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Wizard World Chicago 2016 Photos, Part 2: DC Comics Cosplay!
Who’s killing members of the Suicide Squad? Find out after the break! Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: It’s that time of year again! Anne and I spent this weekend at Wizard World Chicago in...
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Wizard World Chicago 2016 Photos, Part 3: Marvel Comics Cosplay!
Gamora and Nebula, like the Thelma and Louise of a new generation. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: It’s that time of year again! Anne and I spent this weekend at Wizard World Chicago in scenic...
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Wizard World Chicago 2016 Photos, Part 7 of 7: Who We Met and What We Did
It’s time to watch the panels! It’s time to stroll the aisles! It’s time to meet the actors at Wizard World in style! Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: It’s that time of year again! Anne and I...
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Requiem for Another Indiana Comic Shop Closed
Whenever a comic shop closes its doors, Marvel kills off another Angel. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: in July 2014 I expressed hopes and well wishes for the Android’s Dungeon, a new comic...
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Cincinnati Comic Expo 2016 Photos, Part 2 of 2: Who We Met and What We Did
Jay Garrick and I prepare to travel to another, better Earth if only we can achieve the proper vibrational frequency through jazz hands! Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: It’s convention time yet...
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“Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”: Books > Movie
“I’m sorry, young lady, but you’ve exceeded your three-minute screen time maximum. Please go fetch the CG monsters from their trailers and then go join the other children on the bench.” Quite a few...
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Local CW Affiliate Recommends Three MCC Faves for “Superhero Week”
Well, four if you count The Flash, but they’re hardly an objective source on that. It’s that time again! At long last my regular super-hero shows are seeing their season premieres on The CW this week...
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Yes, There’s a Scene After the “Doctor Strange” End Credits
“By the hoary hosts of Hoggoth!” says no one in this movie ever. 0/10, huge letdown, not sure why they even bothered. In my comic-collecting childhood, I thought Dr. Strange was okay. He’s had...
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Late Thoughts on “Luke Cage”
Always forward. Never backward. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: I will never finish binge-watching any series at the same time as the rest of the world. Never. TV has to wait its turn in line...
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2016 NYC Trip Photos #23: Times Square for Old Times’ Sake
Manhattan nighttime even makes mere souvenir shopping look cooler. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Every year from 1999 to 2015 my wife Anne and I took a road trip to a different part of the...
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The Very First Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is nigh again! Time for gratitude toward those wonderful people who endure us, another round of overeating, more complaints about What the First Thanksgiving Was Really Like in Case You...
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My 2016 in Books and Graphic Novels, Part 1 of 2
All 38 books on my list in order by size. For an explanation of the conscious lack of e-books in my literary diet, please enjoy this MCC treatise from 2013. Time again for the annual entry in which I...
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My 2016 in Books and Graphic Novels, Part 2 of 2
My ten personal favorites from the pile of 38, but not the only good ones in there. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Time again for the annual entry in which I remind myself how much I like...
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Comics Update: My Current Lineup and 2016 Pros & Cons
Eight comics a week times 52 weeks, plus a few extras from conventions and Free Comic Book Day… Comics collecting has been my primary geek interest since age 6, but I have a tough time writing about it...
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Road Trip Origins, Part 2 of 2: Our First Wizard World Chicago
July 17, 1999, a day that shall live on in the hearts and minds of at least two geeks. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Every year since 1999 Anne and I have taken a road trip to a different...
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Late Thoughts on “Iron Fist” and the Comedy That Could’ve Been
Y’like super-hero tales with costumes and exotic locales? Ha. SUCKER. Netflix’s Marvel’s Iron Fist, based on the kung-fu super-hero I’ve followed off and on since childhood, is the first time I’ve...
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C2E2 2017 Photos, Part 1 of 4: Comics Cosplay!
Is the reign of the Deadpool cosplay variants at an end? Is C2E2 truly Negan’s world now, judging by the 10,000 Negan cosplayers we saw this weekend? It’s that time again! The eighth annual Chicago...
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C2E2 2017 Photos, Part 3 of 4: Comics Creators Cavalcade
This year’s new reading haul. I may have to work more overtime to pay this weekend off. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: It’s that time again! The eighth annual Chicago Comic and Entertainment...
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Midlife Crisis Crossover Celebrates 5 Years of Midlife, Crises, Crossovers
For those unfamiliar with the origin of this blog’s name, the clues lie in these DC Comics from 1985. I launched Midlife Crisis Crossover on April 28, 2012, three weeks before my 40th birthday as a...
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10 Tips for Having a Super Awesome Free Comic Book Day
Harley Quinn, Spider-Gwen, and Ms. Marvel welcome you to a whole wide world of whimsy and wonder! It’s that time of year again! Today marked the sixteenth annual Free Comic Book Day, the one official...
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