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Late Thoughts on “Iron Fist” and the Comedy That Could’ve Been
Y’like super-hero tales with costumes and exotic locales? Ha. SUCKER. Netflix’s Marvel’s Iron Fist, based on the kung-fu super-hero I’ve followed off and on since childhood, is the first time I’ve...
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Indiana Comic Con 2017 Photos, Part 1 of 4: Friday Cosplay
The Queen of Hearts and Robin Hood welcome you to Indiana Comic Con! It’s that time again! This weekend my wife and I attended the fourth annual Indiana Comic Con at the Indiana Convention Center in...
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Indiana Comic Con 2017 Photos, Part 2 of 4: Costume Contest Highlights
One of several families that cosplayed together: Eleven, Sheriff Hopper, Nancy, Joyce with Christmas lights, and Barbara from Stranger Things. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: It’s that time...
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Indiana Comic Con 2017 Photos, Part 3 of 4: More Saturday Cosplay
Sam Wilson, Captain America; Sam Wilson, the Falcon; and Jedi Knight Phoa Toe-Bhomm. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: It’s that time again! This weekend my wife and I attended the fourth annual...
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Indiana Comic Con 2017 Photos, Part 4 of 4: Who We Met and What We Did
Dearest farm boy Wesley himself humors a couple of weirdos. As we wish. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: It’s that time again! This weekend my wife and I attended the fourth annual Indiana Comic...
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C2E2 2017 Photos, Part 1 of 4: Comics Cosplay!
Is the reign of the Deadpool cosplay variants at an end? Is C2E2 truly Negan’s world now, judging by the 10,000 Negan cosplayers we saw this weekend? It’s that time again! The eighth annual Chicago...
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C2E2 2017 Photos, Part 3 of 4: Comics Creators Cavalcade
This year’s new reading haul. I may have to work more overtime to pay this weekend off. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: It’s that time again! The eighth annual Chicago Comic and Entertainment...
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Midlife Crisis Crossover Celebrates 5 Years of Midlife, Crises, Crossovers
For those unfamiliar with the origin of this blog’s name, the clues lie in these DC Comics from 1985. I launched Midlife Crisis Crossover on April 28, 2012, three weeks before my 40th birthday as a...
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10 Tips for Having a Super Awesome Free Comic Book Day
Harley Quinn, Spider-Gwen, and Ms. Marvel welcome you to a whole wide world of whimsy and wonder! It’s that time of year again! Today marked the sixteenth annual Free Comic Book Day, the one official...
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My Free Comic Book Day 2017 Results, Best to Least Best
Spidey and the Vulture, both older than they’ll appear in the next film. Art by Paolo Siqueira, Frank D’Armata, and one of the four credited inkers. On May 6th my wife and I had the pleasure of once...
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Motor City Comic Con 2017 Photos, Part 2 of 2: Who We Met and What We Did
My wife with Barbara Eden, star of TV’s I Dream of Jeannie. This con was my birthday trip, but Anne was pretty elated with her end of the deal. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: This weekend Anne...
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“Wonder Woman” Movie Actually in Theaters! Not a Hoax, Dream, or Imaginary...
Local Theater to Captain Underpants Fans: DROP DEAD The summer action blockbuster spectacular 75 years and multiple generations in the making has arrived at last, narrowly seeing the light of day...
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Adam West 1928-2017
That time two Dynamic Duos met at Awesome Con Indy 2014. Saturday morning, Anne and I were at a major event waiting to meet TV’s Dean Cain when news broke that the Adam West had passed away at 88 from...
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Superman Celebration 2017 Photos, Part 2 of 4: Cosplay!
Spider-Gal, Spider-Gal / Does whatever a spider shall / Spins a web, catches creeps / Strikes a pose, plays for keeps! Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: on June 9th and 10th my wife Anne and I...
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Superman Celebration 2017 Photos, Part 4 of 4: Super Times!
Superman posing with local military at the conclusion of a special ceremony inducting “honorary citizens” of Metropolis. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: on June 9th and 10th my wife Anne and I...
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Thoughts on Netflix’s Marvel’s “The Defenders”
That magical moment when Our Heroes meet but aren’t sure they can take orders from the Stupendous Scarfman. Let the record show The Defenders is an exceedingly rare event, by which I mean it’s a...
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Wizard World Chicago 2017 Photos, Part 1: Comics Cosplay!
I’m so old, I remember when the Tick wasn’t an Amazon Prime superstar, and creator Ben Edlund was still writing and drawing his adventures. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: It’s that time once...
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“Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”: Big in China!
The Green Goblin and the Enchantress compare notes on the misery of comic-book movies gone horribly wrong. One of the biggest flops at the American box office this summer may have itself a happy ending...
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Cincinnati Comic Expo 2017 Photos, Part 2 of 2: Who We Met and What We Did
Lesson learned: sometimes we all have to be reminded that we are in fact not Batman. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Saturday morning my wife Anne and I drove two hours southeast of...
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Our Cartoon Crossroads Columbus 2017 Photos
So you say you like comic books? Not just like them, but LIKE-like them? Have we got a show for you! Last Saturday my wife Anne and I had the pleasure of attending the third annual Cartoon Crossroads...
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