A couple of weeks ago we looked over the film Under the Cherry Moon to prove that it was a good movie. Mav got Monica to watch the film and agree that there’s far more to it than its reputation. Now it’s Monica’s turn to suggest a movie for the same treatment and in the…
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A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist. Chris Maverick, drifter searching to tap into the hidden strengths that all humans have…
Excalibur #72: “Oohhh…Siena!”
Excalibur #72 “Oohhh…Siena!” Writing: Richard Ashford Pencils: Ken Lashley Inks: Randy Elliott and Cam Smith Colours: Pat Garrahy and Chris Matthys Letters: Pat Brousseau Editors: Suzanne Gaffney Original publication date: December 1993 Your regular Upstarts are joined this week by Dr. Hailey “Stone Cold” Austin to talk about good and bad buts/butts in the totally radical…
Excalibur #71: “Crossing Swords”
Excalibur #71 “Crossing Swords” Writer: Scott Lobdell Pencils: Ken Lashley, Darrick Robertson, and Matthew Ryan Inks: Cam Smith, Randy Elliott, Randy Emberlin, and Mark Nelson Colours: Joe Rosas on colours Letters: Bill Oakley, Pat Brosseau, and Dave Sharpe Editors: Suzanne Gaffney and Bob Harras on editing. Original publication date: November 1993 For better or worse…
e233. Is Under the Cherry Moon a bad movie?
Have you ever had a favorite movie, that you’ve loved since childhood and then all of a sudden as an adult you discover that other people don’t like that movie? In fact, it seems MOST people don’t like that movie. And then you question yourself. Is the movie any good? Have you been deluding yourself…
Excalibur #70: “Crime and Punishment”
Excalibur #70 “Crime and Punishment” Writing and pencils: Scott Lobdell and Richard Ashford Pencils: Ken Lashley Inks: Don Hudson, Rick Parker, Agop Gemdjian, and Danny Taverna Colours: Steve Buccellato Letterers: Lois Buhalis Editors: Bob Harras and Suzanne Gaffney Original publication date: October 1993 For the crime of podcasting about Excalibur for 126+ weeks, we’re being punished with reading one more issue about kissing Cerise goodbye……
Excalibur #69: “Blight and Fog”
Excalibur #69 “Blight & Fog” Writer: Evan Skolnik Pencils and colours: Steve Buccellato Inks: Don Hudson Letters: Chris Eliopoulos Editors: Bob Harras and Suzanne Gaffney Original publication date: September 1993 A sexy little number can’t save Excalibur #69, “Blight and Fog,” from living up to its title. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun…
e231. So, You Should Be Watching A League of Their Own
Way too often, when we talk about “pop culture” in 2022, we focus on superheroes, space cowboys with laser swords, and maybe a couple fantasy epics. And in fact, if you were to look at the top of the streaming charts this month, those are sort of the biggest things on the pop culture horizon…
Excalibur #68: “Facades”
Excalibur #68 “Facades” Writers: Scott Lobdell and Dan Slott Pencils and colours: Steve Buccellato Inks: Harry Candelario Letters: Chris Eliopoulos Editor: Suzanne Gaffney Original publication date: August 1993 After a brief sojourn lost in a temporal wave, we’re back and ready to talk you through Excalibur #68, “Facades”—a comic that maybe shoulda stayed lost in…