’ve never just sat down and written up a list of my ten favorite comic book characters? That’s not entirely true. On the Ghosts of the Stratosphere podcast, there is a “lost” episode that will never air. It … Continue reading Top Ten: Favorite Comic Book Heroes

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Comic Books, Independent/Manga, Movies, Movies/TV

Entertainment Rex: October 2021

Guys, my house is a wreck. We have started decorating for Halloween and getting everything spookified, but the interior of the house constantly looks like a bomb went off. We are not an organized people. This isn’t even related to the decorations; it’s just the constant state of our home! We always have these designs on “Oh, we’ll do a little cleaning each weekend, and … Continue reading Entertainment Rex: October 2021

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Comic Books, DC, Independent/Manga, Marvel

The Top 100 Comics Of A Lifetime, #70-66

We’re back at the good ol’ Wizard list of the top 100 comic books from 1979 – 2006. For more in this series, click HERE! Let’s get into the next chunk… #70. Planetary: Night On Earth Warren Ellis is very much on of those “Oh man, why did YOU have to turn out to be a dick bag?” kind of guys. Planetary, like much of … Continue reading The Top 100 Comics Of A Lifetime, #70-66

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Marvel, Movies/TV

Netflix Marvel Retrospective – Jessica Jones Season 1

Welcome back to my retrospective. I previously fanboyed over the first season of Daredevil and now it’s time to dive into the next series to premiere; let’s talk about the first season of Jessica Jones. Jessica Jones was a fairly new addition to the Marvel pantheon, at least in comparison to Daredevil, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist, so Krysten Ritter was pretty much the first … Continue reading Netflix Marvel Retrospective – Jessica Jones Season 1

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Comic Books, Independent/Manga

Jab’s Image Deep Dive: Gen13 Characters!

Perhaps no other character is as iconic for JUST fanservice than Caitlin Fairchild. J. Scott Campbell went all-out in his fetish for gigantic legs by turning the super-strong amazonian member of Gen¹³ into not a muscualr broad like She-Hulk was, but a scrawny nymphette with sky-high legs of preposterous length. Fairchild was SO LEGGY that her legs were actually taller than her entire torso, plus … Continue reading Jab’s Image Deep Dive: Gen13 Characters!

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Comic Books, DC, Marvel, Movies, Movies/TV, TV, Video Games

Entertainment Rex: September 2021, part 2

I feel like this will be a very short discussion this portion of the month, as I could probably just plug in “I played Fallout 4, like, A LOT” and be done with it. Why did I not play more of that game way back when I bought it? MOVIES After a movie-heavy start to the month, I really tapered off in the back half … Continue reading Entertainment Rex: September 2021, part 2

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Top 100 Comics Of A Lifetime, #75-71

For more on the comics that have brought us to this point, click HERE. All right, we are into the second quarter of this list, which you will remember was Wizard Magazine’s Top 100 issues of a lifetime, assuming your lifetime was 1979-2006. There have been some… choices so far. I’m not entirely sure what was Wizard was going for with this list at times. … Continue reading Top 100 Comics Of A Lifetime, #75-71

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Comic Books, Independent/Manga

Jab’s Image Comics Deep Dive: Gen 13 part 2

So Why Was It Successful?:ASS. Ass ass ass. And legs. Sometimes boobs. But mostly ass and legs. J. Scott Campbell was made an almost instant superstar, and the fact that the book reveled in T&A more than anything else in Image at the time was a big turn-on to an audience of horny teenage boys. This wasn’t like a Liefeld or Lee book, where there … Continue reading Jab’s Image Comics Deep Dive: Gen 13 part 2

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Comic Books, Lists, Movies, Movies/TV, TV

Top Ten: Fictional Mothers

Mothers and their children share a special something something. Hey, I don’t know what to tell you; my own mom was the dirt fucking worst. All kinds of abusive and really just the absolute pits. She died a long time ago, though, so it’s fine. I won. But what are you, my therapist? This isn’t what you are here for! You’re here for the Top Ten … Continue reading Top Ten: Fictional Mothers

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Comic Books, Marvel, Stew's Reviews

Stew’s Reviews: Superior Foes of Spider-Man

Does anyone know if Deadly Foes of Spider-Man still holds up? I loved that mini-series from the early 1990’s, but I worry that it will have aged poorly if I try to go back to it. If I recall it correctly, it had some aspects that absolutely should have survived as good story-telling (a humanizing portrayal of Boomerang, a kick-ass female character in Leila Davis, and a … Continue reading Stew’s Reviews: Superior Foes of Spider-Man

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Comic Books, Marvel, Movies/TV, Video Games

Entertainment Rex: September 2021

Last month, I lamented that I had only seen ten movies in the span of an entire month. I went on a September TEAR to make up for that! So let’s get straight into the first half of September’s recommendations. MOVIES Seventeen days, twelve movies. That’s more like it. I kind of blew up in the last few days of August, man. And those ratings … Continue reading Entertainment Rex: September 2021

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Comic Books, DC

Jab’s Deep Dives: The Legion of Super-Heroes

The Legion of Super-Heroes is one of the oldest super-teams in all of comics, and one of its most original ideas. Which is kind of funny, because it was dealt with very off-handedly at first in your typical “Superboy” adventure. Superboy at the time was basically “The Adventures of Superman when he was a boy!”, and the Legionnaires introduced were just the original three: Saturn … Continue reading Jab’s Deep Dives: The Legion of Super-Heroes

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Comic Books, DC, Independent/Manga, Lists, Marvel

The Top 100 Comics Of A Lifetime, Part 5 (#80-76)

For more on this series up to this point, click HERE! #80. Preacher #50 The second of what I’m sure will be at least a few more Preacher books on this list–Wizard loved this book so damn hard–I was surprised by how much I liked the previous offering. I distinctly recall not having liked Preacher much when it was being published. And this issue has … Continue reading The Top 100 Comics Of A Lifetime, Part 5 (#80-76)

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