Author Archives: Andrew Hales

Relaunch: The New Norm

I am in no way, shape, or form an expert on the inner workings of the comic book industry. While a loyal fan, I am not privy to what goes on “behind the cover” so to speak. Having said this, I am really starting to wonder what exactly is going on at the Big Two when it comes to the nearly continuous reboots and rebranding that have occurred in my relatively short tenure as a comic fan. Continue reading

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Therefore I Geek Podcast Episode 40, Marvel’s Secret Wars

Secret Wars

In Which Andrew and Tracy discuss Marvel’s ongoing event Secret Wars. Not going to lie, the feelings are pretty good all around. The duo talk event comics, feminism, and of course God-Doom.

 

Show Notes:

Secret Wars (Current)

Secret Wars (Original)

Secret Wars II

Jim Shooter

Jonathan Hickman

Esad Ribic

Thors

Age of Apocalypse

House of M

Inferno

Civil War

E is for Extinction

1602: Witch Hunter Angela

Old Man Logan

A-Force

Infinity Gauntlet

Loikamania Ep. 216 w/ Jonathan Hickman

The Way of Shadows

By Way of Deception

Bizarro

Lord of War

Up in the Air

Witches of East End

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Playstation TV

Wishful Drinking

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Staff Writer | A Look Back at Summer Cinema

So it is now September, the limbo month, where movie goers don’t get any blockbusters worth the name and no real Oscar contenders are out yet.  Let’s take a look back at the summer and see what we learned from the biggest movies of the summer:

#1) Your creation will kill you. In most movies where this is a plot device, a human playing god in some way will get bitten in the ass, and this summer had plenty of ass biting. There were three killer Artificial Intelligence movies: Ex Machina, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Terminator Genisys (although, to be technical about it Ex Machina wasn’t a summer movie), plus Jurassic World’s supercharged killer–dinosaurs–just to hammer home the point. Continue reading

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Therefore I Geek Podcast Episode 39, Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Star_Trek_The_Motion_PictureIn which, Andrew and Tracy sit down to watch a single pilot episode turned into an entire Star Trek movie, Tracy informs Andrew that she hates him, and we delve deeply into the character of one Commander Decker. Continue reading

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