John Constantine, Hellblazer – Dead in America, an 11-issue miniseries by writer Simon Spurrier, artists Aaron Campbell & Lisandro Estherren, and colorist Jordie Bellaire.
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A Cover a Day
Ok, how about this for an idea. We take it in turns to post a favourite (British spelling) comic cover every day. This went really well on the comic fan website that I used to frequent. What we tried to do was find a theme or subject and follow…
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture Novelizations
I like the Star Trek movies (some more than others), but I would have liked them more if they had hewed closer to the novelizations, which delved deeper into the characterizations and backstories of Sulu, Scott, Saavik, etc. Unique among them is the…
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Amazing Spider-Man #1000
Amazing Spider-Man #1000 was released today (but only if you don't count #442-788 and #802-999, which were never published). Spider-Man belongs to a specific genre of literature, the bildungsroman, or "coming of age" story, the story of how a youth…
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What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
Music? What song? By whom? Podcasts? Which ones? Who's on it? The whir of your hard drive while you defrag? Whatever you're listening to, share it with the Legion of Superfluous Heroes!
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A Confederacy of Dunces
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, now adapted into graphic novel format for the first time! From hot dog carts to Bourbon Street, experience the French Quarter of 1960s New Orleans in stunning visual form through the lens of one of literature’s most…
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The Silver Age Superman
Superman is widely considered to have entered the Silver Age with Action Comics #241 (June 1958) and Superman #122 (July 1958). Unlike the Flash and Green Lantern (for example), Superman was published continuously from the Golden Age into the Silver…
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Emerkeith Davyjack's Celebrity Deaths
The death of former child actor Jackie Cooper ( not to be confused with the , somewhat less fortunate as an adult and , infamously , ripped off by his parents Jackie Coogan ) inspires me to start a " Celebrity Deaths - That , Um , Don't Have The…
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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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On Format
"The comic book movement itself is special. It's something that's a result of evolvement. From what I understand, the editorial comic was first. And then they added a few panels to that and you had a comic strip. And they added a few pages to that…
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