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Comic property reviews: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movies
In the first quarter 2011 of Gaming Insurrection’s The Strip, we took a look at all three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies. Read on to see how we feel about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990s, movie, property, review, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, TMNT
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Top 5 list: Best Shredder quotes edition
Oroku Saki. Villain. Genius. Comedic mastermind? The 1987 animated version of the Shredder was crucial to the mood, tone and popularity of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Whether it was James Avery’s classic quick delivery or the timing of a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 1990s, animated, Comic, Shredder, Top 5, villains
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Strip Talk #05: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were animated heroes, advertising juggernaut all rolled into one
The Teenage Mutant Turtles have dual personalities, quite frankly. They are among the few, if not the only, animated characters to have multiple versions within the consumer’s grasp that make them seem like the same old Turtles dressed up in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, comics, Strip Talk, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, television, TMNT
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Comic property review: “Punisher War Zone”
Third time’s a charm for Punisher “Punisher War Zone” Marvel Knights, 2008 If you can ignore the fact that this is the third attempt at bringing Frank Castle’s tale to big screen, you will love Punisher: War Zone. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged comics, highlight, movie, property, Punisher, review
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Otaku #03: Death Note Vol. 2
Death Note Volume 2 fills out its pages with interesting twists Previously in Otaku, I reviewed the manga Death Note, which tells the story of high school ace Light Yagami who finds a death note, a notebook with the power … Continue reading
Strip Talk #04: ’80s and ’90s themes are the soundtrack of my life
I don’t throw the title “child of the ’80s” around often. The definition is someone, like myself, that was born between the years 1975 to 1986 that remembers the pop culture of the era because they lived through it. Myself? … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 1990s, animated, Comic, Ducktales, soundtrack, Strip Talk, television, themes
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Marvel character highlight #04: Juggernaut
NAME: Cain Marko AFFILIATION: Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, X-Men SPECIAL ABILITIES: Unstoppable force once moving, superhuman strength, endurance and immortality through the gem of Cyttorak. BACKGROUND: Cain Marko became part of Charles Xavier’s family through the marriage of his father … Continue reading
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Tagged comics, Juggernaut, marvel, property, true believer, villains, X-Men
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Top 5 list: Best mutant powers edition
Superman Invisible force field aura As the Man of Steel can attest, his force field is just that: a coating of steel. It takes a lot to harm the blue-and-red savior of Metropolis and mostly what can hurt him is … Continue reading
Marvel character highlight #03: Sentinel
NAME: Sentinel AFFILIATION: Sentinel program SPECIAL ABILITIES: Mutant tracking BACKGROUND: Scientist Boliviar Trask, as a way to stop the perceived mutant threat to humanity, created the original Sentinels. Trask received government-funds to research his work into eliminating mutants and this … Continue reading
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Tagged Comic, highlight, marvel, Sentinel, X-Men
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Top 5 List: Most useless villains edition
Every villain has a uselessness level. On a scale of 1 to 10, if you make good on your master’s plans and actually accomplish the death of a superhero, you’re closer to 1. If you can’t get the job done, … Continue reading
