Author Archives: Sean Scott Maguire

A crazy alien conspiracy theorist kidnaps one of the Kandorians along with Lois, and Clark and Zod both attempt rescue missions to varying degrees of success, with some extra results they probably didn't expect. Read More

Remember how one of my complaints regarding Smallville is that it is hit or miss? Some installments are awesome, while others are quite bad. This time, the producers outdid themselves. They hit the highs and lows of Smallville in the same episode! Do I Read More

There is one common ingredient among the truly great heroes of fiction. It's that ingredient that makes us keep coming back, year after year, decade after decade, until they become true icons of the fictional landscape: the greatest heroes have the Read More

After the previous week's two-hour extravaganza "Absolute Justice," I was expecting to be disappointed this week. But I wasn't that disappointed. In fact, this week's installment was a good old-fashioned decent story. Read More

While the JSA is busy coming out of retirement, Chloe and Clark find old files pertaining to a person who is capable of controlling cold and ice. But they still think the JSA are villains, not heroes — will they be able to band together to stop the real Read More

Hold on to your seat, because this week's episode of Smallville was the much anticipated two-hour extravaganza "Absolute Justice." This review covers the first hour of the two-part special. Read More

I am starting to think that fans of the novel will like this version. I am enjoying how different this format is from Blade Runner. The contrast between movie and graphic novel is fun, at least for me. I'm wondering if the novel presents yet another Read More

The good news is that, after an extra-long hiatus, Smallville is back. The bad news is that the first new episode is another Green Arrow/Oliver backstory. The silver-lining-news is that, of all the Oliver backstory episodes (and there've been plenty Read More

It's time to talk out of the side of your mouth and argue whether we should kill all the golfers, or just kill all the gophers. That's right, it's time for the soundtrack to Caddyshack. Read More

If one of the objectives of this series is to convince me to go out and buy the novel, or any novel by Phillip K. Dick, then the folks at Boom! can give themselves a skin blistering pat on the back. I'm going to go out on a limb and say the direct Read More

If you like to set a mood at your next party — an ominous mood that something’s not quite right and at any minute someone will jump out of the darkness and rip the heads off your guests — then you might enjoy this soundtrack. Read More

When I listen to this collection, I can't help thinking about those grand movies from the early sixties. There are plenty of strings and horns, punctuated by a lot of percussion in the especially expressive moments. To enjoy this, you have to be in the Read More