One, Two, Three, Four, We Don’t Want Your Siancong War!
The Siancong War, as some of you probably know, was Mark Waid and Kurt Busiek’s solution to having MU characters with origins or backstories tied to specific military conflicts. Create …
Science fictional super-spies (or) everything is Bondage
It won’t be news to most of our readers that James Bond was a very big deal in the 1960s. The years after Goldfinger (1964) were the era of “Bondage.” …
Comics You Should Own – ‘Rex Mundi’
This was always one of my favorite books during its run, and it’s still one of my favorites!
Are these the best comics of 2021? Maybe, maybe not, but they’re on a list!
You know you love arguing about lists!
“I see nobody in your family is a rank amateur”: Operation Kid Brother (1967)
As I mentioned in last week’s Casino Royale post, my Bond films book also includes the 1967 Operation Kid Brother, AKA OK Connery AKA The New Spy Vs. Divided Evil. Normally I …
Question of the Week: What is your favorite fantasy and/or science fiction book series?
Let’s check out some cool series!
The Psychedelic Send-Up Bond: The 1967 Casino Royale
Few movies have wasted as much talent as the 1967 film adaptation of Casino Royale. Let’s see, we have David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Peter Sellers, Woody Allen, Orson Welles and …