Monster…er, Not Mons…uh, Monster of the Day #4020
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Monster…er, Not Mons…uh, Monster of the Day #4020

Despite the handwritten "Ken" on the cover, no, I do not and never have owned this comic. I sometimes wonder when Society at large decided clowns were across the board scary, but this makes the case that it was longer ago than I thought. And that's before I looked at his feet. I'm pretty…
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Not Monster of the Day #13
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Not Monster of the Day #13

Uhhhh.... Kriswell and Mae West? Sure, OK. Speaking of weird celebrity appearances, Friday's Discord movie was Door to Door Maniac (1961), starring a (fairly) young Johnny Cash as a killer and, far less entertainingly, rapist. His victim was played by the woman who wrote the script, and her husband directed it. Vic Tayback and…
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Monster of the Day #4018
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Monster of the Day #4018

As noted, I liked the "Doctor lives on Earth fighting aliens with UNIT" years the best. Also, I never warmed up overmuch to either of the two Romanas. I don't hate them, certainly, but they are no Leela, much less a Sarah Jane. The early Tom Baker years featured the best companion, the best…
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Monster of the Day #4017
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Monster of the Day #4017

Man, there's nothing not to like about Terror of the Zygons. Sarah Jane (and Harry) as the companion. The Doctor in a tam o'shanter as he marches through the Highlands, The Brigadier in a kilt. The Doctor teaming up with UNIT to repel an alien invasion of Earth, which is my favorite kind of…
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Monster of the Day #4016
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Monster of the Day #4016

I'm sure I've mentioned this before, but Seeds of Doom is a near perfect 6 parter. Most arcs of that length consist of a lot of wheel-spinning. They avoided that by opening with a side story that then fed into the larger narrative. This worked quite well, and yet they seldom employed that strategy…
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Monster of the Day #4015
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Monster of the Day #4015

Beanie and Cecil gone horribly, horribly wrong. Or right.From the Third Doctor (you heard me) / Jo Grant arc Carnival of Monsters. Hot in Chicagoland again. Blech.
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Monster of the Day #4014
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Monster of the Day #4014

The Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker years of Doctor Who were surprisingly friendly to giant monsters. These where generally brought to life with lovably clunky puppets. I'm sure kids snort with derision when they see the effects work, but they warm my heart in a way that the CGI beasties of, say, Dinosaurs on…
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