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SPECULATIVE MUSINGS ON
STAR WARS, COMIC BOOKS,
CLASSIC ROCK
AND POP CULTURE
All Escape Pod Blogs


The Star-Spangled Man by Geoff Jackson
In anticipation of the new Marvel movie coming out next month, THUNDERBOLTS*, I thought I’d write about a little known side character...
Apr 92 min read
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Musical Folie a Deux? by Jeff Smith
What do you think of when the name The Joker is mentioned? I bet it’s Batman’s most iconic villain, who has been his nemesis ever since...
Oct 29, 20246 min read
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All Along I’ve Been Watching the Disney+ Series Agatha All Along by Michael Katz
Agatha All Along is an intelligent and entertaining blend of character, comedy, camaraderie, and creepiness. It is one of the best...
Oct 29, 20242 min read
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What is ‘Alien Legion’ and Where Is the Movie? by Daryl McCormick
(Everything You Never Needed to Know About the French Foreign Legion, ‘The Dirty Dozen’, and An AWESOME Comic-book from the ‘80s) With...
Oct 1, 202410 min read
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Why No Lego Love for The Acolyte? by Jeff Smith
I’ve been a Star Wars fan since I was five years old, when my father took me to the old Hatboro Movie Theater to see the film when it...
Aug 28, 20247 min read
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Remember That Time We Almost Elected Captain America President? By Geoff Jackson
Full disclosure, as a comic book geek since the 5th grade, I remember reading John Byrne and Roger Stern’s storyline about Captain...
Aug 18, 20242 min read
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5 Reasons Why M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap is Important by Gretchen Jackson
1. It’s an original concept, not intellectual property 2. There’s no big studio attached to it 3. It’s not politically...
Aug 4, 20242 min read
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Can you DIG it? - The Warriors 45 Years Later, a Review by Geoff Jackson
“These are the armies of the night. They are 100,000 strong. They outnumber the cops five to one. They run New York City. Tonight...
May 24, 20242 min read
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SOLO: An Underrated Star Wars Gem by Geoff Jackson
As our annual Star Wars holiday rolls around — May the 4th, as in “May the Fourth Be With You” — I look to one of my favorite Star Wars...
Apr 11, 20243 min read
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Jungian Archetypes in the Star Wars Universe By Geoffrey W. Jackson
I recently found a book online about the similarities between Jungian psychology and JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. When not...
Feb 15, 20244 min read
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For Dickheads Only: Personal Reflections on Reading Way Too Much PHILIP K. DICK
As we barrel along into 2024, I find myself casting about for something new and interesting to read. Lately I’m into memoirs and...
Jan 10, 20244 min read
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KISS @ The End of the Road — What the Band Has Meant to Me by Geoff Jackson
Well, it’s finally here: KISS’ last live performance ever (or so they say). To really reflect on it, one should take stock of all KISS...
Nov 30, 20234 min read
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My Absolutely Unbiased Thoughts on THE MARVELS by Michael S. Katz
THE MARVELS was a very good movie, just not one that has to be seen in theaters. Let me start by saying that I have nothing against a...
Nov 17, 20233 min read
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MINI-BLOG: Danse Meh-cabre? By Geoff Jackson
Duran Duran released DANSE MACABRE this weekend and I’ve given it a once or twice-over. It’s their 16th studio LP and it's fun, quirky,...
Oct 27, 20232 min read
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EVERY DURAN DURAN ALBUM RANKED, by Geoff Jackson
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away … British new wave music invaded US shores in the late 1970’s and early 80’s. And Duran Duran...
Oct 14, 202311 min read
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The Case for Scary Movies by Gretchen Jackson
It’s almost Halloween, and everyone will be watching scary movies. Even if they don’t like them. There’s something about the season,...
Oct 5, 20236 min read
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Tangled Up in Blue & Yellow: A Study of Wolverine's Costume by Michael S. Katz
Wolverine debuted in 1974 on the very last page of Incredible Hulk 180, and was the special guest star of issue 181. When the Hulk...
Sep 19, 20233 min read
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Mini-Blog — Why I Tapped-out of Ahsoka — and Maybe You Should, Too. By Geoff Jackson
Well, it finally hit me. Star Wars fatigue. I started getting symptoms last year when I had to gin-up energy to start and finish the...
Sep 13, 20234 min read
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Van Halen: Reflection of A Changing America By Michael Gavin
One early Sunday morning in the late winter of 1982, in my church vestibule waiting to serve mass as an altar boy, my life was forever...
Sep 8, 20238 min read
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“It’s Been Such a Long Time” - Summer road-trip to Rhode Island to see a BOSTON tribute band, Part 2
Finally made it up to Rhode Island last weekend to see the Boston tribute band, DON’T LOOK BACK — which ultimately turned out to be worth...
Aug 28, 20233 min read
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