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Scream Queen: My Nightmare on Elm Street: review forthcoming Features: 57 Shorts: 2 Documentaries: 10 Rewatches: 1

Kung Fu Hustle & Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky: I did it. I found the best double feature ever. There was thunder and lightning last night and Kirby was freaking out, so we went into the basement to watch kung fu films. It calmed him right down. I had fun too. Features: 57 Shorts: 2 Documentaries: 9 Rewatches: 1

Thanks, MIke! Thanks for being a part of it and working on it (even more than usual!) too! Haha!

I have to rewatch all of this before getting to season three.

Jesus...is this the first time one of these threads has been dormant for almost a month? I haven't been reading much either. Dread Gods #4: loved this weird little series. Don't know if it will return. Exorcsisters #1: not for me High Heaven #1: I like the concept. I'll read another. Infinite Dark #1: almost unreadable convoluted sci fi dreck. Infinity Wars Weapon Hex #1: this is awful. Love the main series, but these Warps tie-ins are horrible. What If? Classic vol 1, 2: these are great. I still prefer the 90s series, but a lot of these are fun. There's a couple here that are now canon, as far as I know (the Avengers of the 50s one that is Agents of Atlas and the Invaders continuing on after Captain America and Bucky dying). Looking forward to reading more. Issues: 109 Trades: 9 Omnibus: 3 Graphic Novel: 7

Satanis: The Devil's Mass: what a weird documentary about the Church of Satan from 1970. I watched it drunk to provide a watch-along commentary to Patrons and essentially was blind drunk at the end, but it's crazy seeing the weird arguments these people have against the CoS: "I don't care what they do inside, but they need to start mowing the lawn!" It's crazy. 350 Days: this is a wrestling doc that is remarkably flat. It isn't as extensively depressing as most docs about the tolls wrestling takes on wrestlers, and for that reason, I found it kind of odd. Features: 55 Shorts: 2 Documentaries: 9 Rewatches: 1

Yeah, I definitely wish I hadn't just re-upped with them, myself.

Ok, perfect. I mention it in the intro of 666 as well.

Please toss it into the DM feed as well. Wait...unless it removes episode 665. In that case, I'd prefer a couple more days of the ep online for those who do not download podcasts everyday.

Thanks to you, Mike, for having to deal with this bullshit. Godaddy is often a pain in the ass despite their "hey dude, I'm in Portland" vibe of their call-centre. This is beyond the pale.

The Invisible Man: I semi-coherently talk about it in this week's episode of Dread Media. Long story short: it feels like the perfect jumping off point for a Cinematic Universe even though there's literally no reason to expect one to come from this. Features: 55 Shorts: 2 Documentaries: 7 Rewatches: 1 .

Hail Satan!:Decent. It just felt really light. Could have used a little deeper of an exploration. Total Recall: been a minute since I've seen this. Really fun. The effects hold up immensely and the action is great. Features: 54 Shorts: 2 Documentaries: 7 Rewatches: 1

Kingpin: the performances are, to a letter, all great. The jokes are not. This has not aged well. The 40-Year-Old Virgin: great crude humour which, if I'm not mistaken, was the film that ushered in the R rated comedy boom. Features: 53 Shorts: 2 Documentaries: 6 Rewatches: 1

Essential Godzilla King of the Monsters: Much of this deals with SHIELD trying to capture Godzilla and it's at its best when it doesn't stray too far into the Marvel Universe beyond that, but it is a blast when The Avengers and Fantastic Four show up. Cable & X-Force vol 1: This was ok. I'll try the next one. Lollipop Kids #1: Yeah, not bad. I don't need more though. Shatterstar #1: this was pretty good. Sparrowhawk #1: completely forgettable. Star Wars Adventures Tales from Vader's Castle: awful. Unreadably awful. Taarna #3: pretty solid. The Lone Ranger #1: this is good. Amazing art. The Superior Octopus #1: I didn't really get it but kind of liked it. These Savage Shores #1: pass Uber Invasion #15: still great United States Vs Murder Inc. #2: I gave it two issues. It still isn't very good. Weapon H #8: this is awesome. Weapon X #24: this was rad. It's really taken on its own tone after Wolverine left. What if Flash Thomspon became Spider-Man #1: this was a hell of a lot of fun. Very much the look and feel of a classic What If story. What If The X-Men were... #1: I couldn't even tell you what happens in this. It is the fucking worst. Cable and Domino pulling off something and there's an anime bullshit interlude. The worst. The polar opposite of the Spider-Man one. Wonder Woman Justice League Dark The Witching Hour #1: this is not good. X-Men Black Magneto #1: awesome Zorro Swords of Hell #1: Zorro versus demons? Ok. Astonishing X-Men #16: great. Maybe a little too goofy, but still great. Bedtime Games #4: kind of fizzles out here Black Hammer Age of Doom #6: the art is so bad it's distracting. Off. What happened here? Captain America #4: not bad. Captain Ginger #1: sure, I'll give it another look. Cemetery Beach #2: not good. I'm out. Cover #2: I just don't care. Cursed Comics Cavalcade #1: not bad. Harmless Daredevil #609: really fucking good. Deadpool Secret Agent Deadpool #4: dumb fun. Devil Within #1: didn't grab me. Issues: 104 Trades: 7 Omnibus: 3 Graphic Novel: 7

Coffee & Kareem: oof. Bad. But I'll watch Taraji P. Henson in anything. Features: 51 Shorts: 2 Documentaries: 6 Rewatches: 1

Finished season 1 of Hunters tonight. After a couple episodes of super heavy emotion and intensity, the last fifteen minutes still have me wondering if I enjoyed the show or not.

That's beside the point, but I can't disagree. Death By Metal: a documentary about one of the most influential musicians almost no one knows about: Chuck Schuldiner of Death.This is told from the perspective of family and bandmates and is pretty heartfelt. It's a sad story, and I guess I made the connection that he was basically the Brian Wilson of death metal. Verotika: review forthcoming, but wow... Features: 50 Shorts: 2 Documentaries: 6 Rewatches: 1

Forgot to add these: Crucifixion/Eaten Alive: reviews forthcoming Features: 49 Shorts: 2 Documentaries: 5 Rewatches: 1

I feel like one of the main problems with this run was that Jennifer Lawrence became a massive star and, as such, drove the focus of the rest of the series. Her character was a cypher to begin with. A toy between Xavier and Magneto, she was never written as anything else. Does it suck? Yup. Does it mean they tried to do more with her? Yup. But the more they did, did nothing to expand on her character other than thrusting her to the forefront. Honestly, it would have been more interesting had January Jones become a big star after the first movie. That, at least, has more story potential.

I've had that fucker in my Amazon wishlist for so long. Deadly Class vol 8 Never Go Back: this series continues to kill it. Jim Cornette Presents Behind the Curtain: Real Pro Wrestling Stories: eh...it was more like a history comic without real storytelling. Most of the stories are pretty well-known to me and there are much bigger wrestling fans than I). I could do without hearing Cornette's voice in my head as I read it though. Future Quest Presents vol 2: legitimately one of the best superhero books on the market. Hack/Slash Resurrection Vol 2: I wouldn't have ordered this if I'd known there was a new omnibus coming, but I did, so I read it. I really enjoy Vampirella in this book. Her continue involvement in the H/S world is cool. The Sandman: Overture: lordy, this was not good. It was nigh-unreadable at times. The art was incredible, though. Memorabilia: This is a fun sort of anthology graphic novel about the actual artist introducing a young artist to the greats: Ditko, Kirby and Wood including sections done homaging those artists' style. It's good. In the graphic novel version there's extra stories on Eisner (my least favourite in the book) and Richard Corben of all people. Really lovely tribute to them all. It's not a complicated story in any way. My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies: This is another Brubaker/Phillips graphic novel. It's better than Scene of the Crime but it didn't light me on fire. Exterminator 17: this is a set of two graphic novels by Dionnet, drawn by Bilal and Baranko respectively. I love BIlal as an artist, but Baranko's GN is way better story-wise. Issues: 76 Trades: 6 Omnibus: 2 Graphic Novel: 7

Incubus/Incident In a Ghostland: reviews forthcoming Features: 47 Shorts: 2 Documentaries: 5 Rewatches: 1

It's a pretty great impression... Hot Rod: Watched this because youngest is a huge Brooklyn Nine-Nine fan. This was alright. Some decent laughs. Probably would have been better had I seen it when it came out. Zombieland Double Tap: This was not as good as the first film, but, like the first film, it definitely had its moments. Rosario Dawson is a hell of an addition to the cast because she's delightful. The best part of the film is the flashback in the mid-credits sequence. Beverly Hills Cop:Fuck this movie is good. So funny, so action-packed. It's easy to see why Murphy was one of the biggest stars in the world. Sam Was Here/Wax Mask: reviews forthcoming Features: 45 Shorts: 2 Documentaries: 5 Rewatches: 1

Yeah, I think he was hampered by more than family illness. Not sure the story. He was one of my favourite artists, and I really dug Wetworks.

The Image Revolution: I helped Kickstart this documentary and it's great. This was the extended version which is about 11 minutes longer than the DVD release. I don't really see where the extra footage is, but it's still compelling. I kind of wish there was more with Whilce Portacio. His is a story that deserved more screen time. I don't know the whole story, but right about the time Wetwork was getting traction his sister got really sick or something? Not Sure. That still, all these guys are compelling onscreen. Great doc. Highly recommended. This is one of three IMDB credits I have. The other two are Frankenstein Created Bikers and Space Babes from Outer Space, so I'm kind of a big deal. Features: 40 Shorts: 2 Documentaries: 5 Rewatches: 1

I can't think of a more watchable or exciting fight.