The Power Fantasy Volume 1 – The Superpowers. Kieron Gillen's latest self-created series, with artist Caspar Wijngaard.
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A Cover a Day
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The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
Welcome to our re-read of the first and greatest superhero team in comics ... and quite a bit more! My plan is to re-read and discuss the Golden Age Justice Society of America, which ran from All-Star Comics #3 (Winter 1940) to All-Star Comics #57…
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Superman from the Beginning
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The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told
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Catwoman: Nine Lives of a Feline Fatale
As I did with "The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told" discussion, I borrowed the title from a tpb collection but I plan to go beyond the actual contents of the collection itself. Catwoman has the unique distinction of appearing in the first three…
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Batman vs. The Penguin
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Ultraman Decker
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So, What Are You Reading These Days? (besides comics)
Just bringing this discussion over to ning... What books are you reading right now that don't have a narrative driven by images as well as words?
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What Comic Books Have You Read Today?
Report what comic books you have read today--and tell us a little something about it while you're here!
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Movies I Have Seen Lately
Saw a Takashi Miike picture called The Great Yokai War. "Yokai" is a Japanese term for monsters from folklore, as opposed to the more familiar kaiju. It's a kids' picture, about a young boy from Tokyo sent out to live in the countryside with his…
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