I have been considering a comprehensive overview of the Doom Patrol, from 1963 (Drake/Premiani) through 1993 (Grant Morrison), for a long time now. I've avoided such exhaustive discussions since finishing Adam Strange, but the John Byrne series (18 i
The last time I did a comprehensive Thor re-read I stopped with the last of the Kirby issues (or rather the last volume of MMW Thor which had Kirby stories in it). As I explained in my Doctor Strange discussion thread, in the days when i was still ac
Is this another exciting new superhero universe? No — just a buddy comedy about two unlucky henchmen trying to make their way in the world! Deadweights take
In anticipation of "Blood Hunt," the linewide, vampire-war crossover coming in May, Marvel is releasing a series of variant covers in April homaging older Marvel covers with bloodsuckers. Can you guess wh
At some point in the late 1980’s, Drs. Clayton Forrester and Laurence Erhardt, two scientists attached to the Gizmonic Institute, conceived of a plan to determine whether it was possible to break a man’s will by forcing him to watch the worst motion
I just started watching X-Men 97 and I really liked the first episode. Sounds as if they got the original voice actors back (what's 27 years, right? :) and I liked the animation. Story was tight, complete, and entertaining. I recommend this.
In anticipation of "Blood Hunt," the linewide, vampire-war crossover coming in May, Marvel is releasing a series of variant covers in April homaging older Marvel covers with bloodsuckers. (Yes, expect a
Bond teams with a young Soviet agent and a Greek Resistance veteran to rescue a kidnapped M in Greece, only to discover a false-flag operation planned by the mysterio
The news recently broke that ROY THOMAS has been added by Marvel as a co-creator of Wolverine along with the late LEN WEIN and the late JOHN ROMITA SR. not to mention the late HERB TRIMPE. Thomas was the editor of Incredible Hulk #181 (N'74), the fir
There has been some interest expressed in a discussion of the James Bond comic strips. To that end, I have set up this index, which I will update as we go along. Right now I am committed to go from “Casino Royale” through “You Only Live Twice.” After
Story I know he was in a lot of things, but I mostly remember him from Season Three of the original Land of the Lost and the Planet of the Apes television series.
Several weeks ago, I had the great good fortune of going to Carol Burnett: An Evening of Laughter and Reflection. A signature part of The Carol Burnett Show (1967-1978) was when she would have the stage people “bump up the lights” and she would warm
