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The Running Man

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  • Title: The Running Man (1987)
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Set in the distant future of 6 years ago, 1987’s The Running Man starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as Ben Richards, an escaped convict and disgraced former police officer who was arrested for refusing to open fire on an unarmed mob in a totalitarian police state run by lies, propaganda, and brutal force that looks more and more prescient every day. Framed for the murders he refused to commit, Richard is tapped by Damon Killian (Richard Dawson), the host of the world’s most popular reality-TV game show, and forced into competing on The Running Man.

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Planetary #7

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“For me, Jack Carter was London.”

Throwback Tuesday takes us back to another adventure of the Archaeologists of the Impossible. After hearing news of Jack Carter‘s death (Planetary‘s stand-in for John Constantine), Elijah Snow and the Drummer accompany Jakita Wagner to the dickish rogue’s funeral. Despite the man’s many faults, Jakita still looks back on him fondly (although the pedestal she places him on will be shaken before the end of the comic).

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G.I. JOE #13

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G.I. JOE #13 kicks off a new arc that, despite being set in a shared universe with the Transformers, feels very much like a classic G.I. JOE story. Much like in the original G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero cartoon, Cobra Commander sends Cobra forces across the globe in search of resources for his plans (which in this case are Energon). No doubt we’ll see plenty of action with Joes showing up in the various locations as well. As the Commander, who takes the most interesting location for himself, things are about to get interesting.

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The Bungalow Mystery

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  • Title: The Bungalow Mystery
  • wiki: link

We head back to River Heights, Illinois and the third mystery solved by the kindhearted teenage detective Nancy Drew. The story kicks off with Nancy and Helen Corning being rescued by newly-orphaned Laura Pendleton when their boat is overturned by a storm. Nancy immediately takes to Laura, who is at the lake awaiting the arrival of her new guardians. However, Nancy’s first impression of the couple makes her concerned for Laura’s well being

Nancy’s concerns only increase after a foreboding phone call and later learning the Aborns have repeatedly locked Laura in her room and attempted to steal the jewels left to Laura by her recently-deceased mother (which eventually causes Laura to flee her new home and come to Nancy for help).

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Only Murders in the Building – LESTR / The House Always…

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  • Title: Only Murders in the Building – LESTR / The House Always…
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The final two episodes of the season focus on Oliver (Martin Short), Charles (Steve Martin), and Mabel (Selena Gomez) solving not one murder but two and also saving their homes from being demolished to build New York City’s first casino. With the help of the robot, the trio is able to learn Lester (Teddy Coluca) killed Nicky (Bobby Cannavale), whose finger was chopped off in the underground speakeasy, and who was responsible for Lester’s death. The finale successfully wraps up the loose ends, and gets our trio out from under the thumbs of the billionaires, while also (as is the show’s custom from the beginning) setting up next season’s murder.

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