Star Wars #1

/ / Comics

Star Wars #1 comic reviewMarvel Comics launches a new Star Wars title with Star Wars #1 set immediately after the events of The Empire Strikes Back and the Millennium Falcon‘s escape from Cloud City on Bespin. Much of the issue focuses on the internal struggle with Luke Skywalker following his defeat at the hands of Darth Vader and the realization that the Vader is his father. The comic breaks with tradition a bit here by hinting at Luke embracing some darker aspects at the Force (perhaps unintentionally… or at least not fully aware of what he was doing).

Star Wars #1 does delivering some back-and-forth between Leia and Lando, offering us a look at the process of Lando earning back some trust from those he betrayed in Cloud City. We also see the Empire doing quite a bit of damage to the rag-tag Rebel fleet which survives thanks to a little help by one who is not yet a Jedi.

…

Star Wars #1Read More »

Star Wars #1 Read More »

Scooby-Doo! – Hassle in the Castle

/ / Television Reviews
  • Title: Scooby Doo, Where Are You! – Hassle in the Castle
  • wiki: link

Scooby-Doo! - Hassle in the Castle TV review

Today’s Throwback Tuesday takes us back to Scooby Doo, Where Are You! for another mystery involving some meddling kids and their talking dog. On a foggy night the Scooby Gang’s boat runs aground on Haunted Isle and a pirate castle rumored to still contain the treasure of the pirate Vasquez. Ignoring warnings, the gang investigates the castle coming face-to-face with a Phantom (Hal Smith) who passes through walls and makes various items around the castle levitate. While things initially appear to have supernatural causes, various clues allow Scooby-Doo (Don Messick) and his friends to discover the true identity of the Phantom is a magician with a criminal past hoping to scare away others while he searches for the fabled treasure.

…

Scooby-Doo! – Hassle in the CastleRead More »

Scooby-Doo! – Hassle in the Castle Read More »

SHAZAM! #9

/ / Comics

SHAZAM! #9 comic reviewSHAZAM! #9 reveals the final choice of champions as Billy Batson shares his power with… his father? I’ll admit to being disappointed that the comic didn’t seize on the opportunity for Billy to offer his power to one of the creatures from the other lands the family has visited over the past eight issues (like say a bunny).

That said, I will admit that the choice of C.C. Batson was one I didn’t see coming and Billy’s choice to choose to share is his power with both his foster family and his birth father, against the wizard’s wishes, offers a nice moment as well as finally reunites the family after being separated across the various magical lands for most of the series.

…

SHAZAM! #9Read More »

SHAZAM! #9 Read More »

Danger Man – The Leak

/ / Television Reviews
  • Title: Danger Man – The Leak
  • wiki: link

Danger Man - The Leak television review

Throwback Tuesday takes us back into the Cold War spycraft of Danger Man. John Drake (Patrick McGoohan) is sent to North Africa to investigate reports of locals being poisoned by a nuclear power plant run by Europeans. While the episode admits the possibility of the reactor causing the condition, or the nuclear waste produced by the factory, neither is given much weight in the episode. The truth proves to be both insidious and convoluted as Sheik Ahmed (Marne Maitland) is poisoning his own people in small doses to anger them against the power plant which would usurp much of his power in the region.

…

Danger Man – The LeakRead More »

Danger Man – The Leak Read More »

Magnum P.I. – Desperate Measures

/ / Television Reviews
  • Title: Magnum P.I. (2018) – Desperate Measures
  • wiki: link

Magnum P.I. - Desperate Measures television review

The second-half of the crossover gets off to an awkward start with most of Five-0 being taken into custody (off-camera) leaving Tani (Meaghan Rath) and Quinn (Katrina Law) heading to ask Magnum Jay Hernandez and Higgins (Perdita Weeks) for help. Junior (Beulah Koale) has been taken by a group willing to exchange him for the CIA list that our heroes now have in their possession. Magnum calls in his pals, Higgins does some computer work, and Quinn and Tani spend most of the time hiding out at Robin’s Nest (or in the back of the car) while leaving Junior’s life in the hands of their new friends.

…

Magnum P.I. – Desperate MeasuresRead More »

Magnum P.I. – Desperate Measures Read More »