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'80s

Friday Flix: March 1982

Pitfall Gary

Wow. March 1982 is a bad month for movies. I’ve only seen one of them. That’s not what makes it bad, the lackluster movies are what makes it bad. To be fair there is one CONTINUE READING… CONTINUE READING…

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Check Out Those Ads! – 3 Musketeers Adventure!

Pitfall Gary

3 Musketeers Adventure! When it comes to candy bars, 3 Musketeers aren’t the most popular. I loved them as a kid, my kids eat them as a last resort. Not sure why, they are a CONTINUE READING…

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Check Out Those Ads! – Armageddon 2001 #1

Pitfall Gary

Armageddon 2001 was a big crossover event held in the summer of 1991. The story line for Armageddon 2001 is interesting. It starts in 2030 with a tyrant superhero, named Monarch ruling the world with CONTINUE READING…

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Check Out Those Ads! – Legends of the Dark Knight #16

Pitfall Gary

Happy Birthday Batman!! The Dark Knight turns 82 this year; first appearing in Detective Comics #27. The comic hit newsstands on 30 March 1939 (although the cover date on the issue is May 1939). Batman CONTINUE READING…

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Check Out Those Ads! – The Adventures of Superman #475

Pitfall Gary

Superman has been saving earth for over 80 years. He’s one of the first superheroes to hit comics, making his debut in Action Comics #1, 1938! Over those 80 years Superman has starred in over CONTINUE READING…

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Check Out Those Ads! – Robin #1

Pitfall Gary

January 1991 saw the first ever Robin title. Relegated as Batman’s sidekick for 50 years, Robin finally gets his own comic! Robin #1 featured the third Robin, Tim Drake. Drake first appeared in Batman #436, CONTINUE READING…

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Check Out Those Ads! – The Spectre #1

Pitfall Gary

I originally planned to showcase ads from the Shadow of the Bat issue #1 for this installment, but when I looked through the comic the ads were less than memorable. I guess a good story CONTINUE READING…

Features

Retro Pull List – August 2020

Kevin Decent

Welcome once again to a monthly look at the best new comics with echoes of the old. Comics took July to play catch up from the Coronavirus shut down. There are some comics in August CONTINUE READING…

News

TRN Podcast 052 – Pod Choice 10

Jason Gross

Mickey makes his triumphant return after being off for two weeks! He and Jason debut a new time machine concept this week call Pod Choice 10. First, we catch up on the week and our Father’s CONTINUE READING…

Podcasts

SequelQuest Rewind | A Supergirl Sequel | EP15

SequelQuest Jeramy

(From May 2016) This is our wildest, goofiest, most outrageous episode yet and why not, we’re taking on the challenge of creating a sequel to the 1984 atomic stinker, Supergirl. You know, the film about CONTINUE READING…

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