Reviews, ruminations, and (occasional) ramblings.
The Librarians and the Eternal Question – Director: Noah Wyle/Writers: Kate Rorick, Nicole Ranadive
This one starts with a guy named Seth in a golf tournament in South Carolina. He’s doing really well but his wife (Cece) is worried about him. Apparently Seth was sick with something serious but he got better. He does seem to be sweating a lot and when he goes to tee off on the next hole, he suddenly bursts into flames and burns up. Continue reading “Librarians Reviews: Season 3, Episode 8”
I just received the latest Trekker installment (Rebel Heart) and it’s great as usual. Plenty of action, intrigue, and mystery, plus a bit of romance to liven things up. Ron Randall continues to make this series a must-read and I’m already looking forward to the next volume. Gulliver enjoyed it too, although he’s still waiting for a more ape-centric story. Get on that, Ron!
Backers of the comic got plenty of swag as always: a couple of cool pins,
some stickers, prints, bookmarks, and cards. What more could you ask for? I’m hoping the next volume will be even more action-packed and knowing Ron Randall, it probably will.
The Librarians and What Lies Beneath the Stones – Director: Marc Roskin/Writers: Alexa Alemanni, Joe Boothe
This one starts with a pipeline crew working on Choctaw land, which has brought out plenty of protesters. The boss tells his foreman (Andy) that he has the permits for the last section to go up, but it’s pretty obvious he’s lying. Continue reading “Librarians Reviews: Season 2, Episode 3”
Conan the Barbarian #153 – “The Bird Men of Akah Ma’at” – Michael Fleisher/John Buscema/Ernie Chan
This one starts with Conan crossing a rickety wooden plank bridge … a bit too rickety, as it breaks beneath him. Conan makes it to safety, but his horse doesn’t, so he heads to the nearest town (Syterna) to “acquire” a new one. He sees an attractive woman (Alhambra) being accosted by some soldiers. It seems she’s been chosen as the local baron’s latest conquest, but she has no interest in the dubious honour. Continue reading “Conan Reviews: Conan the Barbarian 153, Conan the Barbarian 154”
G.I. Joe #106 (November 1990) – “I Lift My Lamp” – Larry Hama/Mark Bright/Randy Emberlin
This one starts in Borovia, with Snake Eyes still in his “ninja trance” storming the gulag where Strawhacker (his dead sister’s fiancé) is being held. White Clown and Orlovsky are with him, hoping to find the Clown’s old love, Magda, but Orlovsky is worried about Snake Eyes’s lack of feeling. None of them know that the American government prefers that Strawhacker not come home and has hired Major Bludd to kill Snake Eyes. Continue reading “G.I. Joe Reviews: G.I. Joe 106, G.I. Joe 107”
Conan the Barbarian #123 – “Horror Beneath the Hills” – J.M. DeMatteis/John Buscema/Bob McLeod
This one continues from last issue with Conan in the dungeons of Pergona after being blamed for Nareobbo’s chaos. Conan lets the guards know he won’t be pushed around, but does go to see the city’s lord, who turns out to be Murilo (who we last saw in issue 55). Murilo is still with Yvonna (although she’s not aged well) and Conan introduces his companions from last issue’s adventure: Jonwalli, Dukenrik, Atreah, and the nameless child they picked up along the way. Continue reading “Conan Reviews: Conan the Barbarian 123, Conan the Barbarian 124”
Well, that’s season 2 of Stargirl done. In a lot of ways, I enjoyed this season even more than the first. Season 1 had the thrill of discovering all the characters and exploring the world, but this season gave us some new maturity for most of the characters, plus some nuances to people like Shade and Cindy Burman. Continue reading “Stargirl Season 2 Overview”
Conan the Barbarian #94 – “The Beast-King of Abombi” – Roy Thomas/John Buscema/Ernie Chan
This one starts with Conan and Bêlit saying goodbye to Zula, who has decided to forsake revenge in Kheshatta and head north instead. A handful of Bêlit’s corsairs are going with him, their desire for adventure on land stirred by the recent fights in Asgalun. Zula says his farewells and gives Conan and Bêlit one last reminder of his hypnotic abilities (by seeming to vanish) before leading his new friends inland. Continue reading “Conan Reviews: Conan the Barbarian 94, Conan the Barbarian 95”
I just received the latest volume of Ron Randall’s Trekker (with the provocative title of Spice) and it’s another great read. Mercy is forced to work with someone who’s a lot like her in certain ways, yet completely opposite in others. Naturally, complications ensue, but it wouldn’t be a Trekker story if it wasn’t full of action, intrigue, and a few surprises. Ron Randall has done another spectacular job with the art and writing and he’s still giving out plenty of
swag as Kickstarter rewards. This time there are stickers, pins, a poster, and a bookmark … I’m running out of room to keep everything I’ve received in all the recent campaigns. Gulliver enjoyed the story too, although he’s still hoping for an ape hero to show up. Maybe next volume. If you’d like to check out Trekker yourself, go right ahead … maybe you’ll end up falling in love with it like I did.
I got the latest chapter of Ron Randall’s Trekker series (Blood in the Wind) and it’s great as usual. As you can see, Gulliver was quite taken with it. He loves action and there’s plenty of it in this installment (along with some romance and intrigue, just to balance things out).
And this Kickstarter gave backers plenty of rewards, like these cool pins and coin,
plus a bookmark, stickers, special prints, and a mini-poster.
Ron’s been so generous with the swag on the last few books, I’m gonna have to build an extra room just to put it all in. But even without the rewards, Trekker is a cool story with great characters and lots of thrills, so check it out. Maybe you’ll catch Trekker fever like I did.