It is time to get our Darkhawk on! We have a legacy issue, honoring one of those great, underutilized treats from the 1990's. And, thanks to a couple of poignant flashbacks that feature his time with the Loners, we can talk about it. So, sit back, grab that can of Jolt Cola, and make sure you have your flannel on, cause we have to get hawkin....

Wait, did I just type, "hawkin"? That is not a thing. Chris Powell never said that about himself. that is a stupid catch phrase. Why would anyone allow me to write something like that? Why would they allow me to type with no shirt on?

Wait a minute, I think the problem is that I am hungry. I need to get some donuts and coffee, stat! I wonder if I can order out for that? I think the number for Uber is 911.

While I am waiting for those, I guess I can talk about crystals. This may be a short conversation, because I actually do not know much about crystals. I know someone named Crystal. She is pretty cool, but I do not think that she has magic powers. But I have never asked her.

Now, I have never seen her change into a powerful alien. To be fair, I have never seen a powerful alien. I have also never tried plugging a crystal into a light socket. I have out a key in a light socket. I do not recommend that.

What was I talking about? Oh yes, rain during a drive to work. I hate that. It makes the displeasure of heading to work more displeasureable. Apparently, that is not a word. Oh dear. I do not know what to do now. I hope they do not send the Word Police after me.

They sent the Word Police after me. This was to be expected. I have been pushing the line with my grammar, word choices, and spelling for a while. I am hoping it is just a warning.

Yaknow what? I am still waiting for my donuts.

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Wait...What is this? Is that most of Power Pack in a comic book? Why, yes it is! Our little Power Pack podcast is going to actually cover a comic with all of Power Pack in it. And look at this alternate cover of this book. That is pure awesomeness. But you already knew that, cause that is why you are here.

Now that the gushing is out of the way, let's be honest. There really is not much here. This is just a short story in a book with three stories. It is a little slice of life, check in, chatty little comic.

So what should we talk about? I guess we can talk about how nasty fruit is. I mean, ugh....healthy and stuff. Who needs that? Who wants that? Do I look like a rabbit? Are my ears long and my nose twitchy? No!!! I want meat!

I will accept some cheese and crackers too. I will tell you what I would do if I was given a platter of fruit. Why, I would develop magic space powers and disintegrate that plate. That's right. And then I would blast the trees making that nasty poison.

There, my mini rant is done. I hope you have all learned something today. Invest in plastics....or...something.

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Secret Wars Three, baby!!!!! That is right. We are (sorta) starting our coverage of the amazing event here. Then we are putting the rest behind a paywall. Why, because that is how we roll. For now, let us take a look at this Free Comic Book Day book.

Like any good war, secret or otherwise, there is a lot of pushing and posturing and "boy you are lucky they are holding me back" moments. And this is the same. But it really is between realities more than people. And concepts. And cookies

Why did this war happen? Well, there are many reasons. But I like to think that the whole reason the mess started was because Namor stole Dr. Dooms radio. I know I am probably wrong, but it sounds like a reasonable reason for a war.

But think about the kids!!!! OK, fine, let's think about the kids. First of all, they are too smart for their own good. They probably are the real cause of the war. Why do they need to scheme so much? Why aren't bikes good enough for them? Geez.

In the end, it does not matter who started what. A war was started, and it was not really all that secret. And it happened for a third time. And this probably won't be the last time. OK, let's just blame the kids.

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