The 60th anniversary of DOCTOR WHO is here! David Tennant and Catherine Tate return as Russell T. Davies guides the celebration and ushers in a new era with three specials.
It filled my mind with memorable Whovian moments from watching reruns of the Classic series broadcast from a public station via a small black and white television to this era of streaming when and how you want to see stories for the first time or again and again.
Here are my 60 big moments for 60 years of DOCTOR WHO:
ORIGIN STORIES: STAR WARS Prequel to Prequel
If you live long enough, you may see the origin story of the classic stories that fired up your imagination on pages and screens. Should we see the witness the origin, learn the prequel story or is the mystery and what we imagine better than what is presented?
The new trailer for ANDOR on Disney+ made me examine the back story of some of my sci-fi and comic book epics. What worked?
Continue reading ORIGIN STORIES: STAR WARS Prequel to PrequelMarvel Reveals The Multiverse Saga
You are in THE MULTIVERSE SAGA!
Did you feel the geek quake coming out of San Diego?!
Marvel Studios returned to San Diego Comic Con unleashing major news about upcoming Marvel Comics Universe Films and Disney+ shows. Marvel officially christened the current and near future phase of films under the banner THE MULTIVERSE SAGA. The Multiverse has been a huge part of LOKI Season One, SPIDER-MAN NO WAY HOME and DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS.
Along with more big news about films we already knew were coming, new films, official titles, release dates announced and the biggest one – the first trailer for BLACK PANTHER WAKANDA FOREVER which introduces Namor the Sub-Mariner, a war between Wakanda versus Atlantis and someone popping claws and carrying on the legacy of Black Panther.
Let’s get into a recap and discuss the comic book connections to the big announcements:
Continue reading Marvel Reveals The Multiverse SagaOBI-WAN KENOBI Looking Back and Ahead
A long time ago in a cinema far, far away.
1977. Turnage Theater. Washington, NC.
A mom and dad took their son to see his first movie in a cinema on the big screen. STAR WARS.
The child was never the same. Toys followed including a Droid Factory. Action figures dueled. Comics were discovered. Seeing sequels was inevitable. Wondering what’s next and what came before.
2022 this boy is now a mature man with a nostalgic boyish love for the story that keeps evolving from the first cinema experience to streaming on my television screen at home.
I anxiously, nervously, excitedly away OBI-WAN KENOBI on Disney+. Ewan McGregor returns as the Jedi Master in a new limited series in an adventure revealing the lost years between the trilogy of my youth, the prequel trilogy of the saga that came years later and a rematch with the cinema villain that I feared but dressed up as one Halloween long ago.
Before I tell you, what this means to me – let me tell you what I know and hope for in this new chapter:
Continue reading OBI-WAN KENOBI Looking Back and AheadDOCTOR STRANGE MULTIVERSAL MADNESS RECOVERY and WHAT’S NEXT
Marvel Studios and Director Sam Raimi cast a powerful spell with DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS. The sequel starring the Master of the Mystic Arts was a mind blowing, cheer and fear inducing epic giving fans supernatural showdowns, the most incredible journeys in other universes yet and conjured lots of questions. What will be the impact of Strange’s adventure mean for the future of the Marvel Comics Universe?
Here are the biggest questions and hopes for what’s next in MCU after the latest blockbuster.
Continue reading DOCTOR STRANGE MULTIVERSAL MADNESS RECOVERY and WHAT’S NEXTWho Are MARVEL’S ILLUMINATI?
Ever since that DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS trailer 2 hit, comic book nerds have been excited. Non-comic reading fans have been perhaps scratching heads. Here’s the scene of the amazing clip: Stephen Strange is in custody of Ultron looking guards being led to a circle of figures shrouded in shadow. A familiar voice speaks. The crow goes wild. Then latest promo name drops Illuminati. Who is this group? What could their presence in the upcoming sequel spell for Doctor Strange and the future of the Marvel Comics Universe?
Here’s the comic book version of the secret super group:
Continue reading Who Are MARVEL’S ILLUMINATI?FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2022 Guide
It’s like Christmas in May! Free Comic Book Day is the biggest holiday for comic book fans and a great time to for the curious to see what all the love is about. The first Saturday in May in Free Comic Book Day at participating comic book specialty shops across the country. You can stop by these shops and pick up free comic books! It’s the industry’s way of saying thank you to current fans, welcome new readers and the brick-and-mortar shops.
Yes, there’s a free comic book for you! Of course, there are superhero books but there’s a massive selection of books including science-fiction, popular video games and history. If you love superhero movies and shows, this is a great time to check out the books where they were born and discover new characters that you might be cheering for in the future. Books are event color-coded: Green for all ages, Blue for Teens and up, Red for 18 and up.
Before I get into some picks, let’s get into – so how do I score some of these free comics? What do I need to know?
Continue reading FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2022 GuideComic Book Geek Guide to 2022
2022 will be another great year to be a comic book geek as beloved heroes return and new characters jump from page to screen. This is the year of multiple Batmen, Wonder Women, a new Thor and Super-Pets! If you’re a devoted or casual fan here’s a timeline, my picks and guide to comic book content for the year ahead.
LET’S GO TO THE MOVIES:
Continue reading Comic Book Geek Guide to 2022