The List: Hube’s 10 Greatest Avengers Stories of All-Time
I love “Best Of”-style lists. I used to make ’em all the time at my old blog, The Colossus of Rhodey (which no longer…
Tag: Dave Huber
Which Future for America? 1975’s ‘Rollerball’ or 1988’s ‘They Live’? (Part 2)
Yesterday I pondered if the classic 45-year-old film “Rollerball” is an apt scenario which the US may face in the very near future. This time…
Will America’s Future be More Like 1975’s ‘Rollerball’ or 1988’s ‘They Live’?
If you live long enough, one of the coolest things about science fiction is realizing what predictions have come true and which were way off.…
Would Englehart Still Cast ‘Nixon-as-Supervillain’ in Captain America Today?
As the vast majority of modern comics absolutely suck, I typically get my four-color (and sometimes black and white) fix from old trade paperbacks…
(Not a) Surprise: Marvel Rejected Chuck Dixon’s Pitch to Revamp ’50s Cap
Many Marvel fans, especially devotees of continuity (like myself), often cite Steve Englehart’s three-plus-issue arc detailing the origin of the 1950s Captain America as one…
Professor Says ‘Alien’ & ‘Predator’ Films are Awash in ‘Anti-Blackness’
There’s one thing in the universe you can always count on: the absurdity of sociology professors. Writing in The Conversation, which dubs itself as “academic…
Ridley Scott Still Wants to Explain Original ‘Alien’ Spacecraft After 2 Attempts
In news which should have elicited a huge “WTF??” director Ridley Scott recently said he wants to explain the origins of the alien ship…
Yes, We Should All Read & Watch More Sci-Fi, But Skip the SJW Garbage
As a mega-fan of science fiction, I was excited to read the recent column by Arizona State University’s Lynette Hrabik, “Students should read and…
When Writers Try to Shoehorn SJW Politics Into a Future History
For some strange reason, Star Trek.com gave an outlet to someone to ramble on about how Starfleet Admiral Jean-Luc Picard has to “reckon with his…
Re-Watch Review: 2004’s Battlestar Galactica Better the 2nd Time
SyFy recently ran uninterrupted the entire early 2000s reimagined “Battlestar Galactica” series starring Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell. I realize fellow contributor Alec…