While Captain America, the Human Torch, Namor, the Angel, and the Young Allies were Marvel’s early stars, the anthology comics had lots of space to fill, and a bunch of colorful characters filled them. For the next two posts, I’ll be looking at the heroes who made more than one appearance in the Golden Age, excluding comedic characters like Officer O’Krime and Tubby an’ Tack. Even still, it’s a long list.
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The Adventure of Link: Introduction and Story
Opening thoughts on Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.
The Legend of Zelda: Finale
The second quest comes to an end.
Jeopardy!: The Hosting Search Mess
After three years, it seems that Ken Jennings has officially settled into the role of Jeopardy! host. As a common fan of the series, I have thoughts on how things progressed after Alex Trebek’s death in November, 2018.
The Legend of Zelda: Second Quest
The second quest significantly ups the difficulty from the first quest. I was surprised by this when I replayed the game after several years. I remembered it being different, but not so much harder.
Marvel Comics: The Pre-War Years (1939–1941), Part 2: Main Heroes
I open my look at Marvel’s earliest heroes with the ones who really caught on and started making regular appearances in multiple titles.
The Legend of Zelda: First Quest, Ending
The dungeons get trickier to find and the enemies get harder as LInk completes the first quest.
Star Wars: The Old Republic – Knights of the Fallen Empire, Chapters 10-16
Last time I wrote about Star Wars: The Old Republic, I was cautiously optimistic about the game’s direction. How did that optimism pay out in the back half of the Knights of the Fallen Empire story?
Marvel Comics: The Pre-War Years (1939–1941), Part 1: Overview
Marvel Comics #1 was published August 31, 1939. World War II would start the next day with the Nazi invasion of Poland. It would take the direct attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor to formally bring the US into the war. These stories largely take place between the two events.
The Legend of Zelda: First Quest, Part 1
The Legend of Zelda adventure starts with gathering all items but late dungeon items and completing the first set of dungeons.