Tag Archives: Sixties

RIP Steve Ditko

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Steve

Steve Ditko is another famous artist who helped make Marvel Comics a big deal, namely through his co-creation/drawing of Spider-Man. If I recall correctly (and I hope my friend who actually draws comics can chime in), Stan Lee chose Ditko … Continue reading →

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The Shape of Water: Worth Seeing with some reservations

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Steve

The short version…it’s a modern, R-rated take on The Creature From The Black Lagoon. I loved how del Toro made the creature more credible and stuck with practical effects on him. The creature is a him as you’ll see in the … Continue reading →

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Wonder Woman crossovers/team-ups

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Steve

It has been a great year for Wonder Woman! Beyond her killer film, DC Comics featured the princess in three team-ups with complimentary heroes. Thankfully, Zak Snyder couldn’t screw them up. First is the a team-up we could only have … Continue reading →

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Planet of the Apes shirt!

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Steve

One horrible habit I have at WizWorld is acquiring cool shirts of franchises I will never see at Hot Topic or find easily online. An upside is retiring other, older, existing shirts which no longer amuse me. This gem is … Continue reading →

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Italian #50: Vince Lombardi

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Steve

Since the Packers had the weekend off, it gave me some time to highlight their most famous coach and the winner of the first two Super Bowls. However, I want to bring up what he changed about the NFL off … Continue reading →

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RIP Dick Gregory

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Steve

Dick Gregory was the first Black comedian to gain wide acceptance with White America. Through him, the way was paved for Bill Cosby and to some extent, Richard Pryor and Flip Wilson. The Black label was rather narrow-minded too. To … Continue reading →

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RIP June Foray

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Steve

The grande dame of voice acting passed away last week and she was one of the first greats too, right there with Mel Blanc and Daws Butler. Most people around my age know June as Rocky the Flying Squirrel’s voice … Continue reading →

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RIP Martin Laundu

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Steve

Martin gets a nod in the annals of Science Fiction primarily for Space: 1999 a show which could use a reboot/remake since it does have an interesting premise. Maybe he did it after seeing the popularity Leonard Nimoy got for Spock, … Continue reading →

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RIP Adam West

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Steve

Pretty sad news over this weekend regarding the man who was the first Batman I knew as a little kid. By then Batman was being shown through syndication for afternoon TV. It was so inspirational that my brother and friends often … Continue reading →

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RIP Stan Weston

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Steve

Mr. Weston passed away a couple weeks as per his obituary but any of us born after the late Fifties are very familiar with his most successful creation, GI Joe. With the runaway success of Barbie, all the toy companies (when … Continue reading →

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Hidden Figures: Worth Seeing

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Steve

Firstly, I thought it was weird that 20th Century Fox made this movie. Then I remembered how the crew at The Simpsons said Murdoch doesn’t really care what the entertainment division does, as long as its profitable, thus it can contradict his propaganda-hate … Continue reading →

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For the Love of Spock

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Steve

Adam Nimoy’s loving tribute to his father was thankfully on Netflix since I don’t think this was distributed through any theaters in my area. The documentary covers the life and career of Leonard Nimoy with a big portion dedicated to … Continue reading →

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Italian #44: Christopher Lee

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Steve

What? The consummate Englishman from all those Hammer Horror movies? Saruman the White? Count Dokku? Scaramanga? Yes, the towering actor was half Italian. His mother was Countess Estelle Marie Carandini di Sarzano, an Italian citizen who married an English army officer. … Continue reading →

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Italian #41: Joe Barbera

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Steve

Joe’s name may sound familiar to anyone over 35 because he was half of the prolific cartoon empire Hanna-Barbera. For about thirty years, these two dominated Saturday mornings with their animated shows. I readily admit many were formulaic and just … Continue reading →

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DC’s Hanna-Barbera offerings redesigned

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Steve

Suffice to say, not everything from DC is annoying reboot of their universe for the umpteenth time *cough! Rebirth**cough! Crisis something* No, someone from the executive caste in the Time Warner empire probably told the DC people to make viable … Continue reading →

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