I write my own Jack of Harts stories because I am nostalgic for the stories of my youth. Back when the Big Damn Heroes stood tall and proud and fought for Truth, Justice, and the American Way. Or the Federation[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for July, 2021
Some stories can arrive with a bang that resonates with everybody. Continuations or remakes of those stories sometimes they do well. Sometimes they do not. Many of the most popular stories have had many continuations or remakes. He-Man. GI Joe.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Bringing this back around to the recent He-Man remake, Teela has always been one of the cornerstones of the Masters of the Universe. The Captain of the Guard of Castle Grey Skull, daughter of the Sorceress, possibly the daughter of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Making remakes of popular properties can be difficult. What most fans want is a repeat of the original, only better. They often want bad things from the original fixed, but they often want the remake to fit close to the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There is an art to making remakes that honor the original. Fans of the original want to see new stories, often but not always with the same characters. Sometimes they want to see the next generation, while the old characters[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you love 80s cartoons, you’ve heard that a new He-Man show was coming out. I saw the previews for it and was amazed. The art is spectacular. The chance to get to see He-Man and the Masters of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When the rioters burned down Mobile, it caused a refugee crisis that America had not seen in years. Many citizens visited family in the country, or otherwise found places to run to, but most had no recourse when their homes,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mobile, Alabama was largely burned down during the riots of the Second Great Depression. Some of the major industrial facilities and the Port of Mobile survived thanks to their corporate security teams, and they provided temporary housing for their workers.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tomorrow War’s third act is the weakest for a science fiction story. Is it a fun monster hunt? Yes. Did I enjoy watching it? Absolutely. Is it filled with more stupid than I can shake a VHS of Independence Day[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tomorrow War is a movie about an alien invasion in the future that asks for help from the past. And one of the most stupid parts in it that people do complain about is the main rifle they use. It[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…