Secret (Funny Book) Wars — by Siskoid on

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Some people are believe the Marvel Universe is in trouble because this Secret Wars stuff is going to hurt the brand. I'm not one of th...

The X-Files #133: Patient X — by Siskoid on

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"A man with faith can indulge in the luxury of skepticism." ACTUAL DOCUMENTED ACCOUNT: Rebel aliens(?) are killing abductees, ...

Strange Secret Origins: Nazi Cocaine — by Siskoid on

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So there's this old Quality Comics hero called The Unknown who once fought an evil Nazi with amazing artificial strength: And he must...

The X-Files #132: Bad Blood — by Siskoid on

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"4:54 p.m. begin autopsy on one white male, age 60, who is arguably having a worse time in Texas than I am... although not by much.&quo...

RPG Talk: Aggro-nomics — by Siskoid on

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We've all been there. The party is attacked by a group of thugs, goblins, robots, cultists, whatever. They have their pick. Which part...

The X-Files #131: Kill Switch — by Siskoid on

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"It's not a program anymore, it's wildlife loose on the net." ACTUAL DOCUMENTED ACCOUNT: An A.I. tries to kill its crea...

Uncle Sam's Everytown — by Siskoid on

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Move over Metropolis and Gotham! Now for a fictional comics city no one ever talks about! Everytown, U.S.A.! The "map" appeared...

The X-Files #130: Chinga — by Siskoid on

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"I want to play." ACTUAL DOCUMENTED ACCOUNT: Scully's vacation is disrupted by an evil doll. REVIEW: Well, this is interes...

Secret Origins Podcast: Golden Age Flash — by Siskoid on

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I lent my voice to three episodes of Ryan Daly's very fun Secret Origins podcast - you've been listening to it, right? the one ab...

The X-Files #129: Schizogeny — by Siskoid on

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"Talk about putting down roots." ACTUAL DOCUMENTED ACCOUNT: A hungry orchard seems to be killing abusive parents. REVIEW: I...

This Week in Geek (20-26/07/15) — by Siskoid on

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Buys A big week for getting DVDs: Outlander Season 1 vol.1, Doctor Who Series 8, the CBC's Newsroom Seasons 2 and 3, Ripper Street Sea...

The X-Files #128: Kitsunegari — by Siskoid on

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"Modell?" "Cerulean blue." ACTUAL DOCUMENTED ACCOUNT: The mind-controlling killer from "Pusher" is back for...

Snapshots of Jimmy Olsen #30: Homo-Disastrous — by Siskoid on

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Source: Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #146 (1972) Type: Transformation Just because it was a Fourth World series, and just because it w...

The X-Files #127: Emily — by Siskoid on

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"Agent Mulder, help me out here. Does 'F.B.I.' stand for Federal Bureau of Imagination?" ACTUAL DOCUMENTED ACCOUNT: Mul...

What's in a Power? Honey, I Shrunk the Hero — by Siskoid on

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How DO size-changing powers work? I mean, you can throw out words like Pym Particles all you want, what are the actual physics principles ...

The X-Files #126: Christmas Carol — by Siskoid on

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"This is Roberta Sim. Age 40, suicide. She's been dead at least 3 hours. You got a call from her, she must have dialed 1-800-THE-GR...

Secret Wars: Old Man Logan's Place in the New Marvel U. — by Siskoid on

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Not a big week for Secret Wars (9 tie-ins to the usual 13, 3 of theme "Last Days"), so I thought I might single one out: Old Man...

The X-Files #125: The Post-Modern Prometheus — by Siskoid on

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"You can't plant a seed in a barren field." ACTUAL DOCUMENTED ACCOUNT: The Frankenstein pastiche. REVIEW: Is it me or it&#...

That Time the Impossible Man Probably Had His Way with Kitty Pryde and Colossus' Sister — by Siskoid on

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They were hanging out by the pool one day, complaining about the things they couldn't have... ...and well, one thing led to another.....

The X-Files #124: Detour — by Siskoid on

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"I was told once that the best way to regenerate body heat was to crawl naked into a sleeping bag with someone else who is already nake...

RPG Talk: My Problem with Magic — by Siskoid on

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Granted, I haven't PLAYED a lot of fantasy role-playing games, but I HAVE GMed quite a bit. When I had the chance to play, I seemed to...

The X-Files #123: Unusual Suspects — by Siskoid on

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"It's all true what Susanne said about you people, isn't it? About John F. Kennedy? Dallas?" "I heard it was a lone g...

Merlin Ends All War, Ever — by Siskoid on

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Quality Comics' Merlin stopped World War II, then he stopped it again, this time with extreme prejudice. Now, when War rises again in ...

The X-Files #122: Redux II — by Siskoid on

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"Have the Father say a few Hail Mulders for me, okay?" ACTUAL DOCUMENTED ACCOUNT: The Cigarette Smoking Man tries to seduce Mul...

This Week in Geek (13-19/07/15) — by Siskoid on

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"Accomplishments" DVDs: Takashi Miike's Audition is less a horror film than it is a romance thriller, and it surprised me ...