Lane Talbot | Substack

The best conspiracy thriller films came out in the 70s. That’s the official decision. But no one can convince me of that. I got wise to the intrigue, subtle action and high stakes of intelligent espionage and suspense movies in the 90s when I would go to the local theater with…

Mar 5

Like hardcore drug use and street gang membership, the practice of comic book reading is a culthood into which you are inducted, always, by…

Mar 5

“Though I am prince of the deep, monarch of the sea, my titles are hollow… my kingdom is empty and meaningless!!”—Namor the Sub-Mariner, X-Men # 6, 1964…

Mar 5

“Never have you, the reading public, been so instantly fascinated by a group of super-powerful villains as last issue, when you met Magneto’s evil…

Mar 4

Lara Croft's adventures in self-actualization.

Feb 24

“I am wiring two bombs! One will be placed at this door, to booby-trap it and destroy them when they enter! As for the other, that one will be a nuclear…

Feb 12

“Didn’t expect the flying Zamboobas to tackle you this way, did you?” Central conflict: The X-Men vs. The Blob and a cast of circus performers

Feb 12

Central conflict: The X-Men vs. The Vanisher Fictional Film listed on theater marquee in a background: “A Teen-Ager’s Tears.”

Feb 10, 2021

Lane Talbot

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