I like that, in his account, he admits to doing a trial run before the demonstration, and that Kutyna practically gave him that key bit of information. He was brilliant, but didn't pretend that he was perfect. (Wish more politicians and reporters would stop acting like they are perfect and putting down the virtue of…

The vague idea was floating around my head, but you've made it clear. If the team is exploring the "world of weird", then the writers have to embrace that. Not necessarily more CGI, but it needs to have some of that over-the-top Kirby-esque craziness.

Arrgh… I keep hearing things like that, and I still can't read the book.

Exactly this. He may have been an unbearable tyrant to work for, but the books created were outstanding.

Consider when StarBrand got lost in an asteroid field. The solution to get back to Earth was pretty clever. (Fortunately he could fly fast enough to make it practical.)

Maybe those who suffered from fire and radiation can consider themselves "Byrned".

I have so much fondness for Dr. Strange. I think the issue 55 (where the heartbroken Strange hits bottom) is remarkable. (Stern is on the that "best" list two more times, for the Dracula fight, and the Dr. Doom graphic novel, which I'm still looking for.)

I agree with this sentiment, and the article itself.

Agreed. He got the books out on time, and the creative output of the company was remarkable.

And Roger Stern on Spider-Man , and the Avengers.
The origin of the Hobgoblin and the siege on the Avengers Mansion are still referenced. And I had a blast with his Dr. Strange run, which I hope is used if they decide to make a modern Strange film.

I dimly remember my elementary school making all of us watch "Escape from Witch Mountain" (1975) in the gym. Don't remember why they picked that film, at that time. I do remember that I was assigned to run the projector, swapping out the film reels and putting them back in the cans, even though I wasn't the oldest or…

Is anyone else deeply disturbed by a Cardassian waitress joking about the Obsidian Order?

The difference being that none of the DS9 characters are in the main story, just in the wrap-around story. Consider "Past Tense", where at least it has Sisko and Bashir pretending to be part of the Bell Riots (and their personalities drive their actions).

For recurring actors, shows how deep the bench is that your pick-four example list did not include Louise Fletcher, Andrew Robinson, or Tony Todd.

When I was watching the "Captain's Chair" documentary, it was odd seeing Brooks the jazz professor struggling to speak like a normal person, to communicate musical concepts and emotions with ordinary words.

Now I understand why Quicksilver will be in Avengers 2.
Fury has to one-up Coulson for the SHIELD intramural track meet.

Pabst, his eyes shut.

Only available at your nearby discount Orion Syndicate outlet.
(Other vendors have had mysterious accidents.)

"…we all hate nuDisqus."

While this is an exceptional story, and it is about science fiction, I don't think it is a good DS9 episode. (If you can see the distinction I am trying to make.)