Science Fiction
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The Curator of Schlock #360: Riddick
I flew out of the van, fists clenched and ready to pound. My eyes were on the Goose Lord’s Enforcer and the crumpled mess of a kangaroo that lay in front of him. I would beat him within an inch of his life for what he did to Edwige, but my gesture was ill-advised. One Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #359: The Chronicles of Riddick
Edwige hopped toward the Enforcer of the Goose Lord and then stopped five feet in front of him. I’d seen that stance before. It’s what she used once before committing a fatal blow, one she delivered with a flying roundhouse. Edwige made her move, but so did the Enforcer. He brandished a chain whip that Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #358: Pitch Black
The army of gang members surrounded our van. There was no escape. Two figures emerged through the multitudes of torn jeans and bandanas. The first was Goose Lord’s second in command, a man decked out as the robot sheriff Elle from the movie Starcrash. He had defeated the Revenging Manta the night before, a feat I Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #330: Confronting the Pile, Pt. 31
It’s only looking at the title now do I notice I could have planned things better to have the two numbers match. Oh well, at least I still have the unending pile to dig through for consolation. But the series I’m looking at this week isn’t one that’s unfamiliar to the article as I ended Continue reading
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Episode 643: Schloctoberfest 2024 #2 (THX 1138)!
On this week’s show, Jeff Shuster and I delve into George Lucas’s debut film feature, a science fiction epic that isn’t the one you are thinking of. This early ’70s work helps us understand what was once called The New Hollywood, and how George Lucas’s remarkable strengths and weaknesses are on display in this memorable Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #496: The Running Man
\Without knowing where in the building the Goose Lord was, I decided that I, the Curator of Schlock, Edwidge the kangaroo, the Revenging Manta, and Waldo should make our way to service elevator. With power restored to the building, we should have been able to get down to the basement and see if there were Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #274: Sam’s Universe of Energy
Living in the opening of a climate crisis, I’m watching for something good to happen—an uptick in renewable energy sources, fusion energy finally achieved, or another miracle. Comics are bastions of fantastical thinking, right? Only in the pages of a comic could we see a tower that provides almost limitless energy by harvesting the personifications Continue reading
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Episode 619: Jessie Ren Marshall!
In this week’s show, John talks with Jessie Red Marshall about her extraordinary short story collection, Women! In! Peril! The topics discussed include how story collections are like mixtapes, how thematic unity occurs brilliantly by accident, and how the interesting questions to ask ourselves in writing fiction is often what about ourselves, as writers, is Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #454: Enemy Mine
The lights had just gone out in the Museum of Schlock and I was frantically trying get my flashlight to switch back on. I furiously tapped the back, realizing I should have bought Energizer instead of saving the three cents by buying No Frills. The bulb flickered on. My hand shook as I strobed my Continue reading
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Video: Tom Lucas’s Book Launch Event!
Here is the video of Tom Lucas’s book launch for Research Randy and the Mystery of Grandma’s Half-Eaten Pie of Despair. In this talk, Tom discusses the conundrums of writing and publishing his three books. Continue reading
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