Paco Taylor
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Pop culture archaeologist. Content creator. Word nerd. Blogger. Fluent in geek speak.
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'Bruce Lee In New Guinea,' Not Exactly As Advertised
For starters, the film doesn’t even star Bruce Lee. The leading man in this 1977 martial arts movie is actually Bruce ‘Li’ (born Ho Tsung-Tao) the actor thought by most kung fu flick aficionados to be the least horrible of the five or six professional look-a-likes that took to the screen after the tragic death in 1973 of the real Bruce Lee.
By Paco Taylor8 years ago in Geeks
Did Awesome Fan Art Inspire the Remarkable Look of 2018's Animated 'Spider-Man' Movie?
On Monday December 8th, Marvel and Sony Pictures Animation rocked the collective socks off the nerdiverse with the unexpected release of a teaser trailer for a computer-animated Spider-Man film that fans are now anxiously waiting a whole flippin' year to see. December 14th, 2018 will bring to the big screen the thrilling release of the super cool-looking Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
By Paco Taylor8 years ago in Geeks
Makes You Wonder: Why TF Has There Never Been a Wonder Woman Cartoon?
In the opening lines of one of the biggest hits released by James Brown during his storied career, the famed Godfather of Soul cries out in his signature tenor that: "This is a man's world!" But he promptly amends the patriarchal proclamation by saying that this so-called man's world wouldn't "be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl."
By Paco Taylor8 years ago in Geeks
Fantastic Fan Fiction Asks: What If Marvel's Black Panther Met The ThunderCats?
On November 9, Atlanta-based comic book maker Marcus Williams (Tuskegee Heirs) caught the nerdiverse by surprise when he posted to his Facebook page the first spine-tingling installment of a 6-part fan art/fan fiction saga, Black Panther/ThunderCats! As one might rightly expect, the followers of his feed have been loosing their $#@% ever since––and who can blame ‘em? Most Black Panther fans right now are wound up tighter than a one size fits all tube top on Power Girl.
By Paco Taylor8 years ago in Geeks
Mad Love: Celebrating 25 Loony Years of Harley Quinn with 5 Pieces of Fantabulous Fan Art
In case you somehow missed it, September 2017 marked the 25th anniversary (or birthday) of the DC Comics character Harley Quinn. It's actually kinda bonkers that two and half decades have gone by since Harley's debut on Batman: The Animated Series back in 1992, and that she's since become one of the biggest and most beloved characters in geekdom.
By Paco Taylor8 years ago in Geeks
Cuz' He Ate His Spinach: Was Popeye Actually the First Comic Book Superhero?
Move along, Mandrake! Stand aside, Superman! Those other comic book experts have had it all wrong all along. That gravel-voiced, pipe-smoking Popeye the Sailorman is the first comic book superhero.
By Paco Taylor8 years ago in Geeks
