I mention this when Jack Kirby’s name comes up: although he had I think only one line, Michael Parks played Kirby in the movie Argo ... because in real life when they created that fake movie that was going to help those Canadians get out of Iran, they went whole hog, and wanted a script and storyboards. They got Jack…

I am not too much of a Trek fan, I like Tarantino fine (though I thought Hateful 8 was a slog, and that casting himself in his own movies is dumb), but...

Thanks, Quantum Jimmies! Son o’ God was fun, and would not have been nearly as fun if NatLamp hadn’t gotten Neal Adams for the art. They committed to the bit, in a manner of speaking.

Yeah, I thought maybe there was a hint from Parker of “you can probably get past them but I’m fucking toast if they get any closer, and maybe other people are too”.  The other women fought the bad guys and weren’t needed to relay the gauntlet across the field.  They saved a ton of lives till Tony got the gems.

The best comic book Jesus was in National Lampoon - Son o’ God. He was a nice Jewish boy who, when he said “Jesus!” whether accidentally or not, became a tall, buff, flowing-haired macho messiah. It was hilarious (because this was back when Lampoon was good) - written by Sean Kelly and Michael Choquette, with art by…

Out of the 35 post-credits scenes prior to Captain Marvel, 4 of them contain scenes (complete or altered) that appeared in subsequent films.

Making all religions illegal wouldn’t work (though making them all legal - that is, equally accepted and given equal time and consideration - might). But yes, your point is well taken, in that basing a school or political policy on a particular religious viewpoint is a really bad idea.

Very good breakdown, Bob Funch. I myself didn’t consider where Arya was jumping from - she’s Arya Stark, for fuck’s sake, she’s been trained to fight and kill since about episode 2. Probably she’s a good jumper.

I myself am right handed so maybe I’m projecting here, but I truly loved that Arya jumped on the Night King with the dagger in her left hand, then dropped it to her right for the killing blow, just as if she’d planned it. I’m sure that with all her weapons training, Arya is ambidextrous, but I thought it was a nice…

So if we’re talking about post-credit (mid-credit) stingers (well someone is, maybe just me) I thought Captain Marvel’s was good, and also kinda unique. Natasha and Steve are talking about the beeper Fury managed to set off at the end of Infinity War. It’s stopped transmitting, then suddenly Carol shows up with…

People are complaining about the fucking rat?

$1.2 billion in a weekend.

I feel like Gillan is the most underrated performer in the MCU and has maybe the most moving arc

Yvette Nicole Brown, continuing the Russo’s habit of including cameos from Community actors.

he was played by one of the Russo brothers

...but what really matters in the grand scheme is that Banner-Hulk replaced Ant Man’s taco

Was that him in the car going by the army base screaming anti-war phrases? Thought it was him but wasn’t sure.

I didn’t like all of the fat jokes surrounding it...as they could have centered it more on his alcoholism and had his arc be about coming to terms with his guilt.

the party scene from Age of Ultron when he budged it, and Thor had a concerned/knowing look on his face.

the british version of the novel had a final chapter that was not included in the american version (until 1986) & actually changed the whole idea of the thing!