Category Archives: Comica Obscura Marathon

Comica Obscura Marathon: Rebuttal: Shurayukihime (Lady Snowblood, 1973)

Posted on April 15, 2012 | 2 comments

Yet another marathon comes to an end!

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Comica Obscura Marathon: Review: Shurayukihime (Lady Snowblood, 1973)

Posted on April 8, 2012 | 10 comments

The final film in the Comica Obscura Marathon is some great female driven revenge!

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Posted in 1970s, 400+ Word Reviews, Comica Obscura Marathon, Japan, Toshiya Fujita

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Comcia Obscura Marathon: Rebuttal: Road To Perdition (2002)

Posted on April 1, 2012 | 3 comments

I’m gonna show you how the Irish get things done!

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Comica Obscura Marathon: Review: Road To Perdition (2002)

Posted on March 25, 2012 | 3 comments

The penultimate film in the Comica Obscura Marathon brings Tom Hanks and Paul Newman together, what’s not to like!

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Posted in 2000s, 400+ Word Reviews, Comica Obscura Marathon, Sam Mendes, United States Of America

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Comica Obscura Marathon: Rebuttal: Mo Gong (Battle Of The Warriors, 2006)

Posted on March 18, 2012 | Leave a comment

The first rebuttal in the marathon where there is a major level of disagreement!

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Comica Obscura Marathon: Review: Mo Gong (Battle Of The Warriors, 2006)

Posted on March 11, 2012 | 1 comment

Another trip to the Far East for the Comica Obscura Marathon, they do put out a lot of comic books ya know!

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Posted in 2000s, 400+ Word Reviews, Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung, China, Comica Obscura Marathon, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea

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Comica Obscura Marathon: Rebuttal: Fritz The Cat (1972)

Posted on March 4, 2012 | 2 comments

Not much to rebut this time around, but I shall give it a go!

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Comica Obscura Marathon: Review: Fritz The Cat (1972)

Posted on February 26, 2012 | 1 comment

The third film in the Comica Obscura Marathon is all adult and stuff!

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Posted in 1970s, 400+ Word Reviews, Comica Obscura Marathon, Ralph Bakshi, United States Of America

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Comica Obscura Marathon: Rebuttal: Kozure Ôkami: Ko Wo Kashi Ude Kashi Tsukamatsuru (Lone Wolf And Cub: Sword Of Vengeance, 1972)

Posted on February 19, 2012 | 2 comments

Where one sees artistry, the other sees schlock, but can the twain really never meet?

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Comica Obscura Marathon: Review: Kozure Ôkami: Ko Wo Kashi Ude Kashi Tsukamatsuru (Lone Wolf And Cub: Sword Of Vengeance, 1972)

Posted on February 12, 2012 | 2 comments

The second film in the Comica Obscura Marathon is a heart rendering tale of a boy and his father, or maybe not!

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Posted in 1970s, 400+ Word Reviews, Comica Obscura Marathon, Japan, Kenji Misumi

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