Dark Horse – ScienceFiction.com https://sciencefiction.com Science Fiction (sci-fi) news, books, tv, movies, comic books, video games and more... Sun, 09 Aug 2020 22:00:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.15 ‘The Umbrella Academy’: Justin H. Min Says He’s The “Luckiest” Cast Member And Teases Possible Season 3 Evolution https://sciencefiction.com/2020/08/11/the-umbrella-academy-justin-h-min-says-hes-the-luckiest-cast-member-and-teases-possible-season-3-evolution/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/08/11/the-umbrella-academy-justin-h-min-says-hes-the-luckiest-cast-member-and-teases-possible-season-3-evolution/#disqus_thread Tue, 11 Aug 2020 11:00:13 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=354950 SPOILER ALERT: If you have no finished ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 2, this article includes massive SPOILERS so turn back now or proceed with caution. Justin H. Min, a.k.a. Ben Hargreeves (RIP), wasn’t a series regular in Season 1 of ‘The Umbrella Academy’, and wasn’t even sure if his character would return for S2.  Luckily, not only was he brought back, but bumped up to regular status and given a larger role in the overall story.  But by the end of the season, it looked as though Ben was gone for good, and actually, THAT Ben probably is. But at the very end of the last episode, viewers caught a glimpse of a new Ben, whose life’s trajectory took a different path, thanks to the Academy’s journey back in time. Min teases a little bit about what fans can expect IF ‘The Umbrella Academy’ returns for a third season: “Yeah. Honestly, I think I’m the luckiest cast member. In Season 1, I didn’t have to deal with any of the pressures that all of my other cast members had to deal with, with bringing these iconic, beloved comic book characters to life. There was so much pressure for all of […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/08/11/the-umbrella-academy-justin-h-min-says-hes-the-luckiest-cast-member-and-teases-possible-season-3-evolution/feed/ 0 ‘The Umbrella Academy’: Justin H. Min Doesn’t Even Know Details About How Ben Died https://sciencefiction.com/2020/08/10/the-umbrella-academy-justin-h-min-doesnt-even-know-how-details-about-how-ben-died/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/08/10/the-umbrella-academy-justin-h-min-doesnt-even-know-how-details-about-how-ben-died/#disqus_thread Mon, 10 Aug 2020 11:00:27 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=354948 SPOILER ALERT: If you have no finished ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 2, this article includes massive SPOILERS so turn back now or proceed with caution. There is still at least one question viewers still have after ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 2: How did Ben die?  All fans know is that his death led to the group disbanding.  This is actually a question that is never answered in the comic books.  Then again, as the actor that plays him, Justin H. Min pointed out, Ben or Ben’s ghost doesn’t appear as a character in the comics.  That’s one way that the show differs from the source material. When asked about Ben’s death by Collider‘s Christina Radish, Min stated: “Oh, Christina, you know I can’t tell you that.” Ben was not a series regular during S1, but was more heavily featured in S2.  Then, in the final scene, he is shown to still be alive, thanks to the Umbrella Academy’s time-travel mucking changing history. “I know some stuff. That’s all I’m able to say, or I’ll be sent to Netflix jail. I will say that I appreciate the ambiguity and the mystery behind it. You get into that in Season 2, particularly […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/08/10/the-umbrella-academy-justin-h-min-doesnt-even-know-how-details-about-how-ben-died/feed/ 0 ‘The Umbrella Academy’: Emmy Raver-Lampman & Ellen Page Discuss Their Topical S2 Storylines https://sciencefiction.com/2020/08/05/the-umbrella-academy-emmy-raver-lampman-ellen-page-discuss-their-topical-s2-storylines/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/08/05/the-umbrella-academy-emmy-raver-lampman-ellen-page-discuss-their-topical-s2-storylines/#disqus_thread Wed, 05 Aug 2020 11:00:03 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=354802 SPOILER ALERT: This article contains information that may be considered SPOILERS for ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 2, so if you are not through binging, proceed with caution or turn back now. ‘The Umbrella Academy’ is one of the more humorous superhero projects, but that doesn’t mean that it shies away from serious and even timely topics.  Season 2 kicks off with Allison arriving in Dallas in 1960, still mute after being injured by Vanya in S1.  She stumbles into a cafe for help, only to be informed that the establishment is for “Whites Only.”  Over time, Allison finds herself deeply entrenched in the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement, married to a charismatic activist, Raymond Chestnut (Yusuf Gatewood). And after her disastrous romantic relationship with Leonard Peabody a.k.a. Harold Jenkins (John Magaro) in S1, Vanya finds romance in an unlikely partner, unhappy Texas housewife and mother to an autistic son, Sissy Cooper (Marin Ireland). Emmy Raver-Lampman (Allison) and Ellen Page (Vanya) discussed the relevance of their ’60s set season to issues facing society today. Raver-Lampman stated: “It is driving home a point that there is still so much work to be done.  Having Allison be part of the civil rights movement and […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/08/05/the-umbrella-academy-emmy-raver-lampman-ellen-page-discuss-their-topical-s2-storylines/feed/ 0 ‘The Umbrella Academy’: Showrunner Steve Blackman Peels Back THAT Major Reginald Hargreeves Reveal https://sciencefiction.com/2020/08/04/the-umbrella-academy-showrunner-steve-blackman-peels-back-that-major-reginald-hargreeves-reveal/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/08/04/the-umbrella-academy-showrunner-steve-blackman-peels-back-that-major-reginald-hargreeves-reveal/#disqus_thread Tue, 04 Aug 2020 15:00:29 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=354780 SPOILER ALERT: If you haven’t yet finished ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 2, this article contains a MASSIVE SPOILER!  Turn back now or proceed with caution! ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 2 included plenty of twists and turns and squeezed in a ton of revelations that further fleshed out S1 including what happened to at least one of the other kids born on October 1, 1989?  What (or who) inspired the kids’ robotic “Mom?”  Where did Pogo come from? But perhaps one reveal that viewers didn’t even know they were supposed to be wondering about is the true origin of Reginald Hargreeves (Colm Feore), the eccentric, hardnosed millionaire that adopted seven of the mystery kids– even though he seems to HATE children– and raised them to be the dysfunctional family forced to save the world from total annihilation… twice. He seemed fairly cut-and-dry, but some of his behavior and abilities are odd upon reflection.  I mean he had an intelligent talking chimpanzee and built a completely life-like robot to raise his kids with the tenderness he could not produce himself.  He sent his #1 son, Luther (Tom Hopper), to live on the moon, essentially to get him out from under his feet. […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/08/04/the-umbrella-academy-showrunner-steve-blackman-peels-back-that-major-reginald-hargreeves-reveal/feed/ 0 ‘The Umbrella Academy’: Who Are The Sparrow Academy? (SPOILER ALERT!) https://sciencefiction.com/2020/08/03/the-umbrella-academy-who-are-the-sparrow-academy-spoiler-alert/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/08/03/the-umbrella-academy-who-are-the-sparrow-academy-spoiler-alert/#disqus_thread Mon, 03 Aug 2020 16:00:12 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=354744 SPOILER ALERT: This article contains SPOILERS for ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 2, so if you haven’t watched all of it yet, turn back now or proceed with caution. Things seemed a little too good to be true at the end of ‘The Umbrella Academy’ S2.  The Handler (Kate Walsh) had been killed by the last Swede, and the Commission was, for the time being, in the benevolent hands of Herb (Ken Hall).  With the apocalypse averted, the Hargreeves kids returned to 2019, but as usual, time had been disrupted by their shenanigans again.  The first major change is that their father, Reginald Hargreeves was alive.  But that was just the setup.  They soon discovered that they had been replaced by The Sparrow Academy, fronted by a still-alive Ben (Justin H. Min). Who are The Sparrow Academy? Well, as most know, ‘The Umbrella Academy’ is based on the comic book series written by Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bá.  Surely the answer lies in the source material, right?  Except it doesn’t. The Sparrow Academy, or The Sparrows, have just debuted in the comic.  The explanation of who they are will be explained in Way and Bá’s next series.  Way spoke […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/08/03/the-umbrella-academy-who-are-the-sparrow-academy-spoiler-alert/feed/ 0 Netflix Unleashes An Action-Packed 3-Minute Clip From ‘The Umbrella Academy’ S2 https://sciencefiction.com/2020/07/29/netflix-unleashes-an-action-packed-3-minute-clip-from-the-umbrella-academy-s2/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/07/29/netflix-unleashes-an-action-packed-3-minute-clip-from-the-umbrella-academy-s2/#disqus_thread Wed, 29 Jul 2020 20:03:46 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=354626 Hope you’re not getting overloaded on ‘The Umbrella Academy’ hype, but Netflix’s hit is coming back with a big BANG this week!  In the nuclear mushroom cloud kind of way, as evidenced in this new 3+ minute clip, which appears to be the show’s cold opening.  In it, viewers catch up with Five who lands in 1963 Dallas, but this is not the 1963 that we all know from history class.  At least the books never mentioned the part where the Soviet Union invaded America and unleashed a barrage of nukes. But one thing that should delight fans is that this clip delivers the Umbrella Academy in full superhero mode, fighting for survival until their last breath… maybe. There are a lot of surprises, so I won’t say anymore.  Check out the clip for yourself below: Yes, it appears that Vanya is fully in control of her powers, which seem a bit like Jean Grey’s telekinesis.  And Klaus can now not just communicate with the invisible dead, but can give them form and a certain amount of solidity.  Allison’s injury from S1 (she was rendered mute after her throat was slit) has been healed and is more powerful than ever.  […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/07/29/netflix-unleashes-an-action-packed-3-minute-clip-from-the-umbrella-academy-s2/feed/ 0 ‘The Umbrella Academy’s Aiden Gallagher Praises The Show’s Use Of Music https://sciencefiction.com/2020/07/29/the-umbrella-academys-aiden-gallagher-praises-the-shows-use-of-music/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/07/29/the-umbrella-academys-aiden-gallagher-praises-the-shows-use-of-music/#disqus_thread Wed, 29 Jul 2020 15:00:26 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=354604 One of the things that really stood out about ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 1 was the soundtrack.  Each episode was peppered with an eclectic mix of pop music, both originals and covers, from Tiffany’s 1987 mall pop anthem “I Think We’re Alone Now” to classics by The Kinks and Queen to alternative gems by Paloma Faith and Radiohead.  The series is based on a comic book written by My Chemical Romance’s frontman Gerard Way, so of course, he contributed to the soundtrack with an original song ‘One’ as well as two covers with his MCR bandmate Ray Toro, ‘Happy Together’ (originally by The Turtles) and ‘Hazy Shade of Winter’ (Simon & Garfunkle).  R&B hitmaker Mary J. Blige co-starred as the time-traveling assassin Cha-Cha and also provided a cover of Rod Stewart’s ‘Stay With Me’. While we don’t know what delightful audio nuggets will pop up in S2, Aiden Gallagher, who plays Five, praised the use of music on the show and gave a bit of insight. “I’m always excited, but I’m also very respectful of the music that Steve [Blackman] chooses for the show.  I saw an interview where Quentin Tarantino was talking about his writing process and how he […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/07/29/the-umbrella-academys-aiden-gallagher-praises-the-shows-use-of-music/feed/ 0 ‘The Umbrella Academy’s David Castañeda And Aiden Gallagher Discuss The Odd Couple Pairing Of Diego And Five In S2 https://sciencefiction.com/2020/07/29/the-umbrella-academys-david-castaneda-and-aiden-gallagher-discuss-the-odd-couple-pairing-of-diego-and-five-in-s2/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/07/29/the-umbrella-academys-david-castaneda-and-aiden-gallagher-discuss-the-odd-couple-pairing-of-diego-and-five-in-s2/#disqus_thread Wed, 29 Jul 2020 12:00:40 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=354601 In Season 1 of ‘The Umbrella Academy’, Diego (David Castañeda) and Five (Aiden Gallagher) didn’t share any one-on-one scenes, but that is about to change big time in Season 2.  Other than Klaus (Robert Sheehan) and the ghost of Ben (Justin H. Min), Diego and Five will share the most scenes of any configuration of Hargreeves siblings.  Will they be a dynamic duo or an odd couple?  (Considering how odd this show is overall, probably the latter or a mixture of both.) Castañeda compared Diego and Five, saying: “I think that they’re both very driven and passionate about their task, and they really won’t let anything get in the way.  Even if, Diego at least, even if he finds himself being wrong, he’ll still find a way to figure why he’s right. So I think when you put those two mentalities together, it makes it fun to watch.” Gallagher added: “That was great.  It’s very fun as an actor to be in the skin of Five and to have Diego as a brother. Those two characters, they both are very driven and determined, and where Five isn’t as personable as he should be, Diego makes up for it. So you […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/07/29/the-umbrella-academys-david-castaneda-and-aiden-gallagher-discuss-the-odd-couple-pairing-of-diego-and-five-in-s2/feed/ 0 ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Cast Thinks They’re Alone Now In This Music Video Announcing Season 2’s Release Date https://sciencefiction.com/2020/05/19/the-umbrella-academy-cast-thinks-theyre-alone-now-in-this-music-video-announcing-season-2s-release-date/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/05/19/the-umbrella-academy-cast-thinks-theyre-alone-now-in-this-music-video-announcing-season-2s-release-date/#disqus_thread Tue, 19 May 2020 18:34:59 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=353439 Netflix’s hit superhero series, ‘The Umbrella Academy’ is set to return for its second season on July 31.  Based on the quirky Dark Horse comic book series, written by Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bá, the first season arrived last February and was a breakout hit.  It ranked as Netflix’s third most-watched series of 2019.  Steve Blackman remains the showrunner for the second season. The series stars Ellen Page (Vanya), Tom Hopper (Luther), David Castañeda (Diego), Emmy Raver-Lampman (Allison), Robert Sheehan (Klaus), Aidan Gallagher (Number 5), and Justin H. Min (Ben) as children who were all born on the same day to women who were not pregnant when they woke up that morning.  This unexplained phenomenon resulted in them possessing superpowers, with the apparent exception of Page’s Vanya.  Eccentric millionaire Sir Reginald Hargreeves (Colm Feore) bought these seven children and turned them into an X-Men like super group.  Jordan Claire Robbins co-stars as the kids’ “mother,” a robot programmed to look and act like a stereotypical 1950s TV mom.  Season 1 also included Mary J. Blige as time-traveling assassin Cha-Cha, Cameron Britton as her partner Hazel, John Magaro as stalker/superfan Leonard Peabody/Harold Jenkins, and Adam Godley and Ken Hall […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/05/19/the-umbrella-academy-cast-thinks-theyre-alone-now-in-this-music-video-announcing-season-2s-release-date/feed/ 0 Composer Jeff Russo Teases Scoring ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season Two https://sciencefiction.com/2020/04/06/composer-jeff-russo-teases-scoring-the-umbrella-academy-season-two/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/04/06/composer-jeff-russo-teases-scoring-the-umbrella-academy-season-two/#disqus_thread Mon, 06 Apr 2020 15:12:04 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=352693 When your TV show is based on a comic book written by a rock star, at the very least, it better deliver an amazing soundtrack. Luckily, Netflix’s ‘The Umbrella Academy’ did just that.  It’s officially been over a year since the series, based on the comic written by My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way, with art by Gabriel Bá, dropped on Netflix, but there is good news.  The second season has been completely shot.  Actually, from the sound of things, the show is getting the finishing touches courtesy of composer Jeff Russo. Not only did Russo score the first season, but he worked with the show’s creator and showrunner, Steve Blackman, as well as Way to integrate an eclectic mix of songs from various genres, including songs by Way (a cover of Simon and Garfunkle’s “Hazy Shade of Winter”), series co-stars Emmy Raver-Lampman and Mary J. Blige, the Bay City Rollers, Nina Simone, The Doors, The Kinks, Queen, Radiohead, They Might Be Giants, and of course, ’80s mall titan, Tiffany (among many more).  In fact, the “I Think We’re Alone Now” dance montage was nominated for an MTV Movie and TV Award for Best Musical Moment.  (It lost to “Shallow” […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/04/06/composer-jeff-russo-teases-scoring-the-umbrella-academy-season-two/feed/ 0 Toy News Tuesday: Whats Going On? https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/07/toy-news-tuesday-whats-going-on/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/07/toy-news-tuesday-whats-going-on/#disqus_thread Wed, 08 Jan 2020 04:26:39 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=347797   Happy New Year and welcome back once  again for an all new Toy News Tuesday! We’re the one weekly column right here on ScienceFiction.com where we seek out all of the awesome news you need to know about any announcements and cool happenings in the toy industry and put them all in one easy to find place for you! It is OFFICIALLY 2020, the year of the future! How many sci-fi films are set during this year? Hell, the future portion of ‘Back To The Future’ was set half a decade ago at this point! This yesr is pretty definitively ‘the future’ and WE are living in it. What else is great about the future is the insane number of new toys we have to talk about! Don’t waste another second, scroll on down to the Toy News for the week of  January 7th, 2020! More Power Rangers Ready To Go-Go Since taking over the Power Rangers brand last year, the team at Hasbro has been knocking it out of the park and keeping the hits coming with their 6-inch scale ‘Power Rangers: Lightning Collection’ toyline. This week Hasbro announced the complete lineup for their fourth wave of figures […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/07/toy-news-tuesday-whats-going-on/feed/ 0 New Comic Books This Week – January 1st https://sciencefiction.com/2019/12/31/new-comic-books-this-week-january-1st/ https://sciencefiction.com/2019/12/31/new-comic-books-this-week-january-1st/#disqus_thread Tue, 31 Dec 2019 22:05:59 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=347182 Here is the list of new comic books, trade paperbacks and more shipping on 1/1/2020. As always, check with your retailer for availability, as not all releases may be on sale in all areas at the same time. Here is what’s on my pull-list this week. STAR WARS #1 MARVEL COMICS (W) Charles Soule (A) Jesus Saiz (CA) R. B. Silva “No…I am your father.” In the wake of the events following The Empire Strikes Back, it is a dark time for the heroes of the Rebellion. The Rebel fleet…scattered following a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Hoth. Han Solo…lost to the bounty hunter, Boba Fett, after being frozen in carbonite. And after being lured into a trap on Cloud City and bested in a vicious lightsaber duel against the evil Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker…learned the horrible truth about his past. Vader did not kill Luke’s father Anakin–Vader is Luke’s father! Now, after narrowly escaping the dark lord’s clutches, and wounded and reeling from the revelation, Luke, Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian, the Wookiee Chewbacca and the droids C-3PO and R2-D2 must fight their way back to the Rebel Alliance-for the fate of the entire galaxy is at stake! After […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2019/12/31/new-comic-books-this-week-january-1st/feed/ 0 ‘Stranger Things’, ‘The Witcher’, ‘The Umbrella Academy’ And More Top Netflix’s List Of Most Streamed Shows Of 2019 https://sciencefiction.com/2019/12/30/stranger-things-the-witcher-the-umbrella-academy-and-more-top-netflixs-list-of-most-streamed-shows-of-2019/ https://sciencefiction.com/2019/12/30/stranger-things-the-witcher-the-umbrella-academy-and-more-top-netflixs-list-of-most-streamed-shows-of-2019/#disqus_thread Mon, 30 Dec 2019 23:11:29 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=347066 Netflix doesn’t normally divulge its streaming numbers, but the service has announced which shows were the most streamed for 2019, and sci-fi and fantasy dominated! The #1 most-viewed series was ‘Stranger Things 3’, which should come as no surprise as it shattered Netflix streaming records when it arrived on July 4.  At that time, Netflix announced: “40.7 million household accounts have been watching the show since its July 4 global launch — more than any other film or series in its first four days. And 18.2 million have already finished the entire season.” After the success of ‘Stranger Things 3’, the show’s creators, the Duffer Brothers signed a huge overall deal with Netflix to produce a fourth season (which may or may not be the last) in addition to other projects. Not only is ‘Stranger Things 3’ the most-watched Netflix series for 2019, but it’s the second-most-watched original programming overall, coming in behind the Adam Sandler movie ‘Murder Mystery’. Pulling a last-minute upset, the new series ‘The Witcher’, which just launched on December 20, is the second-most-watched show on Netflix for 2019.  It looks as though many people took advantage of being off from work or school for Christmas in […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2019/12/30/stranger-things-the-witcher-the-umbrella-academy-and-more-top-netflixs-list-of-most-streamed-shows-of-2019/feed/ 0 Tana Ford Takes On The TSA With ‘LaGuardia’ https://sciencefiction.com/2019/11/19/tana-ford-takes-on-the-tsa-with-laguardia/ https://sciencefiction.com/2019/11/19/tana-ford-takes-on-the-tsa-with-laguardia/#disqus_thread Tue, 19 Nov 2019 23:48:22 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=343241 Allegory is among the proudest traditions in science fiction, having permeated the genre for as long as it’s been a genre. It makes sense, of course. In a genre that allows you to frame issues outside of their familiar, contemporary context, it’s naturally easier to encourage your audience to consider them from a new perspective. Sometimes that means slipping some obvious-in-retrospect social commentary past Standards and Practices. Others it’s about embedding themes in a work that may only become apparent on the third or fourth read. In any case, it means that science fiction is often uniquely equipped to address the issues of the day. And in this day, one of the biggest issues is that of immigration. That’s where ‘LaGuardia’ – the latest collaboration between writer Nnedi Okorafor and artist Tana Ford – comes in. Set in a near future world in which aliens have – more or less – integrated with human society, ‘LaGuardia’ interrogates issues surrounding immigration in a manner reminiscent of ‘District 9’. We had the opportunity to speak with Tana Ford about the book, which is now available in trade paperback. Our conversation covered the origins of the story, Tana’s artistic influences, and the trials and […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2019/11/19/tana-ford-takes-on-the-tsa-with-laguardia/feed/ 0 Exclusive Interview: Todd Nauck Joins The Riffing With ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Comic’ https://sciencefiction.com/2019/10/16/exclusive-interview-todd-nauck-joins-the-riffing-with-mystery-science-theater-300-the-comic/ https://sciencefiction.com/2019/10/16/exclusive-interview-todd-nauck-joins-the-riffing-with-mystery-science-theater-300-the-comic/#disqus_thread Wed, 16 Oct 2019 22:57:15 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=339994 I know what you’re thinking. “How the hell do you make a comic out of Mystery Science Theater 3000?” It’s the first question I asked when the  book was announced. But thankfully, ‘MST3K’ maestro Joel Hodgson is smarter than me. In retrospect though, the answer is obvious. Instead of riffing on movies, the comic versions of Jonah and the bots riff on, well, comics. Specifically, Golden and Silver age comics that have since lapsed into the public domain. And if you know your comics history, you know that comics of that vintage give them plenty of material to work with! Unlike the series, in which the hosts watch the movies and crack jokes, the riffing here works by turning Jonah and company into participants in the events of the books on which they are riffing. But of course, it’s not all riffs. Like the show it’s based on, ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Comic’ also includes host segments with the bots, TV’s Son of TV’s Frank, and the rest of the Netflix-era cast. At this year’s New York Comic Con, we had the opportunity to chat with artist Todd Nauck, who pencilled the comic’s host segments. Our conversation touched on […]

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