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Fixed Points in Time

As I was watching Queen Elizabeth's funeral procession, my thoughts drifted to her "Silver Jubilee" celebration (February 6, 1977) as depicted in Captain Britain #39 (week ending July 6, 1977).

That got me thinking about contemporary events tied to

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Marvel releases 'Miracleman' #0 variant covers

IN THIS POST

• 'Miracleman' #0 variant covers
• 'Sabrina Anniversary Spectacular' #1 preview
• 'Killadelphia' gets deluxe hardcover
• Image launches espionage noir 'Too Dead to Die'
• Dark Horse announces 'World of Borderlands' encyclopedia
• 'Stan Lee's Allian

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Dark Horse Switches To Penguin, Baron Has No Idea Whether It's Significant Or Not

Story  This could be a big deal, but I'm not sure on account of I'm dumb.

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Avengers Reassembled!

I haven't been able to really enjoy the Avengers since Brian Michael Bendis "disassembled" them nearly two decades ago. But I am so enthusiastic about the upcoming series by Paul Levitz and Alan Davis that I thought I'd revisit some of the attempts

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Peter David suffers series of strokes

ONLINE FUNDRAISER SET UP FOR PETER DAVID

'Hulk' Writer Has Medical Problems, Suffered Series of Strokes

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Free Comic Book Day 2023

Some publishers tout their Free Comic Book Day offerings, and some don't. Find below the PR that's come into the Comics Cave so far for FCBD 2023.

Here's the official full lineup from Diamond Comic Distributors Inc.

 

DARK HORSE

DARK HORSE COMICS ANN

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Comics-Con@Home 2021 PR

DC Comics

Five Fan-Focused Panels Will Highlight Batman: Fear State, DC Horror, Superman, Wonder Woman and Dark Nights: Death Metal

LOS ANGELES - July 7, 2021 - DC is pleased to announce its panel line-up for Comic-Con@Home. Throughout the weekend lo

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R.I.P. Neal Adams

From The Hollywood Reporter: "Neal Adams, Comic Book Artist Who Revitalized Batman and Fought for Creators’ Rights, Dies at 80"

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Could members of the GLC make Kryptonite?

Could members of the Green Lantern Corps create kryptonite if they wanted?

I'm aware the rings can make pretty much anything the wearer can imagine, but in order to make a complex organism like radioactive kryptonite, wouldn't they need to know the

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RIP Alan Grant

Story  Seems loke 2022 has been a rough year for comics creators.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Have a great 2023, everybody!

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Archie Comics in October 2022

There are a few more Archies in October than usual, thanks to the horror one-shots. But it always depresses me how few comics Archie actually publishes monthly in the 21st century. Still, they have gotten good at this horror bit, haven't they?

On Sa

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The Grand Unified Theory of Comic Book Ages, Stages and Phases

This topic is the last in a series (linked below) and likely my last post of the year. It has taken me a week to post the series, but I've been thinking about it for much longer than that. What was holding me back was the thought of posting my ration

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12 Year Old You

Think back to when you were 12 years old.

You were likely in 6th grade at school.

There's a good chance you were entering puberty as well, and it was both exciting and scary at the same time.

Presuming you were a comics fan, your tastes probably ran

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Aline Kominsky-Crumb dies

R.I.P. Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Kominsky-Crumb was an important part of the underground comix movement and co-creator of Drawn Together. She was also the wife of underground cartoonist R. Crumb.

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The Independent and Modern Eras

This is the fourth thread in a series which includes...

1. The Golden Age of Comics
2. The Silver Age of (Superhero) Comics
3. The Bronze Age of (Superhero) Comics
4. The Independent and Modern Eras
5. The Grand Unified Theory of Comic Book Ages

Up until now, the

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The Bronze Age of (Superhero) Comics

The decade of the 1970s began a period of transition. Total annual sales figures can no longer be used to help determine when an "Age" might begin or end. Once sales fell to around 3 million in 1970, that's where they stayed for the entire decade. I'

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The Silver Age of (Superhero) Comics

When I was a lad, common knowledge held that the so-called "Silver Age" was ushered in by Showcase #4 in 1956. (The same "common knowledge" had it that the Bronze Age began in 1970 with the release of Conan #1, but we'll get to that soon enough.) But

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The Golden Age of Comics

I have been working on a "Grand Unified Theory of Comic Book Ages" (one that everyone can agree on  - Ha!) for some time now, but I'm having trouble getting started. I think I might be able to break up the logjam, however, if I divide it into more ma

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This Week in Comics: July 20-26, 2021, Full List

BOOM! STUDIOS

Dark Blood #1 (of 6)

FCBD 2021 Enter the Slaughter 

FCBD 2021 Just Beyond Monstrosity #1 

Firefly Brand New Verse #5 (of 6)

Many Deaths of Laila Starr #4 (of 5)

Once & Future Vol 3 TPB

Power Rangers #9

Proctor Valley Road #5 (of 5)

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