Yearly Archives: 2006
Return of the Godfather: Herschell Gordon Lewis
With a title like that you might well think this article involves Marlon Brando, the Mafia, or even a chain of pizza restaurants. The Godfather in this case, however, is the Godfather of Gore, H. G. Lewis, who irrevocably changed ...
Monster Mish-Mash: ScreamFest ’06
On the return trip from Screamfest 2005, my friend Byron and I were unanimous in our resolution that the only way we would head back to Ft. Lauderdale next year was if the 2006 show looked a lot more promising ...
Draggin’ On: DragonCon ’06
I have always had a standing rule about not attending shows outside of my native Florida. It’s not a bias against other states, it’s just that I have always found that the expense and travel involved always negated any positive ...
The True Story of The Royal Guardsmen
In 1966, six young men, most still in high school, from Ocala, Florida formed a rock and roll group with the goal of providing exacting versions of current hits in a live setting. They met with moderate success in a ...
- music | Ocala | Royal Guardsmen | Snoopy
Superman Returns
To Mike Smith -- Thank you for the kind words in your column in PCR #328. I am honored you value my opinion. The main reason I have resisted weighing in on “Superman Returns” is that my overall take on the ...
In 1985, DC Comics orchestrated one of the most spectacular events in comic book history with a year long, twelve issue series designed to merge all of their existing comic worlds into one linear multiverse. The Crisis on Infinite Earths ...
F/X 2006 The Florida Extravaganza Marches Onward by ED Tucker
The weekend of January 28 marked the 17th anniversary of FX – the Florida Extravaganza collectibles show. This also marked the second year since founder Mike Herz returned to the reins of the Orlando based con to pull the plummeting ...