Saturday morning. I really wanted to see the new movie Avengers: Age of Ultron, but I had other plans Friday night. No problem, I figured I’d catch a Saturday matinee showing of the 2015 summer blockbuster. Background. A few years ago, I saw the first Avengers movie at Latham Circle Mall’s theater complex. Yeah, at…
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Playing Trivia at the Albany Comic-Con
I walked through the convention area, looking at the various artworks and bagged comic books and sculpted figurines and costumed characters – by the way, this year’s cosplayers represented Doctor Who, some Ghostbusters, and I think a couple of Final Fantasy characters. Of course, I’m looking around – maybe I’ll purchase something, maybe I won’t…
Read MoreNo one saw it coming. Did you?
The other day, my girlfriend Nicole and I watched the final few episodes of the Fox genre show Sleepy Hollow. And I have to tell you, we’ve been hooked on that show since day one. Yeah, a program about a reincarnated Ichabod Crane and a police lieutenant fighting supernatural demons in the Hudson Valley, along…
Read MoreSecret Hearts #83 and “The Drowning Girl”
Comic books are an art form and they should truly be appreciated as such. That being said, anyone who thinks that the only subjects comic books cover are superheroes, you need a refresher course. And for evidence, I present this comic book. What you’re looking at is an issue of Secret Hearts, a popular romance…
Read MoreOnly ten people were in the theater to watch “Marvel’s The Avengers” Thursday night
Oh, you think I’m making that headline up. You’re saying to me, “Chuck, I had to buy my tickets days in advance, and the Thursday night “midnight” premiere showing of Marvel’s The Avengers was sold out twelve hours earlier. Don’t snow me.” Not snowing you at all. And then there’s someone else chiding, “Chuck, come…
Read MoreBatman is an Ivy Leaguer, the Caped Crusader is a proud Yale graduate
Believe it or not, superheroes once went to college, just like you and me. Spider-Man – well, Peter Parker – attended Empire State University, while Superman – well, as a teenaged Clark Kent – attended Metropolis University. Reed Richards, the “Mr. Fantastic” of the Fantastic Four, has five degrees, including, get this – Harvard, MIT,…
Read MoreThe Merger of Marvel Comics and Walt Disney
Background. I love Walt Disney films. Always have. Always will. I used to love Sunday evenings in front of the television, watching classic Disney cartoons and live-action movies. Here, reminisce with me for a couple of minutes. That was the original Disneyland TV show opening credits, as aired on ABC in the 1950’s. By the…
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