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SPOILERS. IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK, I'M ABOUT TO RUIN IT FOR YOU. Here we are. Issue #5 of Guardians of the Galaxy. I LOVE THIS FREAKING COMIC! That being said, I'm reading so much hate on this book lately, it's unreal. So let's clear some things up. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: With Bendis books, Marvel readies the ramp-up to next year’s film http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/guardians-of-the-galaxy-with-bendis-books-marvel-readies-the-ramp-up-to-next-years-film/2013/06/21/796c4f7e-d894-11e2-9df4-895344c13c30_blog.html An interview with Bendis, talking about being on the committee for the movie, and bringing the comic back BECAUSE of the movie... http://marvel.com/news/story/19545/marvel_now_qa_guardians_of_the_galaxy Bendis and Marvel are using this title to tie the core story into the movie. This is a bridge series. They're changing the characters to more of the way they were (specifically Peter) in their origins. These aren't the chara...

Pretty soon I'll run out of Doctor Who puns for my titles. But I'll burn that bridge when I get to it. (I think that's how that metaphor goes...) It's been a while since my last Doctor Who update. A couple of reasons for that. These past few weeks have been rather hectic, but I'd be lying if I said something else hadn't distracted me. What could possibly distract me from the TARDIS-y goodness of The Doctor? Torchwood. [caption id="attachment_165" align="alignleft" width="590"] TORCHWOOD.[/caption] Captain Jack Harkness is quickly rising the ranks of my favorite Sci-Fi Captains and Scoundrels list. ("You're what?" Just wait. That's another post.) When I started Torchwood, I was expecting more Doctor Who-esque television. Boy was I wrong. The language, the sexual content, the violence, the maturity level all the way around was cranked up. That being said, after I got over the initial shock, I loved it. Captain Jack ...