Category Archives: Comics

Kryptonite Never Looked So Hot

March 14th, 2011 | Posted in Comics, Daily Rants

EPIC #0 by Tyler James and Matt Zolman:  A “No Spoilers” review Imagine being a Super Hero. Imagine all the verve and vitality of youth and super powers and idealism. Imagine hormones run rampant, Imagine being in Florida during spring break. Imagine your secret vulnerability is …hot girls. Does the term screwed come to mind?

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Waldo Redux

September 29th, 2010 | Posted in Comics, Daily Rants, Science Fiction/Science Fact

In 1942 Bob Heinlein wrote a novella called Waldo, not as in “where the hell is he”, but more along the lines of a mechanical genius exiled from humanity. The protagonist, Waldo Farnsworth-Jones suffers from Myasthenia Gravis (MG)  and becomes the penultimate inventor devising mechanical devices to overcome the shortcomings of his ravaged body. His […]

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Letting My Geek Flag Fly

September 21st, 2010 | Posted in Comics, Daily Rants, Websites

Sure, I ain’t no Mickey Mantle, didn’t hit no 3 zillion home runs, BUT I do know the proper way to defrag a hard drive and have watched every frackin’ episode of Wondefalls. In celebration of ME and every other less than perfect physical specimen among us who ever attended an LAN party, played an […]

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TalkCast 47 – Dr. Frankie B and Elizabeth Terrell in a Tag Team Free For All

August 14th, 2010 | Posted in Comics, Movies, Podcast, TV, Websites

We has the bestest fans! Frankie B. Washington’s SFSN fan art Atomic Robo’s Scott Wegener to draw all-ages “Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes” Pushing Daisies creator to adapt John Christopher’s THE LOTUS EATERS for SyFy August 28th is Read Comic In Public Day! To, um, you know… get people to read comics. In public. We invite […]

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Open letter to FRANKIE B. WASHINGTON

August 13th, 2010 | Posted in Comics, Daily Rants, Sitely News

Hey Frankie, All of us here at Sci Fi Saturday Night were just marveling over the last unsolicited piece of artwork you sent our way, and looking at all the links and news items and Facebook posts you’ve shared with us; your great interviews and comics, and… uh… well, it’s… I guess we just have […]

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Spidey Resurrection or Broadway Turns Dark…..Again

August 12th, 2010 | Posted in Comics, Daily Rants, Events

Everything old is new again. Everything done is redone. Everything thrown into the dustbin comes back as a collectible. Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark after many false starts, miss-steps and hiccups is set to open on Broadway in previews on November 12, 2010 at The Foxwoods Theatre (formerly the Hilton Theatre). Directed by Julie Taymor […]

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RIP Al Williamson

June 18th, 2010 | Posted in Comics, Daily Rants

Al Williamson passed away earlier this week, and we are all poorer for it.  To mention his name is to evoke images of lush landscapes, chiseled heroes, needlenosed rockets and snarling dinosaurs.  His Weird Science and Weird Fantasy comics for EC were as significant to the genre as Alex Raymond’s Flash Gordon (a series he […]

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Is Tim Burton due?

May 21st, 2010 | Posted in Comics, Daily Rants, Movies

Love him or not, Tim Burton has had an interesting run as a director. From one of my faves, Edward Scissorhands, to one of the worst, Corpse Bride, Burton rarely leaves one ambivalent. Now reports out have said that upcoming from TB will be Mai, The Psychic Girl, a project that has been in development […]

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It’s Brave, it’s Bold; it’s damn good writing

May 11th, 2010 | Posted in Comics, Daily Rants

One thing about comic book fans — we don’t just read our books, we re-read ’em like crazy.  This is one of the reasons why so many of us forget our CPR training when it counts the most, but can still quote you the effects of each version of kryptonite (green k kills Superman, red […]

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Thank you Boston Comic Con artists!

April 12th, 2010 | Posted in Comics, Daily Rants, Events, Sitely News

A big, BIG thank-you from all of us at Sci Fi Saturday Night to all the artists who generously took the time out of their packed schedules to contribute to our Jeanne Robinson charity jam sketches!  Thanks also to all of you who donated original artwork, prints, posters, and well-wishes to our fundraiser.  The outpouring […]

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