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


“Gonna Hitch a Ride” — My road-trip to Rhode Island later this summer to see a Boston tribute band
PART ONE When I was 15, I started listening religiously to classic rock radio on WMMR and WYSP outside Philadelphia, PA. It was 1984,...
Jun 26, 20234 min read
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HOW BRONZE AGE COMICS SAVED THE DAY By Geoff Jackson
I bought my first comic book when I was about 10 or 11 back in 5th grade, from the Abington Pharmacy — sometime around 1980 — which puts...
Apr 4, 20237 min read
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Mini-Blog — 10 REASONS WHY THE MANDALORIAN’s SO BALLS-OUT AMAZING By Geoff Jackson
1. Sports the 2nd most iconic helmet in all SW lore. 2. Has an obvious relation to one of the best side characters from the original...
Mar 22, 20231 min read
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DO YOU TAKE YOUR DUNE STEAMPUNK OR SPIRITUAL? By Gretchen Jackson
DUNE. The word is short, but the legacy is … well, Brobdingnagian. (Look it up. I’ll wait.) Frank Herbert’s epic novel(s) encompass a...
Mar 20, 20238 min read
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Existential Deadlifts: For the Love of Arnold By Geoff Jackson
Later this month I’m going to a SciFi film fest I helped underwrite in Jenkintown. Of nine movies offered, I plan to enjoy five personal...
Mar 5, 20233 min read
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MASSIVE SUPERHERO FATIGUE (MSF): A GLOBAL PANDEMIC By Geoff Jackson
Ant-man 3 better be good. It’s gotta be good because I believe we’re all starting to experience a pandemic of MSF — Massive Superhero...
Feb 14, 20234 min read
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THE STAR WARS SEQUEL TRILOGY -- GALACTIC BRILLIANCE OR BANTHA POODOO? By Geoff Jackson
Since I was 8, I’ve been thinking a lot about the Star Wars universe (and, really - who hasn’t been?) There was something special and...
Jan 27, 20235 min read
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