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Getting past 90 is a good run, but still …
Fraser Sherman

Getting past 90 is a good run, but still …

By frasersherman June 28, 2022 June 27, 2022 3

So I got the word this afternoon that my high-school drama teacher, Jo Yeager, died yesterday. Even though we haven’t been in touch regularly — I skipped two years of …

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When last we left our hero, Captain Action …
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When last we left our hero, Captain Action …

By frasersherman June 24, 2022 June 20, 2022 3

As you may recall from my previous post, the first issue of Captain Action culminates in Clive Arno, Mythological Manhunter, going down at the hands of his archfoe, Krellik. It’s …

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His name is synonymous with action — no, wait, his name IS Action!
Comics, Fraser Sherman, Toys

His name is synonymous with action — no, wait, his name IS Action!

By frasersherman June 20, 2022 June 17, 2022 5

My memory of DC’s 1968-69 Captain Action series was that it had two great issues by Jim Shooter, one horribly written issue by Gil Kane — and two issues of …

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Delivering papers and bicycling through time: Paper Girls
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Delivering papers and bicycling through time: Paper Girls

By frasersherman June 16, 2022 June 8, 2022 3

I finished the Brian K. Vaughn/Cliff Chiang series Paper Girls in 2020, then reread the whole thing in 2021 (yep, this is another repost from my own blog). I’m glad …

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Is he superhero or monster — or is he both?
Comics, Fraser Sherman

Is he superhero or monster — or is he both?

By frasersherman June 13, 2022 June 16, 2022 2

When I started my Silver Age reread, I didn’t pay much attention to Marvel because I didn’t have any Marvel stuff from the 1950s. As you can see here, most …

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The bush league Justice League: Gerry Conway’s Detroit JLA
Comics, Fraser Sherman

The bush league Justice League: Gerry Conway’s Detroit JLA

By frasersherman June 9, 2022 June 1, 2022 9

I often think that when comic book writers talk about the need to shake up a series they’ve been working on for years, it’s time for them to move on. …

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They forgot they were dealing with Rambo! First Blood, Part II (1985)
Fraser Sherman, Movies

They forgot they were dealing with Rambo! First Blood, Part II (1985)

By frasersherman June 6, 2022 May 30, 2022 12

(Another rewritten repost from my own blog) To paraphrase my friend Ross Bagby, some books and movies are ground-breakers, going where nobody’s gone before. Other fictional works don’t break fresh …

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