Doctor Who: The Daleks (Part 2)
The Survivors is Part 2 of the seven(?!) part story that gives us the first appearance of the classic Doctor Who villains known as the Daleks. As we saw in …
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Doctor Who: The Daleks (Part 1)
This is a follow on from the quick review of the first ever Doctor Who episode An Unearthly Child and I will be looking at the six episodes collectively known …
Doctor Who: Doctor Who? A look at each incarnation of the Doctor
Doctor Who is the longest running science fiction property (1963-1989, 1996, 2005- ) in television history that is unique in the manner that it handles the unavoidable fact that the …
Transformers the Movie: Ultra Magnus
In 1986 a film known as Transformers: The Movie was released world wide. Part of the plot involved the then current Autobot leader, Optimus Prime, dying in combat and passing …
Tony Isabella on ‘Black Lightning’ and Creator Credit
There was a minor controversy in the comics world after Bleeding Cool picked up an Instagram post from comic artist Trevor Von Eeden; a photo of a check, which Trevor described as his payment from the Black Lightning TV show. Bleeding Cool assumed that this check must also be indicative of Tony Isabella’s proceeds from the show. Naturally, Tony had something to say about that. I reached out to him and recorded an interview. Here’s a transcript of that conversation.
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
I remember, as a child, sitting in front of my grandmother’s old black and white television engrossed by an eccentric traveller who used his keen intelligence (as opposed to fists) …
Atomic Roundtable: Harlan Ellison 1934-2018
One of the most incisive and compelling observers of the human condition, Harlan Ellison passed away in his sleep last week at age 84. Everyone who ever met him has a Harlan story, to the point that being in his presence was usually referred to as “witnessing the ‘Harlan Live’ show,” and we here at the Junk Shop are no exceptions. Here are a few.