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From Russia With Love | LASER BRAINS #23 bit.ly/LaserBrains23 “Let his death be a particularly unpleasant and humiliating one.” #JamesBond returns, in the smash hit film that surpassed the first Bond’s first outing in Dr. No.

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From my VHS archives, here is local news coverage, commercial tie-ins and a lengthy interview with Michael Keaton, all promoting the 1992 film #BatmanReturns, which opened 33 years ago today.

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Batman by Frank Quitley.

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Bob Budiansky Q&A | COMIC BOOK SYNDICATE bit.ly/BobBudiansky... Bob Budiansky wrote Transformers #5-55 from Marvel Comics, created nearly all the Transformers names and biographies, was the artist for Ghost Rider in the early 80s and the editor of Spider-Man for much of the 90s.

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Amazing news! 'The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies' was just selected by AltFF Alternative Film Festival via FilmFreeway.com!

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The Transformers with Bob Budiansky | COMIC BOOK SYNDICATE bit.ly/BobBudiansky A panel discussion 4 MILLION YEARS in the making! The creator of nearly every single name & bio of the Transformers joins us for the in-depth story of how Marvel Comics developed the back story of the Transformers.

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97% of extremist-related murders in the U.S. in 2024 were linked to right-wing extremists. It’s not a political movement anymore - it’s a hobby for failed men with too much testosterone and not enough brain cells.

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I just discovered this meme and I love it. Happy #PrideMonth to all my #LGBTQIA + friends!

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#Xmen (2000) | TAPED CRUSADERS #58 bit.ly/TapedCrusade... To me, my X-Men! David Hayter and Bryan Singer adapt the classic comics by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Len Wein, Dave Cockrum, Chris Claremont and John Byrne (but probably, actually, just the 90s cartoon), to mixed results.

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#StanLee - A&E Biography (from my VHS archives)

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Belgium, Denmark, Japan, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the entire British Commonwealth all have a monarch. The problem is not Kings, the problem is Dictators.

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Who knew that master filmmaker Federico Fellini produced a UK comic strip with artist Milo Manara?

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Batman (1989) - Director: Tim Burton, Cinematographer: Roger Pratt The Dark Knight (2008) - Director: Christopher Nolan, Cinematographer: Wally Pfister

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Tony Isabella talks Black Lightning and Hawkworld | COMIC BOOK SYNDICATE bit.ly/TonyIsabella... Isabella discusses the creation of Black Lightning and the TV series on the CW. + Isabella makes some candid remarks about DC’s 90s series Hawkworld, which served as a reboot of Hawkman.

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Anthony Head Q&A | COMIC BOOK SYNDICATE bit.ly/AnthonyHeadQ... A chat with the actor best known for playing Rupert Giles on Buffy, The Vampire Slayer. Jolie & Mike-EL filmed the complete Q&A with Anthony Head so that you could feel like you’re in the crowd with us!

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Stephen Amell (ARROW) Q&A at Fan Expo Canada bit.ly/StephenAmell... His name is Stephen Amell! The man who plays a superhero both on-screen AND off-screen casts his spell over the crowd at Fan Expo Canada. Here is the complete Q&A, filmed and edited by your pals at the Syndicate.

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R.I.P. - Brian Wilson (1942 - 2025), a genius pop songwriter and possessed of the most haunting, ethereal voice I've ever heard.

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Matt Smith Q & A | COMIC BOOK SYNDICATE bit.ly/MattSmithQandA The complete panel, hosted by Morgan & Ajay from InnerSpace! The 11th Doctor joins Morgan Hoffman & Ajay Fry at Fan Expo Canada for an in-depth discussion about Doctor Who, The Crown, and the possibility of playing The Joker.

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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | LASER BRAINS #22 bit.ly/StarTrekV Life is but a dream. William Shatner’s first (and last) outing directing a feature film! Is this the worst Star Trek film ever made? Or the most entertaining?

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Bob Layton talks Iron Man | COMIC BOOK SYNDICATE bit.ly/BobLayton The Syndicate had the pleasure of catching up with Bob Layton at the Motor City Comic Con. Here is the first part of a very candid interview with the creator most closely associated with one of Marvel’s most popular superheroes.

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John Ostrander - Suicide Squad | COMIC BOOK SYNDICATE bit.ly/JohnOstrande... The creator of the modern version of Task Force X chats with Mike-EL.

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Greatest Hits Vol. 5 (highlights from Taped Crusaders, Here Comes The Spider-Cast, Full Volume, Quasar Qua-Nology, More-Ville Orville, SLAM! and our movie reviews)

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Tori Amos, Alice Cooper, and members of Soundgarden, Entombed, Furnaceface, The Doughboys, and Dream Warriors discuss which comic books they read.

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Avengers by Cliff Chiang

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John Ostrander - interview | COMIC BOOK SYNDICATE bit.ly/JohnOstrander Mike-EL uncovers the secret origin of two 1990s favourites! Ostrander discusses Hawkworld, the comic that has puzzled archeologists for centuries (okay, years), plus the monthly series for J’onn J’onzz, Manhunter From Mars.

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Perfectly normal public meltdown between the two most powerful men on Earth. Nothing to see here.

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Yanick Paquette discusses #WonderWoman: Earth One | COMIC BOOK SYNDICATE bit.ly/17rknrS aka “Wonder Woman: The Trial of Diana Prince.” Paquette chats with Syndicate Hostess Carolina about feminism, Greek architecture and changing WW’s costume!

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#NealAdams on creator rights | COMIC BOOK SYNDICATE bit.ly/NealAdamsCre... “Publishers don’t create anything. There’s not one single thing publishers create.” Neal Adams questions the legality of DC and Marvel’s artist contracts.

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#QuentinTarantino appearance on 'The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder', something I've had in my VHS archives for almost 30 years:

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Has #WonderWoman become too manly? | COMIC BOOK SYNDICATE bit.ly/WonderWomanM... Yanick Paquette thinks so! Wonder Woman’s skin, her more violent and more macho eras. Does a manly Wonder Woman violate her role as a feminist icon? Originally posted January 18, 2016.

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Greatest Hits Vol. 5

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Mystery Men | TAPED CRUSADERS #57 bit.ly/TapedCrusade... “We are number one. All others are number two, or lower.” Screenwriter Neil Cuthbrert and Director Kinka Usher adapt characters from Bob Burden’s Flaming Carrot comic to mixed results.

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Chris Sprouse talks Alex Toth, Jack Kirby, Mœbius | COMIC BOOK SYNDICATE bit.ly/SprouseTothK... Sprouse discusses the masters of the comics form. Chris Sprouse is considered a modern master of comic book art, but who inspired him to become the artist he is today?

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Chris Sprouse on Legionnaires | COMIC BOOK SYNDICATE bit.ly/ChrisSprouse... Since the glory days of the mid-60s under Jim Shooter & Curt Swan, the popularity of the Legion waxed & waned, but the series never again captured the fairy tale magic of its Silver Age roots...until Legionnaires.

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Chris Sprouse on Thors | COMIC BOOK SYNDICATE bit.ly/ChrisSprouse... Sprouse reveals the details of THORS, plus the reason he left DC. Originally posted on April 4, 2015.

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Cameron Stewart - interview | COMIC BOOK SYNDICATE bit.ly/CameronStewa... In an age when comic books have devolved into pages of storyboards with bits of dialogue hung on them like Christmas tree ornaments, some artists are still trying to use the medium for what it was invented for.

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James Marsters Q & A | COMIC BOOK SYNDICATE bit.ly/JamesMarster... James Marsters came to fame as Spike on Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Angel, and then went on to appear as Brainiac in Smallville, Captain John Hart in Torchwood, Barnabas in Caprica, and Victor Stien in The Runaways.

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Sexual Harassment at comic cons | COMIC BOOK SYNDICATE bit.ly/3Hf4jpG Mike-EL chats with some female cosplayers about the unfortunate frequency of harassment at cons.

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St. Swithin’s Day | UK CORRAL #19 bit.ly/UKCorral-19 A 1980s classic by #GrantMorrison and Paul Grist. This controversial comic (based on Grant Morrison’s diaries) sparked such controversy that it was discussed by the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

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Spotlight on PETER DAVID | COMIC BOOK SYNDICATE bit.ly/12RpPDP A look back the career of this prolific and accomplished writer.

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