‘Agent Carter’ Season 1 (2015) is MCU’s not-quite blast from the past
Superhero Saturday (TV review): Atwell and the period reconstruction are good, but the theme is blunt and the storytelling clunky.
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‘Agent Carter’ Season 1 (2015) is MCU’s not-quite blast from the past
Spielberg’s episodes set tone of ‘Amazing Stories’ Season 1 (1985-86)
Throwback Thursday (TV review): The two installments directed by Spielberg tap into his sensitivities for domestic drama and military camaraderie.
Amid Mutanimals’ end, ‘TMNT Adventures’ 46-57 (1993-94) finds spark of life
Turtle Tuesday (Comic book reviews): The quality slightly increases thanks in part to callbacks to past characters, including Chameleon, Scumbug and Wyrm.
‘Loki’ Season 2 (2023) is a tangled, fascinating mess
Superhero Saturday (TV review): The series that’s set outside of Time asks us to accept a lot, but its great actors and trippy ideas keep it viable for six more episodes.
‘Donatello and Leatherhead’ and ‘Merdude’ take the spotlight in 1993
Turtle Tuesday (Comic book reviews): Archie throws characters into volcanoes and oceans to see who sticks. No one particularly does, but Dan Berger’s “Merdude” series is fun.
‘Loki’ Season 1 (2021) ventures into liminal space and time
Superhero Saturday (TV review): Tom Hiddleston gets a rare chance to take a showy character through subtle character growth.
‘April O’Neil’ (1993) takes spotlight in one good, one bad miniseries
Turtle Tuesday (Comic book reviews): The first series is a strong look at April’s development in martial arts, but “The May East Saga” is dreck.
Disney Plus begins its deeper character focus with ‘WandaVision’ (2021)
Superhero Saturday (TV review): The MCU gives beloved B-list superheroes the A-list spotlight with its limited-series format.
It’s shark week in the panels of ‘TMNT Adventures,’ ‘Mighty Mutanimals’ (1992-93)
Turtle Tuesday (Comic book reviews): The introduction of Armaggon, a land shark from the future, spices up titles that had been lagging. I review “Adventures” 38-45 and “Mutanimals” 6-9.
‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 reclaims 2010s heights with a 2020s tale
TV review: As we follow a downscaled parallel to Trump’s America, the character arcs and improved fight scenes make “Daredevil” great again.