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more about #dandare more comments → RandomSignal: In Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, both Allan Quartermain and Captain Nemo are brought out of retirement (and, in the case of Quarterm... more » abrown28: I'm a bit disturb there is another Alexis Brown in the world. We might have to get some swords and fight it out. There can be only one! more » WilletteEchidna: more » I_Like_Bunnies: Notice the trend here? Everybody called back is an ALL TIME, CARD CARRYING BADASS HALL OF FAME member! When the shit hits the fan, nobody wants to f... more » skippitymonster: How bout those crusty dudes in 'Space Cowboys?' Not a classic perhaps, but nice final shot. more » Mutedsage: John Spartan in Demolition Man. more » CarrerCrytharis: Kind of an unconventional example, but I'd like to propose the SDF-1 from 'Macross'. After sitting quietly in a lake for a few years, it's launched on... more » Whitworthian: Obi-wan Kenobi... getting too old for this Sith. more » Dholcrist: How could you possibly forget one of the best stories of this sort ever, LEGEND by David Gemmell. The greatest hero of the age comes out of retireme... more » MinervaAlpaca: Also: ROBIN AND MARIAN with Sean Connery. And "The Last Defender of Camelot" by Roger Zelazny. An ageless Lancelot returns for one last battle . . . more » MinervaAlpaca: Er, THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, anyone? more » OldDog1: Not science fiction but rather history. They called this guy back, not once but twice to save the day. Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (519 BC – 430 B... more » OralieElatus: Ellen Ripley in Aliens. Sure, she wasn't so much "retired" as she was in stasis for 57 years and then "fired," but she did decide to go back to LV-42... more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: What's with the ST action figures? Copyright issues? more » 92BuickLeSabre: It's not SF, but my favorite version of this trope (which is just as common in Sports movies as Action movies) is Adam Carolla's proposed film "The Sn... more » -
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Recalled To Action: 20 Heroes Pulled Out Of Retirement
Just when you thought you were out, they teleport you back in. The hero who comes out of retirement for One. Last. Mission. is one of the great cliches of science fiction. Here are twenty heroes who can't go quietly.
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Classic Science Heroes And Undead Superheroes Clash For Your Cash
With so many new releases, you'd be forgiven for thinking that San Diego was this week... But, instead, just start worrying that it means that even more is headed your way in time for next week's sun-drenched shenanigans.
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