This Week in Geek (24-30/09/07) — by Siskoid on

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Buys Based on my very much liking Kurasawa's Seven Samurai, I sprung for the relatively recent Yojimbo/Sanjuro two-pack. And based on ...

Batman and the Outsiders #1: Pages 8-9 — by Siskoid on

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More JLA shenanigans... Yeah, Clark, do you REALLY want kids to mimic Batman? Staying up all hours? Driving recklessly? Taking up wards at t...

Star Trek 296: The Passenger — by Siskoid on

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296. The Passenger FORMULA: Let That Be Your Last Battlefield + The Schizoid Man, where Data = Bashir WHY WE LIKE IT: The Odo-Primmin r...

Batman and the Outsiders #1: Pages 6-7 — by Siskoid on

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So is Batman's request to the League reasonable? Well, no. Undercover missions isn't really up the JLA's alley in the first pla...

Star Trek 295: Dax — by Siskoid on

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295. Dax FORMULA: The Host + A Man Alone + The Measure of a Man WHY WE LIKE IT: A good exploration of what it means to be a Trill. WHY...

Friday Night Fights: Sucker Punch #1 — by Siskoid on

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Bahlactus is back and this time, the rulebook has been thrown out. Welcome to SUCKER PUNCH! And to usher in this new era of unfair fisticu...

Batman and the Outsiders #1: Pages 4-5 — by Siskoid on

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Where were we? Ah yes, two days of insane crimefighting. Gotham City is replete with absent-minded drivers, gangs of gunmen and unfashionabl...

Subplots: They're not 2nd rate plots anymore — by Siskoid on

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Something actively encouraged in the DCHeroes RPG has become part of my role-playing tool box: Subplots. Basically, it's all well and go...

Star Trek 294: Q-Less — by Siskoid on

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294. Q-Less FORMULA: Qpid + (Galaxy's Child x A Matter of Perspective) + eBay WHY WE LIKE IT: Sisko punched Q out. WHY WE DON...

Batman and the Outsiders #1: Pages 2-3 — by Siskoid on

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So our story begins in Gotham, at the Feng Shui-ed up Wayne Foundation building: "Traveling to a tiny Balkan country in the midst of a ...

Funny Animals of Two Worlds — by Siskoid on

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Just to give Supergirl a break from all the dying... On what Earth does Hoppy the Marvel Bunny live? And is it the same as Super-Turtle? Hop...

Star Trek 293: Captive Pursuit — by Siskoid on

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293. Captive Pursuit FORMULA: The Hunted + Darmok + Ethics WHY WE LIKE IT: Tosk is a wonderful creation. WHY WE DON'T: The firefi...

Batman and the Outsiders #1: Page 1 — by Siskoid on

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Just your basic pin-up, right? "Heroes for our troubled age" huh? I don't remember 1983 being all that bad, but then I was 12....

Batman and the Outsiders #1: Critical Analysis — by Siskoid on

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Over the next few days, I'm gonna be posting a page-by-page analysis of Batman and the Outsiders #1 (and by analysis, I mean snarky joke...

Star Trek 292: Babel — by Siskoid on

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292. Babel FORMULA: Pinstriped + Vegan Anarchy + Freed Oreo Levels x Petitioner WHY WE LIKE IT: The oddly beautiful nonsense. O'Br...

DVD Tales: Doctor Who: The Mind Robber to Inferno — by Siskoid on

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Following from Doctor Who #37: The Tomb of the Cybermen... As usual, these are all wonderful DVD packages that include an audio commentary...

Star Trek 291: A Man Alone — by Siskoid on

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291. A Man Alone FORMULA: A Matter of Perspective + Thine Own Self + Unnatural Selection WHY WE LIKE IT: The subplots. WHY WE DON'...

Soldier Talk — by Siskoid on

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Some innuendo to start off the week: Sometimes, I think Kanigher did it on purpose.

Star Trek 290: Past Prologue — by Siskoid on

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290. Past Prologue FORMULA: Redemption + Ensign Ro WHY WE LIKE IT: Plain, simple Garak! The Sisters of Duras. WHY WE DON'T: They s...