The "Legacy" version of Genis-Vell (in addition to the "Captain Marvel" version) turned up last week in a new mini-series of his own. The character has appeared twice recently and, although I read both those stories, it occurs to me I really have no
Read more…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
Read more…From The Hollywood Reporter: "John Romita Sr., Legendary Marvel Artist, Dies at 93"
This hurts.
Read more…Today is the 85th anniversary of Action Comics #1 - and there's been no announcements, no anniversary notices, no celebrations at all. I thought I'd at least make note of it!
If not, why wouldn't he?
Given that a large part of Doom's motivation is to be recognized as being better than Reed (really, that's probably more important than world conquest to him), one would think that Doom not only had a portal but traveled the
Read more…BATMAN #127
Written by CHIP ZDARSKY
Art and cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
Backup art by BELÉN ORTEGA
Wraparound variant cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
Variant cover by ALEX GARNER
Harley 30th variant cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
1:25 variant cover by INHYUK LEE
1:
Read more…Has anyone had any direct experience of this impacting Marvel Comics at their locals? We were discussing this on FB and I thought I'd see if anyone here had encountered it - apparently many comics stores are reporting having received their shipments
Read more…BOOM! STUDIOS
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER VOL 7 TPB
MAGIC THE GATHERING VOL 1 HC
MAMO #4 (OF 5)
POWER RANGERS #12
SPECTER INSPECTORS TPB
DARK HORSE COMICS
AVATAR: LAST AIRBENDER — SMOKE & SHADOW OMNIBUS TPB
BLACK HAMMER: REBORN #4 (OF 12)
BLACK HAMMER
Read more…When I was a lad, "common knowledge" held that all true [American] comics fans owned a complete run of the Justice Society of America as featured in All Star Comics #3-57. I didn't achieve that goal myself until 2005 with the publication of All Star
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I read a lot of comic books back in the '80s, but I didn't read everything. One of the titles I did not read was Aztec Ace, and I don't really know why. It was written by Doug Moench, a writer whose work always struck me as somehow more "sophistica
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THE TOP FIVE
Amazing Spider-Man #75
Marvel | Teen+ | $5.99
Story: Zeb Wells | Art: Patrick Gleason | Covers: Art Adams, Iban Coello, Patrick Gleason, Inhyuk Lee, Joe Jusko (Marvel Masterpieces), Alex Ogle, Ron Lim, Skottie Young
An all-star lineup of
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DEADPOOL: THE FIRST 30 YEARS
ON SALE: SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Deadpool has proved to be one of Marvel’s most popular comic books, mixing a sassy, comedic
I don't suppose anyone has a list of pitchers and balls for the fastball special?
By pitchers I mean the likes of Colossus and She-Hulk.
By balls, I mean whoever was being thrown.
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DC released a collection of this series two years ago, and I've been considering posting some thoughts on it ever since (occasionally, not continuously). Specifically, I want to rank the issues first through thirteenth. The decision that has been ho
Read more…OK, I haven't been following this series, but I came across some spoilers and I had some thoughts about it that I decided to share with you, you lucky people.
First off, some spoiler space:
OK, the Masked Moron will definitely NOT be passing the
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After Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths end, DC will be undergoing Dawn of DC -- a new linewide publishing initiative that will pivot certain ongoing series -- I've heard about the Superman books, Nightwing, and Harley Quinn -- and launch a bunch of n
DC just released a TON of Vertigo titles on its DCU Infinite Ultra* service. So I figured I'd take a look at some Vertigo books I haven't read for a while -- probably not since they came out. I'm not the biggest re-reader. First up: Shade the Changin
Read more…This actually happened a few weeks ago, but I don't recall it being mentioned here.
Artist for Marvel, DC, Creator-Owned
I came across an interview series on the Comic Book Historians website that I highly recommend. Interviews were originally done in the late '90's and early 2000's. Many of the interviewees are no longer with us. Hearing these greats telling the story
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