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Saturday, 14 March 2026

Strange Tales #108

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 "Before I'm through crime, not justice , will prevail on Earth... and I'll be the king of crime !" This is Saturday morni...

The Ten Doctors: Chapter 9

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 "Blinovitch had nothing on these guys!" Wow. I was wondering where on Earth the story was going to go next, with two instalments ...
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Friday, 13 March 2026

Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods

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 "Many have said that. But you are the first I believe could do it." Yes, I know. After a few months of not blogging much, then of...

Journey into Mystery #91

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 "That brainless mortal!" And so, alas, we come to another early Journey into Mystery from the pen of Larry "nepotism" L...
Thursday, 12 March 2026

The Amazing Spider-Man #1

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 "Everything I do as Spider-Man seems to turn out wrong!" Wow. The contrast from the last issue in the Order is as huge as it coul...

The Ten Doctors: Chapter 8

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 "You're going to have to invest in a whole lot of nappies." This feels a lot like a finale for the eighth chapter of ten... n...
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Wednesday, 11 March 2026

Tales to Astonish #41

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 "I can hardly wait to turn them on those liberty-loving fools who attack my fortress. Another Ant-Man story in Tales to Astonish . Oh ...

Children of the Stones, Part 2- Circle of Fear

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 "Don't meddle with the stones!" Another episode suffused with atmosphere, as we (and Adam, Matt and Margaret) dig further int...

The Ten Doctors: Chapter 7

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 "Well, well, well, so four of me made it. I wonder what happened to the other six?" I had to go with the above quote... but I alm...
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Tuesday, 10 March 2026

Tales of Suspense #39

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 "Have you never seen an Iron Man before?" At last we get Iron Man- it really does feel as though it's been ages. Now we just ...

Gen V: The Kids Are Not All Right

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 "I saw my first vagina here." "Ok. Thanks for that." "You're welcome." Wow. This episode took several une...
Monday, 9 March 2026

The Incredible Hulk #6

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 "I hate havin' to become that weakling Banner all the time!" This is the final issue of The Incredible Hulk ... for now. It...

The Ten Doctors: Chapter 6

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 "Doctor! That thing is my son!" This is a somewhat darker instalment as we learn more of what is going on. There are a few introd...
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Sunday, 8 March 2026

Dexter: That Night, a Forest Grew

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 "Pardon my tits!" Oh me. back to Dexter again (recovering well from my op) and what an episode. Where to start? Well, there...

Carry On Up the Jungle (1970)

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 "Game?" "Any time, if you are." This is... well, there are some good one liners, the cast is good as ever (although Ken...
Saturday, 7 March 2026

Journey into Mystery #90

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 "Arrest that costumed pest!" This... may be the most inconsequential comic yet, more skippable Larry Lieber stuff, this time with...
Friday, 6 March 2026

Crimes of the Future (2022)

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 "Surgery is the new sex." From looking at the iMDb rating, this film isn't rated very highly. I'll come straight to it: I...

Fantastic Four #12

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 "Miss Storm, a pretty young lady can always be of help- just by keeping the men's morale up." Ah, General Thunderbolt Ross. ...

The Ten Doctors: Chapter 5

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 "Who's this bloke, Professor? And why's he sound like he's from the south?" Five instalments in and, well, let's ...
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Thursday, 5 March 2026

Strange Tales #107

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 "Oh well... boys will be boys!" Two Strange Tales Human Torch stories in a row... sometimes that's just how it goes. As a re...

Children of the Stones, Part 1- Into the Circle

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 "I deny the existence of that which exists." Happy day! One episode in, and I'm hooked. No, actually... I was hooked by the d...
Wednesday, 4 March 2026

Strange Tales #106

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 "You landed your fish!" So the story here is meh, and the forgettable baddie- the Acrobat- is barely a recurring villain. This is...

The Ten Doctors: Chapter 4

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 "And you, stop fretting. It was nice." There are only so many times I can praise the tone, the art, the charm, and the sheer fun ...
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Gen V: Bags

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 "What if I kill him?" "That's why we name them for assholes."  A goat called Elon. Presented as an expendable bag o...

Update

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 Fear not... I haven't abruptly switched this from a primarily film and TV blog to a comics blog! I'm recovering from surgery, and t...
Tuesday, 3 March 2026

Fantastic Four #11

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 "I haven't exactly got any super powers, but I can wiggle my ears real good, and..."! Here we have the debut of Mr. Mxyzptlk ...

The Ten Doctors: Chapter 3

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 "You boys need to be supervised!" Three chapters in, and not only is this brilliant, full of so many nice little touches, in term...
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Monday, 2 March 2026

Journey into Mystery #89

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 "A girl so beautiful would never marry a... a weakling like me."  This is, it has to be said, an entirely skippable issue, but th...

The Ten Doctors: Chapter 2

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" A gilded tomb is still a tomb." Soooo much happens in this splendid little instalment , and I certainly have no intention of try...
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Saturday, 28 February 2026

Strange Tales #105

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 "A trick? The Wizard needs no tricks!" We seem to be getting quite the spate of return appearances by villains at this point, sho...
Friday, 27 February 2026

Tales to Astonish #39

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 "You impudent midget, I'll snuff out your life as I would a candle!" There's only so many times that I can say that these...
Thursday, 26 February 2026

Fantastic Four #10

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 "Lead me to that little ol' ray, daddy-o!" It's fascinating seeing the evolution of these early issues- and, overall, Fan...
Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Strange Tales #104

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 "Paste is the supreme weapon!" Er... what did I just read?  Paste-pot Pete is easily the most bonkers and rubbish returning villa...
Tuesday, 24 February 2026

Journey into Mystery #88

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 "The Sun is melting my convertible!" Let's start by briefly running through the plot, shall we, and marvelling at its bonkers...
Monday, 23 February 2026

The Incredible Hulk #5

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 "Listen, daddy-o, I know your secret... and still I tremble when I see 'im!" Two stories this time, both rather silly, but ...
Sunday, 22 February 2026

Tales to Astonish #38

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 "The ants will not be able to resist the temptation I offered! For I have appealed to their greed, and their vanity!" Yep, ants. ...
Friday, 20 February 2026

Journey into Mystery #87

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 "Imbecile! You will pay for this blundering!" This is... well, it's an utterly inconsequential placeholder with Thor versus, ...
Thursday, 19 February 2026

Fantastic Four #9

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 "I like a woman with spirit!" I must admit, this issue is bloody good. It's a quirky and intriguing central concept, and ther...
Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Strange Tales #103

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 "Guess again, Zemu! I have a lot of powers you don't know about..." These Human Torch stories seem to be very simple, formula...
Tuesday, 17 February 2026

Tales to Astonish #37

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 "I'm caught inside a vacuum cleaner!" And so we turn again to Tales to Astonish , and Ant-Man. What can we do other than to e...
Monday, 16 February 2026

Fantastic Four #8

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 "Sufferin' snakes... what's that?" I'm happy to say that, while being utterly mad as one would expect for 1962, this ...
Sunday, 15 February 2026

The Incredible Hulk #4

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 "Wow, was that cat for real?" These early issues of  The Incredible Hulk are, while variable in quality, strangely thoughtful an...
Saturday, 14 February 2026

Strange Tales #102

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 "I... I challenged the Human Torch and I lost! I am beaten!" Oh dear. I know Marvel will get good fairly soon, but still...  We g...

The Ten Doctors: Chapter 1

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 "Too many Bakers spoil the crust." Firstly... I've started blogging this , but I'm still only two days after my operation...
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Friday, 13 February 2026

Surgery Update

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 I've had my surgery and all is well- the problem has been dealt with. I'm in a bit of pain and will need to be careful not to stra...

Journey into Mystery #86

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 "I'm happy to play a part in keeping the free world strong and secure against the forces of tyranny." Yes indeed, those are T...
Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Update

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 Tomorrow I'll be having surgery. I may be pretty much fine after a day or two, but there's a possibility I may be groggy and on pai...

Tales to Astonish #36

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 "Welcome, yankee! I have been expecting you!" Not a bad story from Larry "nepotism" Lieber here, with a nice twist at t...
Tuesday, 10 February 2026

A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick

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I don't, personally, know a lot about drugs. Yes, and without commenting on whether I ever indulged or not, like every forty-something I...
Monday, 9 February 2026

Strange Tales #101

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 "A commie sub!" So now we have a regular solo instalment for the Human Torch in the pages of anthology book Strange Tales ... and...