Archive for February, 2012

Week 20.3 – Yi Fan

Previously: Twain was taken prisoner by the Czar’s men, but broke free and ran, with the men hot on his heels. And now…

He burst out a back door into a filthy narrow alley that reeked of animal excrement. He stepped up against the wall …

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Week 20.2 – Yi Fan

Previously: Twain was taken prisoner by the Cobalt Czar’s men. And now…

The men riding with him did their best to intimidate him with sly looks and muttered remarks followed by cruel laughter. He tried to make them think they were in control by staying …

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Week 20.1 – Yi Fan

Previously: Twain stopped for a meal on the outskirts of the Czar’s territory, when he heard shouts outside. And now…

Twain kept his eyes down on his bowl as the men walked in: three of them, a big one flanked by two smaller men, like …

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Super Movies – Adventures of Captain Marvel, Chapters 9-12

Here it is: the conclusion of our four-week recap of Republic’s Adventures of Captain Marvel serial from 1941. Once again, this will be pretty long because I’m trying to finish it in four weeks. In …

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Out of the Vault – Lords of the Ultra-Realm

1986 was DC’s year, the year of Frank Miller’s Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’s Watchmen, as well as the final issues of Crisis on Infinite …

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Week 19.5 – Cortex’s Theory

Previously: Cole Chen, alias the superhero Metalord, offered to take Digger to China. And now…

“Wait, how did you get Digger a passport?” Katrina asked.

“I didn’t say I was putting him on a plane to China,” Cole said. “I said I’m taking him. We don’t …

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Week 19.4 – Cortex’s Theory

Previously: Digger explained his situation to the members of Defcon 5, but their leader Cortex said that they could not help him. And now…

Digger sipped at his coffee as he sat at the counter in Katrina’s kitchen the next morning. The room was not …

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Week 19.3 – Cortex’s Theory

Previously: Digger was telling the members of Defcon 5 the story of what happened with Twain. And now…

After Digger had related the rest of his story, Cortex looked thoughtful. “Something doesn’t make sense. If his plan was to go back to Mongolia all along, …

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Week 19.2 – Cortex’s Theory

Previously: Cortex, resident genius of Defcon 5, told Digger he still has super powers. And now…

“That’s crazy,” Digger said. “I don’t have super powers.”

“You do,” Cortex said. “You just don’t understand them.”

“According to your theory?”

“You don’t want to hear about the theory,” Metalord said.

“Do …

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Week 19.1 – Cortex’s Theory

Previously: Digger had just met the sixth member of Defcon 5, a woman he recognized as Katrina. And now…

“You know each other?” asked Cortex.

“Of course,” Digger said. “That’s Katrina Von Boom, the Detonating Dancer. We celebrated in Vegas together after she won that pole-dancing …

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