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The Back Pages: Monark Starstalker

October 26, 2025October 26, 2025 Paul Ferry

When Marvel UK republished the comic strip adaptation of the phenomenally successful film Star Wars in 1978, they did so in the manner traditional to British comics of the time; stripping the episodes into smaller chunks and filling out the … Continue reading The Back Pages: Monark Starstalker

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The Legend Comes to Life Again! Merlin and Excalibur Revisited

January 30, 2024 Paul Ferry

For a movie that was rated certificate ‘X’ in the UK (the ‘18’ certificate was still over a year away), Marvel UK seemed quite keen on promoting John Boorman’s Excalibur upon its release in 1981. Not only was there a … Continue reading The Legend Comes to Life Again! Merlin and Excalibur Revisited

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Kryptonian Chic: The Origins and Meaning of Superman’s Costume

April 12, 2022 Paul Ferry

Superheroes, here we come,A bunch of weirdoes, they’re so dumb!Superheroes, not Mickey Mouses,How come you wear your underpants outside your trousers? This piece of timeless prose from the lyrics of The Firm’s 1987 flop Superheroes is a prime example of … Continue reading Kryptonian Chic: The Origins and Meaning of Superman’s Costume

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My Superheroes – The Eighties

August 15, 2021 Paul Ferry

In the early 1980s, I had drifted somewhat from the true faith of the superhero, lured by the bright lights and flashy visuals of big screen science fiction. But I could never stay away for too long and Marvel UK … Continue reading My Superheroes – The Eighties

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My Superheroes – The Seventies

August 8, 2021 Paul Ferry

Kids – don’t take this badly, but almost none of the superheroes you enjoy today were invented for you. That’s okay, because they weren’t invented for me either. I was born in 1970 and by the time I got interested … Continue reading My Superheroes – The Seventies

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Loki: Season 1 Review

July 20, 2021January 9, 2024 Paul Ferry

Warning: contains spoilers! You’ll probably read a lot of reviews which state that the latest Disney+ MCU series Loki is like David Tennant era Doctor Who. It really isn’t. I mean, I can see where the similarities are drawn; Loki … Continue reading Loki: Season 1 Review

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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: Review

April 25, 2021August 16, 2021 Paul Ferry

Warning: contains spoilers! Disney+ have followed up their successful first MCU television series with something very different. Well, it had to be, didn’t it? WandaVision was so unique that there was no way they were going to follow it up … Continue reading The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: Review

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The New Mutants: Review

January 11, 2021September 14, 2021 Paul Ferry

Warning: Contains Minor Spoilers We are used to superhero movies being BIG. The action is BIG, the army of bad guys our heroes face off against is BIG and the amount of collateral damage caused in their inevitable CGI punch-up … Continue reading The New Mutants: Review

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Pyramid Power: Marvel’s UFO Connection!

November 20, 2020February 24, 2021 Paul Ferry

In the mid-1970s, following the box office success of Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind, there was a short resurgence of public interest in Unidentified Flying Objects, more commonly known as UFOs. Not since their 1950s heyday had … Continue reading Pyramid Power: Marvel’s UFO Connection!

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Where Some-one Has Gone Before: Seeker 3000

September 20, 2020February 24, 2021 Paul Ferry

In the late 70s, Marvel Comics were desperate to get their hands on Star Trek. They’d been after the rights to the series, which had been long-since cancelled but enjoyed a massive cult following in syndication, for a number of … Continue reading Where Some-one Has Gone Before: Seeker 3000

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