Where the Marvel Universe Intersects Our Own

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Mike F.

These are the kinds of things I think about pretty much all day long.  Oh, and I agree with the commenter who said that Dr. Strange’s Sanctorum is clearly an illusion.

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The Incredible Hulk

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Mike F.

There are three ways you can approach the new Hulk movie.  First, as a reimagining of the comic series.  Second, as a retcon sequal of the prior Hulk movie.  And third, as a continuation of the old Hulk TV show.  If you go into the movie with the third approach (assuming you actually watched the old [...]

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Looking For Some Old Doctor Who and Star Wars Comic Books?

Posted on August 17, 2007 by Mike F.

Here are a few auctions I just put up on some 80’s Doctor Who and Star Wars comic books.  All proceeds go to a good cause, namely my new MacBook fund.

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The Gospel According to Charles Scuhltz

Posted on July 12, 2007 by Mike F.

“Like all rational human beings, all my theology comes from the Peanuts strip.”
Andy Ihnatko

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A Couple Recomendations

Posted on June 13, 2007 by Mike F.

There are a couple of things I want to talk about without getting into a full-blown review. The first is the ESV Listener’s Bible read by Max McLean and the second is Astonishing X-Men written by Joss Whedon.
I’ve tried listening to audio versions of the Bible many times. Sometimes the reader is bad, [...]

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Friday Five: Comic Book TV Shows

Posted on June 8, 2007 by Mike F.

Comic books are increasingly rising in popularity in film and TV; Spider-man 3 broke all sorts of box office records, Heroes is one of the highest rated shows on TV, and Batman is cool again. While many see this as a trend that is bound to fail soon, I see this as a great [...]

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Books for the New Year

Posted on January 1, 2007 by Mike F.

I wrote some resolutions last year, most of them too general to be any good, which you can read about here.  This year, instead of coming up with things I’ll never actually do, I thought I would make up a list of books that I am going to read in the coming year.  (And if [...]

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Say It Ain’t So, Bill

Posted on December 28, 2006 by Mike F.

I must have missed this, but apparently at the end of the year Bill Amend is going to drop Foxtrot down to Sundays only. I don’t know what I’ll do with myself now that the last good comic is gone. If you hear about someone going nuts in a public place while screaming [...]

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