Luke Skywalker; last of the Jedi. Destined to return balance to the Force. That’s a difficult legacy to be a part of. Son of Anakin Skywalker and twin brother to Leia Skywalker, raised as an Organa, a lot was expected from Luke. You see...
With his Ninth regeneration, The Doctor found a companion to travel with him who found a special place in his hearts; her name was Rose. He gave up one regeneration to save her life and, with his Tenth, she planned to stay with him forever...
800+ years ago, a man ran away; far, far away. Away from his people, from the responsibilities they wanted to heap upon him and from whatever destiny they saw for him that he didn’t want for himself. He stole a ship, a fantastic ship that...
The story goes that Sinestro was the greatest Green Lantern of all time; the Guardians on OA held him up as an example for all other Lanterns to follow and emulate. When the very first human from earth joined the corps, the Guardians decided...
Batman is dead; sacrificed for the greater good trying to stop Darkseid in Final Crisis. In the aftermath of his death, Gotham descends into a crime wave. Once before, when Bane broke the Batman, Dick Grayson assumed the mantle of the Bat to...
3,964 years before the Battle of Yavin, the Old Republic was embroiled in a galactic war. It is a time of upheaval for the galaxy. The Mandalorian Wars have strained the Old Republic’s resources to the breaking...
Hal Jordan returns as the Green...
#11 In this weeks ATFMB podcast, I talk about scifi television, including the renewal of Fox hit Fringe for a 3rd season, Chuck’s ratings win that might mean a 4th season and how i09 has a list of 25 books Hollywood should be making movies...
Crisis on Two Earths plays on the Crisis on Infinite Earths series by introducing an earth where the Justice League is lead by none other than Lex Luther, and where that Justice League has been beaten by a super powered criminal empire known as...
Comic Books If you’ve been hanging out here on the blog or on my twitter feed, you know by now that I am a huge comic book geek. I once had a monthly habit that was the equivalent of a car payment. Not a nice car. Not even a good car. ...
As with any great comic book series based on a licensed television property, DC’s Star Trek: The Next Generation had it’s ups and downs. They were able to do things that the television show could never do for various reasons...
In 1989, the ongoing, monthly series based on the hit television series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, hit comic book shelves everywhere. Written by Michael Jan Friedman and drawn by Pablo Marcus, this series was better than the 6-issue...
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