March 26, 2020 — The year 1940 was, in general, a pretty lousy one, what with World War II and all. But it was a great one in comics, with roughly a jillion new superheroes debuting from roughly a jillion pu
Excerpted from “Jack Kirby’s Gods & Heroes” by Greg Potter, Amazing Heroes #100, 1986.
“The first and most lasting impression we receive from Jack Kirby’s art is that of power. On page one, even while resting, Izaya and his elegant wife Avia are dep
The "Supergirl -- Season 5 SPOILERS!!" thread was starting to turn into a "Crisis on Infinite Earths" thread, so I figured somebody ought to start one.
"Crisis on Infinite Earths" is this year's annual Arrowverse crossover on the CW, which will inclu
I thought this might be a nice companion thread to "On the chopping block," where we can talk about currently running books that we're thinking of picking up in the middle of their run.
The one that comes to mind for me is Firestorm. Dan Jurgens is t
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This column was filed on March 16 for a March 18 release. By the time of release, more comics-related TV and movies had been delayed or canceled due to the coronvirus pandemic. Marvel's Black Widow has been indefinitely postponed, a
Regarding “Outlawed”: I think that if I lived in a “super-hero” universe, I would be doubtful about having kids fighting crime, especially in unsupervised situations.
I never really thought about it until Courtney Whitmore joined the JSA, when it
Though I didn't know it at the time, Superman Family #164 (My'74) was its first issue as, due to a paper shortage and falling sales, DC combined Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane and Superman's CousinSupergirl into a bi-mon
In no particular order, here are the conventions that have been cancelled or postponed because of concern for COVID19/Coronavirus. All Round Table members are invited to add or update the list.
House of Whispers Vol. 2: Ananse Nalo Hopkinson & Dan Watters, writers; Dominike "DOMO" Stanton, art; John Rauch & Zac Atkinson, colorists DC Vertigo, 2020
The second installment finds Erzulie and company free of the Dreaming, sailing on the rivers of
I’ve probably mentioned on more than one occasion that Jonathan Hickman is one of my favorite writers. I consider his runs on Avengers and Fantastic Four to be among the best ever for those titles. So I was happy to hear about his new X-Men project.
Lucifer Vol. 2: The Divine Tragedy Dan Watters, writer; Max Fiumara, Sebastian Fiumara, & Kelley Jones, illustrators; Dave McCaig, colorist DC Vertigo, 2020
This installment takes over where the previous volume left off: the suave version of Lucifer
For most of my life, I never thought I would ever stop reading comic books. But these days I find myself buying fewer periodical comics than ever before. That’s because every time I pick up a highly-touted first issue in a new direction, I flip throu
March 5, 2020 — In these days of digital everything, it’s rare when we ink-stained wretches receive physical, analog review copies. And when there are nine of them – well, we tend to take notice.
Books of Magic Vol. 2: Second Quarto Kat Howard, writer; Tom Fowler, Brian Churilla & Craig Taillefer, artists; Jordan Boyd & Marissa Louise, colorists DC Vertigo, 2020
The collection opens with two detectives investigating Ellie's disappearance and t
