Ensley F. Guffey is an author and historian of american popular culture. His is the co-author with K. Dale Koontz of Wanna Cook? The Complete, Unofficial Guide to Breaking Bad (ECW Press 2014), and is currently working on their second collaboration, Dreams Given Form: The Unofficial Companion to the Babylon 5 Universe (forthcoming, fall 2016). Ensley has also published academic articles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Breaking Bad, Marvel's The Avengers, Farscape, and Babylon 5. In between books, Dale and Ensley lead the carefree lives of pop-culture scholars, speaking at academic conferences, fan conventions, and otherwise obsessing about TV, Joss Whedon, comics, books, and films while forging their own version of "happily ever after," which generally involves buying more bookshelves.

The Ten Percent: Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

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The Ten Percent: Farscape (1999-2003)

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Ensley F. Guffey On… War Comics: Mlle. Marie

[EDITED 11/13/2015 7:33 PM EST] As I sit here tonight listening to the news reports about the barbarous attacks in Paris, I find it fitting that the post below went … Continue reading Ensley F. Guffey On… War Comics: Mlle. Marie

31 Days of Horror 2015 – The Ten Percent: Richard Matheson

“Ninety percent of everything is crud.” – Theodore Sturgeon It’s October, and here at Biff Bam Pop! that means a month-long celebration of the macabre in pop-culture. Last time, Dale … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror 2015 – The Ten Percent: Richard Matheson

The Ten Percent: The Wild Bunch (1969)

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The Ten Percent: White Heat (1949)

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Ensley F. Guffey On… War Comics

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Biff Bam Pop’s It’s All Connected – Just a Kid from Brooklyn: Captain America, American Memories of World War II, and the MCU, Part I

Captain America is a symbol, and Steve Rogers is an ideal. The former is the manifestation of the best that the United States of America can be, and the latter … Continue reading Biff Bam Pop’s It’s All Connected – Just a Kid from Brooklyn: Captain America, American Memories of World War II, and the MCU, Part I

The Ten Percent: Cloud Atlas (2012)

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The Ten Percent: Cowboy Bebop (1998)

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Ensley F. Guffey On… War Comics

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The Ten Percent: Babylon 5 (1994 – 1998)

“Ninety percent of everything is crud.” – Theodore Sturgeon Twenty years ago, J. Michael Straczynski’s epic, award winning series Babylon 5 first aired on broadcast television. The show marked an … Continue reading The Ten Percent: Babylon 5 (1994 – 1998)