A Brief History On June 10, 1944, 15 year old Joe Nuxhall made his first appearance as a pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, facing a fearsome lineup of St. Louis Cardinals that were leading the Reds by the commanding score of 13 to nothing at the start of the ninth inning. The Cardinals were the team that would go on to win the World Series that year. The nervous teen managed to get the first batter he faced to ground out, but the rest of the inning did not go as well. With World War II in full fury, able…
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A Brief History On June 7, 2019, the latest and last in the X-Men series of movies from 20th Century Fox, Dark Phoenix, made its debut across the country. Although we did not get a chance for a pre-screening, we saw it on our own dime in RealD 30-D. Based on the Marvel X-Men comic series and the graphic novel, Dark Phoenix, the film has just about nothing to do with the graphic novel! While many other movie fans have complained about this disconnect with the written story, even though I read the graphic novel in preparation to seeing the…
A Brief History On May 31, 2019, the latest in the Godzilla themed movies, Godzilla: King of the Monsters makes its wide spread opening across the country. With a budget of as much as $200 million you would expect a 2 hour+ festival of eye candy, and you would be right! The 35th film featuring the legendary monster that first destroyed Tokyo in 1954, this edition is produced as the sequel to the 2014 film titled simply, Godzilla. We had the opportunity to pre-screen the film with a test audience, and we certainly got what we came for, which is…
A Brief History Below is a partial list of fictional characters who have died in American comic books, specifically in the superhero genre, and, so far, have not returned. Digging Deeper Characters frequently die in comic books, but are also frequently resurrected. A death that is reversed is called a comic book death. Writer Peter David splits the blame for this phenomenon among creators, publishers and fans. Creators and publishers kill characters to increase drama and sales and to meet the demands of readers who call for evil or unpopular characters be killed. However, if a popular character is killed, fans often ask for his or her resurrection…
A Brief History Monster film fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Godzilla: King of the Monsters on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 7:00 PM at Atlas Cinemas Eastgate 10 in Mayfield Heights, Ohio! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to http://wbtickets.com/ and enter code: HHKingofMonster77. The pass is valid for up to two seats. Seating is first-come, first-served and is not guaranteed. Saving seats for other parties is prohibited. Digging Deeper In Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the heroic members of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch face off against…