The Fantastic Four is the topic of this installment of our Comic Book Club! We talk "Unstable Molecules," a strange mini-series about the fictional "inspiration" for the Fantastic Four. Also: the bad movies and worse TV shows, Ultimate Fantastic Four, and
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5by5 | The Incomparable #10: It’s Clobberin’ Time!
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5by5 | The Incomparable #40: An Ending Ten Years in the Making
Warren Ellis and John Cassaday’s "Planetary."
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5by5 | The Incomparable #54: Put on this Mask and Strut for Mama
Strap on your jet pack and locate your pet monkey! Our Comic Book Club reconvenes to discuss works by writer Brian K. Vaughan, who excels at the high-concept premise. In the spotlight: "Runaways," "Y: The Last Man," and "Ex Machina." With plenty of digres
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5by5 | The Incomparable #47: Death Star University
Continuing our discussion of "Star Wars," the original film. We praise the jump to hyperspace, explain why TIE fighter pilots wear black, ponder how Han and Leia somehow turn up in an Aaron Sorkin scene, reveal why there is no Space OSHA, comment on Ben Kenobi’s old man slippers and incomparable pseudonym, and expose the rebellion so rich it can have its own university and mint its own medals. (Part 2 of 2.)
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5by5 | The Incomparable #46: I Like My Coffee Like My Evil Sith Lords
"Star Wars," the original film, is finally in our crosshairs, and if we can bulls-eye a Womp Rat we can take on this classic sci-fi film. We talk about our first memories of Star Wars, pretend the prequels didn’t happen, give Cantina drink-ordering tips, and marvel at Darth Vader’s coffee-drinking habits. (Part 1 of 2.)
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5by5 | The Incomparable #115: For Dunces, By Dunces, To Dunces
Turn on your electrical generators, fire your nuclear missiles, and notch your bow and arrow—it’s time for our review of the fall TV season, including both new and returning shows. We discuss "Revolution," the since-cancelled "Last Resort," "Arrow," "Elementary," and returning shows "Fringe," "The Walking Dead," "Boardwalk Empire," and many others!
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5by5 | The Incomparable #111: These Go to Eleven
Rob Reiner’s legendary heavy-metal mockumentary "This is Spinal Tap" is in our sights. This is one of our very favorite films, and so Jason, Andy Ihnatko, and Ben Boychuk talk about why they love it while regaling one another with favorite lines from this amazingly quotable movie.
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5by5 | The Incomparable #112: Schrodinger’s Cat Box
Our very own Glenn Fleishman’s was on "Jeopardy!" We debriefed him about his adventures immediately on his return. In this episode, Jason and Glenn are also joined by Andy Ihnatko and Steve Lutz, and we talk about game shows and their modern reality-competition show equivalents, as well as harken back to the heyday of the panel show, where drunk celebrities engaged in witty repartee. It’s an episode so comfy you’ll feel like you were back in the womb at Bill Cullen’s house.
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5by5 | The Incomparable #74: I’m Definitely Not a Girl
5by5 - The Incomparable #74: I’m Definitely Not a Girl
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Hypercritical #11: I Am the Steve Jobs of This Sandwich - 5by5
Hypercritical #11: I Am the Steve Jobs of This Sandwich - 5by5