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Saw this on X and thought I'd share.

Someone made a custom Basil Karlo/Clayface action figure that's based on the description provided in the Batman Resurrections book.

Marvel also produced a one-shot black&white magazine size movie adaptation in '87. 



No idea why a ongoing Robocop title didn't materialize soon after the one-shot given that there was a short lived Robo cartoon in the late '80's, but evidently, Orion and Marvel Comics had a good working relationship that eventually coincided the 1990 ongoing Robocop title with the release of Robocop 2.

Thanks for the detailed, and informative reply, Silver. You assuredly have a vast knowledge of Trek lore, and your interpretation sounds about right to me. Honestly, I don't know much about Star Trek whatsoever, and had to have a co-worker explain to me just who Gary Mitchell was when I told him about the 765874. However, he had no interpretation of what was going on, and the only other interpretation I read, had something to do with the notion that Mitchell wasn't killed in the original series, and decided to pluck Kirk from "Generations" to reunite with a dying Prime Spock that was stranded in the Abrams Trek universe. I think there was something about Prime Spock having passed away in the latest Trek film (Beyond?), but I'm just going off memory here. Your interpretation of the events in 765874 are overall more satisfying than this interpretation I read initially, but it's an interesting subject.

Star Trek is one of those franchises I never really devoted a whole lot of time into, and it's not because I was absolutely disinterested in Trek, but mainly because by the time I was somewhat more keen, there was a sense of being overwhelmed by just how much Trek there was by the 1990's. Star Wars, for a time, was easy. Three films, and you're pretty much done. Shadows of the Empire was a nice companion piece, and maybe you might run up on the Holiday Special at a convention or something, but that was really about it prior to the release of the prequels. I found that waaay more easier to digest, vs seeking out (prior to the DVD releases) the Star Trek original series, cartoon, the multiple films, TNG, and other spin offs.

Perhaps for newbies to Trek, it's more attainable to just regulate what you're more interested in, and skip the rest, rather than try and absorb everything (cause that would be quite the undertaking ...), but I don't have the faintest clue if that's truly a good idea or not when it comes to jumping into the Star Trek universe. I remember something about Quentin Tarantino giving a amusing quote about how he just "saw" Trek as being a 1960's television show and that's literally it (I assume he doesn't hold any of the Trek films/spin offs in high regard?), but this was around the time when a QT-directed Star Trek film was being floated around for a bit several years back (which probably would have been interesting).

Very interesting video.

No doubt, it's very impressive.

Is there some sort of info/consensus on the significance of Gary Mitchell's brief appearance?

Write up on Hugh Jackman stepping in to replace Dougray Scott as Wolverine.

Another Year 2000 piece.

Yeah, this is pretty well put together.

I don't have terribly strong feelings about it. I don't love it, but I don't hate it either. It's ok.

Halloween '18 is essentially another of those back-to-basics retreads of Carpenter's movie that we get every ten years or so. I liked it more than Zombie's 2007 film, but not as much as The Return of Michael Myers. I suppose I'd rank it roughly on a par with H20.

My only real issue with it, other than its lack of originality, is that I don't buy into the characterisation of Laurie as a survivalist nut who's dead certain Myers is going to return. If it was the Laurie who'd lived through the events of Halloween II and H20 then I'd have no trouble accepting that characterisation. But if this is meant to be the meek and vulnerable Laurie from the original film, without the events of the sequels to instil the expectation of Myers' inevitable return, then I don't get why she's so sure her one-time assailant is coming back after four decades. I understand that she's got PTSD, but I don't think that's a solid basis for her conviction that a sexagenarian Myers is coming back. Again, if she'd lived through H2 and H20 I'd buy it. But if she's only lived through the original film and has lived a relatively normal life since, then it doesn't quite work for me.

Perfectly understandable, and I would even say it's indicative of Hollywood taking the "different than" route, and since we already had the PTSD-shrouded Laurie in H2O, PTSD-surivalist Laurie would be the next step even if it was a bit of a stretch.

Halloween Kills has a strong opening sequence that effectively captures the look and feel of the early instalments in the series. The storyline about the town vigilantes elevates it above being just another retread, and I like the appearance by the Silver Shamrock masks. It's a solid continuation of the previous film and a decent sequel.

I had some problems with HK, but overall felt it was a solid follow up to H2018. Some choices were a bit clunky, just as they were in H2018, but what the film had in spades was this continued momentum where Michael was arguably at his most vicious, and the town of Haddonfield was gradually succumbing to mania and chaos.

I didn't think Halloween Ends was as terrible as its reputation led me to expect, but maybe that's because I went into it with low expectations. I thought it was ok. I appreciate that they tried to do something different, a la Friday the 13th Part V. But I didn't buy into the central romance, or the way Allyson instantly falls in love with Corey. The bully characters were so stereotypical and one-dimensional they belonged in a Stephen King story. I thought the final showdown was formulaic and unintentionally comical in places. I don't understand why Laurie went through the charade of pretending to kill herself. To lure Corey out? Why? He was coming for her anyway. Did she really need to dial 911? Couldn't she have just faked the telephone conversation if she knew Corey was listening in? That all seemed a bit forced to me. So it definitely has issues and is the weakest entry in the trilogy, but I didn't hate it.

I watched this one again just the other night, and yeah, it's OK. Unfortunately, I can't help but think, every single time, that I just wish everyone involved would have stuck to landing with this trilogy rather than the road ultimately taken. As the crescendo that the previous installments were building up to (Hk's extended ending hammers this home), just winds up discarded and deflated in favor of trying something different. Which just comes across as Blumhouse becoming disinterested in the original direction/story ideas, and decided to try something else, but as a consequence, resulting in HE being incredibly disjointed from the overall cohesion of H2018/HK. Which isn't particularly satisfying.

As a general point, I miss the subtlety of the 1978 film. The most haunting moments from Carpenter's movie were the quieter scenes, like when Laurie sees Michael standing by the washing line looking up at her window, or the final shots of the film playing to the sound of Myers' breathing. There's very little blood in the first movie. It didn't need gore, and that restraint set it apart from other horror franchises of that era. I don't think there need to be any more Michael Myers movies after the recent trilogy. The formula's played out (I just realised the Halloween franchise now has more instalments than the Friday the 13th series!). But if they must make more, then I'd like to see a return to the subtler approach of the 1978 movie.

I've said numerous times that my favourite movie in the Halloween franchise is Season of the Witch. I don't think it's the best entry in the series (that would be the original), but it's my favourite on a purely subjective level. However, if I were to pick a Michael Myers headcanon trilogy, it'd be Halloween '78, Halloween II and The Return of Michael Myers.

I think H4 still has the reigns for the most shocking ending that has come out of the franchise. It's great!

1999 article discussing the 'web exclusive' Matrix stories that would debut soon after the success of the original film.

Wizard article on the Bat books going into the year 2000.