Tag Archives: 1980’s

MAD About MAD Books!!!!!

It’s time to get MAD!!!!!!!!! Or, in this case, get MAD with multiple books that feature MAD Magazine and it’s crazy cracked view of reality. Now for the Muggles out there, MAD Magazine is a humour publication that has been … Continue reading

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Four Random Thoughts on The CW Hero Shows and Invasion!

Next week, The CW Network and DC Entertainment, brings together all their wonderful Superhero shows into a massive mega ‘mazing crossover called Invasion! And I can’t wait!!!! Invasion was a late 1980’s crossover event that DC Comics put out in … Continue reading

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Superman the Power Within: An Interesting Trade

It was part of an experiment, one that ultimately did not work. But it was certainly fun and different. I am babbling about Superman The Power Within, a trade paperback collection featuring work by Roger Stern and Curt Swan and … Continue reading

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The Great Comics Purge of 2016…. Sorta

Just like in 2013, I did another comics purge. Sorta. By sorta, I mean that while I pulled a bunch of musty older series out of my twenty some odd longboxes, I knew the chances I would keep all of … Continue reading

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Three Random Thoughts on the Justice League of America 1997 pilot

A legend has existed for years and years and years, one spoken of in jeering conversations and some might have thought of as urban myth. It is the Justice League of America 1997 television pilot! “Loosely” based on the late … Continue reading

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Three Random Thoughts On The Batman V Superman Trailer

One of the biggest movies of the year, nay the decade, is coming up some months down the road. I am of course talking about the Batman V Superman movie!! Which we all know should really be called Superman V … Continue reading

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Four Random Cool Geek Things Of Mine!!!!

Right now you are reading the magnificently and amazing 600th blog post on Scoops Mental Propaganda That’s right, 600 meanderings, mostly by moi, have infiltrated the cyberspace. And to celebrate I figured it would be fun to spotlight something different, … Continue reading

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Sisters! Raina Telgemeier and Amara Get Along. Not

Tackling serious subject matters from a young persons point of view is not new for Raina Telgemeier. The award winning creator has already done this in Smile and Drama, her previous graphic novels. And now she is grappling with the … Continue reading

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Three Random Thoughts On The Justice League Cartoon

While I was a wee little child, I loved the Superfriends cartoon.  The theme song, the battles, the multitude of heroes, all combined into a greatness for our time. But that was the ancient 1970’s into the early 1980’s.  With … Continue reading

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Marble Season and Childhood

Last year, my reading world changed in a remarkable way, for I finally discovered a long held open secret from the 1980’s.  I stumbled upon Love And Rockets, by the esteemed Hernandez Brothers.  My senses knew of this comics existence, … Continue reading

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