Strangers and Aliens: Science Fiction & Fantasy from a Christian Perspective
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Super Hero Tournament of Champions: Punisher vs. Batman
Dr. Jayce’s Opinion- WHO WOULD WIN? Batman WHY? Basically Batman trumps everything Punisher has to offer. Plus Batman has a conscience. He’s smarter and cooler. Besides, hand to hand Bats takes him every time. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE OUTCOME? Batman will go far…or will he? Ben’s Opinion- Who Would Win? Batman Why?…
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Red Dwarf Season 10 Trailer!
I love Red Dwarf. I mean, how many other sci-fi comedies can you think of that actually explore Big Science Fiction Ideas while making fun of Big Science Fiction Ideas and telling heart felt stories (sometimes)? Now, moments of off color humor aside, and also putting aside the second to last season, and also putting…
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SCI-FI/FANTASY FOR KIDS: Phineas and Ferb!
In a previous podcast that Steve and I co-hosted back in the day, in an episode that is long since deleted and gone, I asked “What is there for the current generation that is as inspiring as Star Wars was for us?” Steve answered: “Phineas and Ferb.” Now, I had heard of this show. I…
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Superman Teaser!
One of the things that excited me when I saw The Dark Knight Rises was the teaser for Man of Steel they played. They have two versions, apparently shipped out randomly with The Dark Knight Rises. I was worried about Man of Steel when I learned Zack Snyder was directing. I have not seen Watchmen.…
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The Colorado Tragedy
I felt compelled to write down some thoughts about last night’s tragedy in Colorado at the showing of The Dark Knight Rises. I mean, I knew I was going to write about the movie today anyway, but the story has changed somewhat. I find myself unsettled by the events that occurred in that theater in…
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Marvel Movies Revealed!!!
Marvel Studios has revealed the titles of their upcoming movies . . . giving some insight to the plots, and, in some situations, revealing specifics about projects that have, until now, just been rumors. Released because of SDCC, Marvel has shown off some logo artwork that has gotten me pretty excited. Here’s some of our…
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Episode 21 — “Interview w/ Paul Asay, Author of God on the Streets of Gotham”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSA special episode today, to kick off Batman week. We had Paul Asay, author of God on the Streets of Gotham, come and talk about his book, the Batman movies, his favorite villains, his hopes and fears about the new movie, and his opinion of other superheroes .…
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Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind vol. 6 (Cool Comic Covers #18)
It’s Friday! That means another Cool Comic Covers, a weekly (sometimes more!) look back at some of the most interesting, intriguing, and engaging artwork in pop culture. This week we take a turn away from American comics and look at the cover to a manga series: I love Hayao Miyazaki. Almost anything he does becomes a…
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SCI-FI/FANTASY FOR KIDS: Zondervan’s Graphic Novels
A few years ago, I was privileged to be a part of an ambitious publishing plan. Zondervan’s children’s division, Zonderkidz, was going to publish six different graphic novel series. Each series was to be eight books long. Each book was to be 150 pages. A few weeks ago, the final volume of each series was…
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REVIEW: Doctor Who the Movie (and the MOVIES . . .)
Netflix is the one and only reason I have become such a huge fan of Doctor Who. Before Netflix, I was a casual observer. I enjoyed watching old episodes from the original run (Tom Baker being my favorite Doctor), but mostly as a curiosity, a foray into the history of sci-fi. I was familiar enough…
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Yesterday’s Future: the Internet
I love looking at the future through the lens of the past. I love looking at old Popular Mechanics and their visions of the future, and at old science fiction movies and how they expected the future to turn out. 2001: A Space Oddyssey and Space: 1999 are just two examples. Even Star Trek made…
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Episode 20 — “Amazing Spider-Man . . . Or Not?”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Steve got together this week to talk about Amazing Spider-Man. Is this big budget reboot spectacular? Just amazing? Or something much, much worse. What do YOU think? We’d love to hear your reactions to the movie or your reactions to our reactions. E-mail us at podcast@strangersandaliens.com…
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Spider-Man (Cool Comic Covers #17)
It’s Friday! That means another Cool Comic Covers, a weekly (sometimes more!) look back at some of the most interesting, intriguing, and engaging artwork in pop culture. This week, well, we did it for Avengers . . . how could we NOT do it for Spider-Man? And so, Strangers and Aliens’ favorite Spider-Man comic covers. There’s…
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SPIDER-MAN – Atari 2600 (Box Art Vs. Gameplay #2)
I didn’t expect to go to Spider-Man so quickly, but with the movie coming out this week, how could I not? Now, modern Spider-Man games bring that first person web slinging action to your TV screen much more realistically, but I don’t know how many hours I spent playing this little gem for the Atari…
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Why PROMETHEUS Could NOT Be the ALIEN Prequel You Wanted
You can read my review of Prometheus here. This post is not a review, but a response to one criticism I’ve been seeing about the movie. Vague spoilers, sort of, here. I know that a lot of people have been disappointed and/or confused about how Prometheus does or does not fit into the Alien franchise…
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Episode 19 — “Some Days You Just Can’t Get Rid of a Bomb: Batman Movie Retrospective”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS In preparation for The Dark Knight Rises, Ben, Dr. Jayce, and Steve take on the Batman! They take a look back at the Batman films, starting with Adam West’s 1966 Batman, moving to the Tim Burton era Batman and Batman Returns, into the Joel Schumacher era with…
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Super Hero Tournament of Champions: Mr. Fantastic vs. Plastic Man
Dr. Jayce’s Opinion- WHO WOULD WIN? Plastic Man WHY? Mr. F is really smart, but smarts only take you so far. Plastic Man is much stronger and would eventually get th best of Mr. F HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE OUTCOME? I look forward to PM’s future in this tournament. Ben’s Opinion- WHO WOULD…
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The Brave and the Bold #14 (Cool Comic Covers #16)
It’s Friday! That means another Cool Comic Covers, a weekly (sometimes more!) look back at some of the most interesting, intriguing, and engaging artwork in pop culture. This week: A really cool blast from the past! The Brave and the Bold is best known as a Batman spotlight or a team-up book. But, it started out…
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ADVENTURE (Old School Video Game Box Art Vs. Gameplay #1)
As children of the 70’s/80’s, we played video games that were every bit as impressive as today’s video games. The reason? We used our imaginations to, ah, help things out a little bit. This series of posts takes a look at the video game box art of those early video games and compares it to…
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Dr. Jayce’s Overrated & Underrated: Mel Gibson
In recent years it has become fashionably popular to mock Mel, but I can’t help but have a soft spot for the guy. He is one of my favorite actors/directors and I wish nothing but the best for him. He’s not perfect, but no one is…my bet is if I had cameras in my face 24/7…
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