
Category: Retro Fix


Preview–New Maleficent series a worthy addition to nearly a century of Disney comics

Doctor Who 60th anniversary gets underway

Jimi Hendrix… in space? Hendrix goes sci-fi in new graphic novel

Retro fix–Max Allan Collins’ giant Nolan novel “Spree” returns in 2-for-1 volume “Mad Money”

Shazam! Fury of the Gods–The best movie adaptation of DC Comics yet?

Now streaming–Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega lead another chapter in Scream VI

Noir Bar–Eddie Muller takes the TCM library in a quirky new direction

Movies Go Fourth–Book digs into movie franchises’ fourth attempts to get into your wallet

The Crow roleplaying game embraces the dark film and all things Goth

Daisy Jones & The Six–Mockumentary looks good but lacks strong story

Air–Matt Damon leads a good Mother’s Day movie, a 1980s retro fix about Michael Jordan and Nike

Night Court–Stellar revival wraps first season, turns to second season this Fall

Tetris–Spy movie thrills, international intrigue, 1980s nostalgia, and a video game tie-in all in one

White House Plumbers–A good effort underway to look at another snippet of Watergate

Kong: The Great War–A giant-sized story for his 90th anniversary

Metamorphosis–The fortuitous pairing of Alien artist H.R. Giger and Blondie’s Debbie Harry

Ninety years of Conan the Barbarian–A new series is coming

Now streaming–Disney’s new live-action Peter Pan neglects much of Barrie’s original

Retro fix–93 years later, Nancy Drew becomes a line of action figures

Retro read–Robert Louis Stevenson’s adventure classic, Kidnapped

Gorgeous Maleficent series returns to the original version of Disney’s best villain

Build the lost ship Persephone from In Myrtle Peril with the Zvezda Brigantine 1:100 scale model

First look at Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: The Making of the Classic Film

Muppets Mayhem–Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem get their own music biopic

Strange New Worlds–Star Trek’s best spin-off goes back to the future for second season

Retro fix–Stranger Things gets a Choose Your Own Adventure

Peter Pan–Read MinaLima’s edition of the J.M. Barrie classic before Disney’s latest movie arrives

Transatlantic–Art history meets war romance drama in new Netflix series

Now streaming–It’s an appropriate time to watch (and re-read) Fahrenheit 451


Marvel Value Stamps: A Visual History–The definitive resource on an infamous collectible


Quantum Leap’s returning first season harnesses the best science fiction writing this year

Conan: Blood of the Serpent–The Cimmerian returns in first Conan novel in more than a decade

Asteroid City–Next Wes Anderson movie has Hanks, Robbie, and many usual suspects

Retro fix–Vintage style Bionic Woman, Tron, Bruce Lee, and The Black Hole action figures, pre-orders

Halloween Ends–Novel adaptation wraps up Laurie Strode’s 40-year journey

Starman–Graphic novel chronicles psychedelic era in the career of David Bowie

Dungeons & Dragons unveils big year ahead for adventures, action figures, collectibles, and more

Preview–Even the game Tetris is getting its own movie

“Lost” King Richard III movie arrives in theaters this weekend

Jason Isaacs’ Case Histories–One of the best British TV series is now streaming

BlackBerry movie trailer will take you back to where the future began

Planet Comicon Kansas City 2023 cosplay and more

First look–1982 classic Conan the Barbarian gets new behind the scenes book

The Three Ghosts of Tesla–Graphic novel is a mash-up of alt history tropes

Planet Comicon Kansas City returns this weekend for 23rd year

But Have You Read the Book? TCM library looks at 52 films adapted from books

Now streaming–The Banshees of Inisherin, nominated for nine Oscars

Fools Die on Friday–Erle Stanley Gardner Cool & Lam crime classic gets a new edition 75 years later

40 years of The Last Starfighter–Newly restored 4K limited edition available for pre-order
