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Tag Archives: 1980s
Top 5 on The Strip: Best X-Men arcs
1. God Loves, Man Kills The mutant struggle against one of the X-Men’s most human protagonists is a tragic tale of self hate and bigotry. It’s easily one of the most sorrowful tales of the lengths homosapiens will go to … Continue reading
Property review: Transformers (2007)
Transfomers Dreamworks Pictures, 2007 Transformers rolls out in uneven debut Let’s get one thing clear from the beginning: We at GI are not huge fans of the Transformers. Yes, we watched the original cartoon from the 1980s, and yes, we … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 1Q2015, Michael Bay, movie, property review, review, robots, staff, Transformers
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Property review: X-Men: Days of Future Past
X-Men: Days of Future Past 20th Century Fox, 2014 X-cellent return to form Set aside any preconceived notions you may have had at the announcement of a new X-Men film. We’ll wait because we know just how hard that … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, 1980s, 3Q2014, comics, Days of Future Past, marvel, movie, property review, staff, X-Men
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Marvel character highlight #17: Rogue
Name: Anna Marie Affiliation: X-Men, Avengers Unity Division, Salvagers, Lights, Advocates Squad, X-Treme X-Men, X.S.E., Brotherhood of Evil Mutants Special abilities: Rogue has the ability to absorb the talents, knowledge, memories, personality and abilities of a person that she comes … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 1990s, 2Q2014, animated, character highlight, Comic, comics, Gambit, marvel, Mystique, Rogue, staff, X-Men
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Top 5 list: Worst comic book movies
Chances are, if you’re comic book fanatics like we are at Gaming Insurrection, you’ve seen one of the movies on this list. If you soak up overacting, tired drama and nonsensical plots with hamfisted writing, you’ve seen everything on this … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 1990s, comics, Magneto, marvel, movie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Top 5, villains, X-Men
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Marvel character highlight #07: Magneto
Name: Unrevealed; uses the name Erik Magnus Lehnsherr Affiliations: Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Charles Xavier, the X-Men, the New Mutants Special abilities: Ability to manipulate magnetism and all forms of electromagnetic energy Background: Little is known about the origins of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 1990s, highlight, Magneto, marvel, villains, X-Men
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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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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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Strip Talk #03: ‘Stupid smart’ villains livened up ’80s and ’90s
“Sayonara, shell-backed simpletons.” With that one sentence from season three of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 animated series, I was hooked on the legendary Oroku Saki. Everyone who was anyone in the late ’80s and early ’90s knows him … Continue reading
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