Monthly Archives: April 2012

Week 28.1 – Ghost Dragon

Previously: As Metalord and Digger fought their way through China to reach Mongolia, violence had broken out in the pantry where Twain was being interrogated. And now… Twain fell to the floor, borne down by Biryukov, who had slammed into … Continue reading

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Super Movies – Howard the Duck, Part 2

Continuing our recap of 1986’s Howard the Duck. Burdened with a bad script, a bland lead and a cartoonish supporting cast, Howard would just be another forgettable 80’s comedy, except for two things. Number one, this was not some cheap … Continue reading

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Out of the Vault – Defenders #62-63

Since we talked about The Defenders last week, I thought I would share a bit of another storyline. About a year before the issues which wrapped up the Omega storyline, I picked up a couple of random issues of The … Continue reading

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Week 27.5 – Plan D

Previously: Cole told Digger it was time to try Plan D. And now… At a traffic checkpoint just outside Nanjing, Private Wah Siu-Ming waved the Ssangyong SUV to a stop. The driver rolled down the window as he approached. The … Continue reading

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Week 27.4 – Plan D

Previously: Their stolen ambulance crippled, Cole is looking to get new clothes while Digger finds them a new ride. Or so Cole thinks. And now… Cole ran to the clothesline, bare feet slapping against the pavement, trying not to think … Continue reading

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Week 27.3 – Plan D

Previously: As Digger and Cole Chen, Metalord, tried to escape police in a stolen ambulance, an old woman stepped out into the street in front of them. And now… “Jeez, look out!” Cole shouted. “Watch this,” Digger said, grinning as … Continue reading

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Week 27.2 – Plan D

Previously: After their ice cream truck was shot down, Metalord saved Digger from splattering on the pavement, but was injured himself in the process. And now… When Digger came to, the world was rocking. If the world is rocking, don’t … Continue reading

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Week 27.1 – Plan D

Previously: Twain was shot during an interrogation by Biryukov, the bald Russian, while Digger was falling from a flying ice cream truck. An ice cream  truck that had just exploded with Metalord inside. And now… As Digger fell, he saw … Continue reading

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Super Movies – Howard the Duck

Besides co-creating Omega the Unknown, Steve Gerber also wrote what some consider the defiinitive run of issues of Marvel’s Man-Thing. And in one of Gerber’s Man-Thing stories, he introduced a talking humanoid duck named Howard, who went on to star … Continue reading

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Out of the Vault – The Defenders #76-77

This has been a long time coming. I’ve been intending to cover these two issues ever since I first started the Vault over at They Stole Frazier’s Brain in April of 2008. That first Out of the Vault was a … Continue reading

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