Joel Champagne

Joel has written 27 article(s) for RedFence Magazine.


Brilliant Infamy by Joel Champagne Supervillains have always had a rough lot. As an avid reader of science fiction, I’ve found myself rooting for the villains simply because, no matter what they do, they’re defeated by the most random of events. I can’t tell you how many times I read books that contained the following […]

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Beyond the Limits of Wood and String By Joel Champagne Guitarist videos on YouTube can seem like grains of sand on the beach — countless in number and nearly indistinguishable from one another. But Andy McKee does not merely play the guitar. He transforms it into a waterfall of strums, taps, and percussive beats that […]

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Do You Have a GED in Horribleness? by Joel Champagne If you haven’t seen Dr. Horrible yet then please stop reading and go into the light. Don’t worry, I’ll wait. Watch it a few times, it only gets better. If you have seen it, (or are rejoining us) then welcome to the next level in […]

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The Shepherd Book’s Book by Joel Champagne Ron Glass plays Shepherd Book in Joss Whedon’s FireFly Ever since Serenity’s credits rolled, fans have been clamoring to know what the hell was up with Shepherd Book’s backstory. Just a few of the things we know about this enigmatic character; -His ident card gets immediate assistance with […]

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The Final Day by Joel Champagne Well, Comic-Con is winding down, and it clearly showed. The panels and audiences didn’t have the same energy as on previous days. There were fewer lines, but quieter rooms. All in all, the experience of the Con was a great one. Despite all of the idiot security guards, the […]

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Supernatural Season 4, First 5 Minutes by Joel Champagne At the beginning of the Supernatural panel, they showed us a clip of the first five minutes of the season premiere. I would have filmed it, but Batman swiped my camera. Here’s what happens: Dean awakes in darkness. He flicks his lighter to find that he’s […]

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Smallville Sneak Peak by Joel Champagne (I managed to distract a Line Nazi, and ninja into the Smallville panel.) Season 8 for the WB series Smallville, promises to have a lot of exciting events for the budding Superman. From the scenes they were able to reveal to us, several things are gonna be happening. -The […]

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The Final Morning by Joel Champagne After sleeping in this morning, (sweet alarm, James), I was worried that I would be unable to get into the Smallville/Supernatural panel. Once I arrived the lines were unfathomable. They’re about the length of several football fields, and folded back and forth every which way. With any luck I’ll […]

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Day 2 by Joel Champagne As the doors to comic-con opened for the second day, I found myself in the middle of a gigantic line to get inside. Once in, I and several thousand others quickly rushed to our destinations. Today, our plan was simple, divide, conquer, then stay there continuing with the conquering. James […]

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From the Ashes of Buffy and Firefly Emerges Dollhouse by Joel Champagne Well, Buffy and Firefly are officially over and done for the forseeable future. “I’m getting my fix just doing the (Buffy/Firefly) comics right now. I know that’s not what you want to hear, but I’m satisfied,” Joss Whedon said. However, “Dollhouse,” combined with […]

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