The first thing I have to address is the fact that you
guys probably know how I feel about Nolan’s “Batman” movies and, as such, are
probably wondering why I would buy a figure from one of them. Especially after
rage-selling all of Mattel’s Movie Masters a few years ago.
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Toy Review – Batman Begins 1:10 Scale Batman from NECA
Labels:
action figures,
batman,
Batman Begins,
NECA,
toy reviews

Tuesday, November 29, 2016
The Increasingly Confusing Star Wars Chronology
by Beth
I was at work the other day when I heard a coworker about 10 years younger than me trying to explain Star Wars to a much younger coworker. The second girl is in her early 20's, and had never seen any Star Wars anything. As shocking as this was to me I was even more surprised that the girl explaining the correct order was 4,5,6 followed by 1,2,3. I felt forced to jump in at this point of the conversation and tell them that chronological order would make more sense than order of release for someone who knows nothing about Star Wars. Then I got to thinking about all of the media, and the order everything should go in. I'd still suggest chronological, but suddenly things were a lot more complicated.
I was at work the other day when I heard a coworker about 10 years younger than me trying to explain Star Wars to a much younger coworker. The second girl is in her early 20's, and had never seen any Star Wars anything. As shocking as this was to me I was even more surprised that the girl explaining the correct order was 4,5,6 followed by 1,2,3. I felt forced to jump in at this point of the conversation and tell them that chronological order would make more sense than order of release for someone who knows nothing about Star Wars. Then I got to thinking about all of the media, and the order everything should go in. I'd still suggest chronological, but suddenly things were a lot more complicated.
Monday, November 28, 2016
Phantom on Marvel – The Comics
By
Phantom Troublemaker
Since
I started the Needless
Things Podcast
the frequency of my commentary and speculation pieces has been
dwindling. I enjoy talking a lot more than I enjoy writing and I
enjoy conversation more than I enjoy tossing lengthy essays out into
an unresponsive void.
Plus,
now that I have paying supporters on SupportPhantom.com
(few though they may be) I feel a little more obligated to post stuff
there when I am taken with the desire to write.
But
every once in a while I still get the itch to post something here
that’s a little broader and more interesting than a toy review.
Which is why I’m here today.
I
want to talk about Marvel – comics, TV shows, movies; everything.
Or at least, everything I’m qualified to talk about. Obviously I
can’t read every comic book Marvel publishes and right now I’m
choosing to read even less than I normally do because a lot of them
seem to be terrible. And I’m going to discuss that, too.
Today
is comic book day. I’m going to write some about my history reading
Marvel comics and some about what I think of Marvel right now.
Labels:
Marvel Comics

Friday, November 25, 2016
Needless Things Podcast 135 – BlackFriday/Hollywood

Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Toy Review - The New Batman Adventures Firefly from DC Collectibles
Firefly
is a character that I honestly don't even remember being used in The
Animated Series
or The
New Batman Adventures
all that much. I like his design but I could swear he wasn't on more
than one episode. But he's cool and he has a history from the comic
books and is definitely more badass than Killer Moth.

Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Vintage Troublemaker - The Unborn and The Haunting in Connecticut

Monday, November 21, 2016
Giving Thanks
By
Phantom Troublemaker
This is the time of year when we gather together with our
friends, family, and neighbors to give thanks and to take some time to
appreciate the things that we might take for granted in our day to day lives.
It is a time for reflection and contemplation. A time to
embrace the wonders of life and find the joy in simply being. Whether you believe in a god or fate
or simply the power of your own life force, this is a special time of year that
crosses denominational and cultural borders.
Thanksgiving is one of the few holidays that is
relatively untouched by crass commercialization and can be appreciated as
simply a time to commune with others, oneself, or the universe.
As such, I’m going to take this opportunity to write
about toys and wrestling and stuff.
Labels:
holiday specials,
Thanksgiving

Friday, November 18, 2016
Needless Things Podcast 134 – ThanksKilling Needless Commentary
Labels:
Arian Gulick,
Needless Commentary,
Needless Things Podcast,
Rad Ranger,
Sean R Reid,
ThanksKilling

Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Toy Review – The New Batman Adventures Nightwing from DC Collectibles
I’ve gone back and forth over which Robin is my favorite
(right now it’s Tim), but Dick Grayson will always be my favorite Nightwing.
Yes, I know. Dick is the only Nightwing.

Tuesday, November 15, 2016
An Hour With Brandon Sanderson
by Beth
The coolest thing I saw at Dragon Con (besides the Dirty Dirty Con Con Game Game Show Show of course) was the Brandon Sanderson panel. I think I've already mentioned how great it was, but I took the trouble to record it to share with all of you. I didn't get any interviews this year so this was as close as I was going to get to an author that I really enjoy and respect. Unfortunately I had major issues with my recorder, and hadn't been able to recover the audio. I was pissed since it was a really long, and extremely in-depth panel. I couldn't possibly remember everything that he talked about well enough to relate accurately to you. At long last I have gotten my audio back (and will be buying a new recorder for next year), and can at last bring you some of the many highlights of this great panel.
The coolest thing I saw at Dragon Con (besides the Dirty Dirty Con Con Game Game Show Show of course) was the Brandon Sanderson panel. I think I've already mentioned how great it was, but I took the trouble to record it to share with all of you. I didn't get any interviews this year so this was as close as I was going to get to an author that I really enjoy and respect. Unfortunately I had major issues with my recorder, and hadn't been able to recover the audio. I was pissed since it was a really long, and extremely in-depth panel. I couldn't possibly remember everything that he talked about well enough to relate accurately to you. At long last I have gotten my audio back (and will be buying a new recorder for next year), and can at last bring you some of the many highlights of this great panel.
Monday, November 14, 2016
Rebooting the X-Men
By Phantom Troublemaker
In the world of comic books, the X-Men are second only to Batman to me. I’ve loved Marvel’s (not so) Merry Mutants since 1988. If I had to list my top ten favorite comic book stories, I’d be willing to bet that the X-Men are in eight of them.
Labels:
Marvel Comics,
tips from uncle troublemaker,
x-men

Friday, November 11, 2016
Needless Things Podcast 133 – Mike Check
Labels:
Ash vs Evil Dead,
comic books,
Doctor Strange,
Marvel Cinematic Universe,
Mike Gordon,
Needless Things Podcast,
Pop Culture,
television,
The Exorcist,
Westworld

Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Phantom on Marvel – The Movies
By
Phantom Troublemaker
Since I started the Needless
Things Podcast the frequency of my commentary and speculation pieces
has been dwindling. I enjoy talking a lot more than I enjoy writing and I enjoy
conversation more than I enjoy tossing lengthy essays out into an unresponsive
void.
Plus, now that I have paying supporters on SupportPhantom.com
(few though they may be) I feel a little more obligated to post stuff there
when I am taken with the desire to write.
But every once in a while I still get the itch to post
something here that’s a little broader and more interesting than a toy review.
Which is why I’m here today.
Labels:
Marvel Cinematic Universe,
Marvel Comics,
movies

Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Toy Review – The New Batman Adventures Killer Croc from DC Collectibles
By Phantom Troublemaker
I
have a love/not-totally-satisfied with relationship with DC
Collectibles’ animated line.

Monday, November 7, 2016
Christina's DragonCon2016 Wrap-Up: Part 2
By Christina Sizemore
The shenanigans continue. Well, the milder variety, anyway. But hey, still cool DragonCon stuff regardless right? Time to wrap-up my DragonCon wrap-up, guys!
Friday, November 4, 2016
Needless Things Podcast 132 – Dragon Con 2016 – Big Trouble in Little China
Also, Phantom breaks down the benefits of SupportPhantom.com and how you can help keep Needless Things independent and free.
Labels:
American Sci-Fi Classics Track,
Big Trouble in Little China,
Dragon Con,
Gary Mitchel,
John Carpenter,
live panel,
Needless Things Podcast

Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Comic Book Wednesday – Previews November 2016: “The Previews Challenge”
If you don’t know, Previews is the catalog that Diamond Comic Distributors use to offer the products they distribute to comic book stores around the country. This is where you can view and order (through your favorite Local Comic Book Shop) comic books, trade paperback collections, t-shirts, books, media, and toys and other collectibles from hundreds of different vendors that deal in geek-oriented merchandise. The genius part is that you actually have to pay for your copy of Previews for the privilege of ordering other things to pay for. It’s like the Ren Fest except without the horse poo smell.
So every month a new edition of Previews is sent out to comic book stores. Contained in the pages
within are products that might be currently available or could be released
anytime in the next year; but are typically about three months away. Most of
this month’s offerings are scheduled to ship in January.
Now it’s time to discuss a few of the weird and/or
wonderful items offered in this month’s edition!
Labels:
collectibles,
comic books,
Diamond Comics,
Diamond Select Toys,
Previews,
toys

Tuesday, November 1, 2016
32nd Day of Halloween: Give Me Back My Monsters
By Beth V
I'll admit it, I was sick of goofy monster movies. As much as I love cheesy shit like Lake Placid, Deep Blue Sea, and Deep Rising the SyFy moster movie machine churned out silly monsters faster than I could keep up. Certainly faster then I wanted to watch them too. I got sick of zombies for God's sake. Me, sick of zombies. What kind of a world is that for a horror fan like me to live in?
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