Matthew Rushing
Literary Treks 134: Are We on the Millennium Falcon?
Child of Two Worlds. We discuss exploring Spock, another child of two worlds, The Cage era, media, mobs and violence and our ratings.
The 602 Club 61: Faster, More Intense
Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We discuss our Episode VII experiences, the new characters, old characters, abandonment, the villains, the history of a long time ago, what about R2?, humor, music and design, final thoughts and ratings.
Literary Treks 133: Brother From Another Mother
Mere Anarchy: Its Hour Come Round. We discuss another end, the loss of Kirk, Bones, family, parallels, adversity bringing people together, an ambiguous ending and our ratings.
The 602 Club 60: Literary Wars
Star Wars: The Last Command. We discuss, the end, impressions now, the smuggler’s alliance, the assault on Coruscant, the cover issue, the mountain takedown, the epilogue, with great power, universe building and our ratings.
The 602 Club S14: Slumber Party at Maz Kanata’s
Star Wars Aliens: Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away. We discuss the journey to The Force Awakens, The Face of Evil, All Creatures Great and Small, High Noon on Jakku and The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku.
Literary Treks 132: It Smells Like Burning
The Soul Key. We discuss the end, a convoluted plot, Ghemor and her plot, characters we know and love, forgotten characters, comparisons, the cover and our ratings.
The 602 Club 59: Spark of Rebellion in Vader
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. We discuss our Episode VI experiences, Luke’s new lightsaber, tale of two halves, loosing a step, going out like a punk, Jabba and Jedi, Luke’s plan, a question for two dads, the journey's of Luke and Anakin and ratings.
The 602 Club S13: Life is Not a Safe Zone
Jessica Jones. We start off by discussing the new trailer for Batman V Superman then move to Jessica Jones history, the characters and actors, pacing, PTSD, total depravity, parenting and responsibility, wrapping up with our ratings.
Literary Treks 131: Moron Saves the Day
Who Killed Captain Kirk? We discuss old comic series, walk though the story lines of the different issues, wrapping up with ratings and final thoughts.
The 602 Club 58: Jedi Arkham
Star Wars: Dark Force Rising. We discuss if the story feels fluid or crowded, Jedi training, Leia and the Noghri, Han and Lando, Senator Garm Bel Iblis, the big reveal, retconning clones, connection to the Prequels, Mara Jade and our ratings.
The 602 Club S12: Catwoman as a Bounty Hunter
Star Wars: The Perfect Weapon. We discuss the feel of the book, the story, a question, more of the story, if Kylo Ren makes a cameo, more about the characters and our ratings.
Literary Treks 130: Mestiko’s Tomorrowland
Mere Anarchy: The Blood-Dimmed Tide. We discuss Mestiko becoming a focal point, the oversight issue, bureaucracy, setting up the milieu of The Undiscovered Country, the Klingon Empire as a metaphor, Kirk’s prejudice, frustration acting out and our ratings.