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...SEVEN SOLDIERS Written by Grant Morrison; illustrations by various The SEVEN SOLDIERS saga comprises seven 4-issue miniseries and two bookend Specials - all which may be read independently but combine to tell a colossal 30-part tale, starring Klarion, Mister Miracle, Frankenstein, Zatanna, The Guardian, Bulleteer and the Shining Knight. (February...
...intimacies quickly unfolds. Peter Rini’s Ned Constant pursues a friendship with the unpalatable knight in hopes of getting closer to the beautiful Lady Brute, whom he has loved from afar since the day he first saw her—the day of her marriage to Sir Brute. Meanwhile Heartfree, played by Adam Dannheisser, scoffs at his friend’s romanticism—until he too finds himself in love with one woman and pursued by another—the self-absorbed and incessantly chatty Lady Fancyfull, hailed by all as the most ridiculous gentlewoman in town...
Forget about the unfairness and inherent greed of the BCS system. That’s “only a scratch,” to quote the infamous Black Knight, in the larger scheme of things...
...story focuses on the division’s nameless sergeant—played by a tough as nails Lee Marvin, in what is generally recognized as his finest performance—and four of his privates, who include the former Jedi Knight Mark Hamill, as they struggle to make it through every battle while anonymous reinforcements die beside them just as suddenly and quickly as they appear. The movie is a tale of war as a journey of neither glory nor honor, but rather of survival. Instead of to heroism, the soldiers aspire—as Fuller himself put it?...
SpaceShipOne's lift-off is inventive too. The vehicle is carried aloft tethered to the belly of a futuristic cargo plane dubbed White Knight, which takes off effortlessly and then climbs in circles of ever increasing altitude for an hour. Just when you think White Knight has disappeared from sight, SpaceShipOne separates and ignites its engine, which is fueled by nitrous oxide and rubber, and a plume of white smoke shoots straight up into the sky. Unlike the computer-driven shuttle, SpaceShipOne is controlled by an old-fashioned mechanical stick and rudder. That makes the altitude climb hair-raising...