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I.S. Theater Presents: Sherlock Holmes (new story by David Kempf)

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David Kempf, a best-selling author found on Amazon and reviewed here before, had nothing whatsoever to do with what you do not like about this video. However, look upon it with beginner's luck, and know David wrote the dialogue and narration on the first page of his delightful new story, There Is Nothing To Fear. He only asked for reviews, you know, so if you like this so much, please get through your stormy weather to give him Five Stars, OK? Now, the black cat is a later addition. You must greenscreen them carefully, but isn't T'Challa grand here for atmosphere? You can find more T-Chall at :

Spider-Man2099: an alternative for the future

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We wrap up the opening storyline of Spider-Man 2099, and look at the first successful alternate timeline series, Guardians of the Galaxy.

Spider Man Human Torch: 1st Marvels

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Superman and Bat Man- well, Tonto and the Lone Ranger- heck, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid- friendship's always been part of the appeal of our classic heroes. Even Wolverine benefits from someone on his Six, storywise. Now I want to focus on early Marvel- I was fascinated by the way they built a storyverse, with guest stars and shared villains and footnotes connecting your earlier Marvels to the one in your hands. The Hulk/ Thing rivalry kicked off the very same month (in Fantastic Four #12) that Spider-Man visited and antagonized the Fantastic Four for the first time in Amazing Spider-Man #1 (his second appearance, of course). With Spidey, they had an apparent hit on their hands, so why not mix him up with the teen member of their flagship title, the Fantastic Four? While trying to build their nascent - I'm going to use my own term, Heroverse- they repurposed their weird/mystery/UFO/monster titles as vehicles for the new characters. Torch got three years as the co...