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The Maze Agency

I read a  lot of comic books back in the '80s, but I didn't read everything. One title I was aware of, had heard good things about but never tried, was The Maze Agency. Over the years, The Maze Agency had seven issues at Comico, #8-23 (plus an annua

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Comic Book Prices versus Formats

When I first started reading comic books back in 1974, the average issue was 20 pages of story and art within a 32 page (counting covers) magazine for 20 cents.

In contrast, the Golden Age of Comic Books began with 64 pages for TEN CENTS.

The first m

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Marvel Comics for October 2022

MIRACLEMAN

MIRACLEMAN #0 ONE-SHOT

Story: Neil Gaiman, Jason Aaron, Mike Carey, Ty Templeton, Peach Momoko & More! | Art: Mark Buckingham, Leinil Francis Yu, Ty Templeton, Peach Momoko & More! | Cover: Alan Davis | Variants: Peach Momoko, Terry Dodson

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X-men/Doom Patrol sales questions

We're all aware that the X-men and the Doom Patrol debuted pretty closely to one another. Assuming sales data is available, which one sold better initially? Was either one considered a hit, sales-wise? 

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The Eye of Agamotto

My wife got me this. It is crazy cool.

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What was the point in grafting Adamantium to Wolverine's bones?

Given Wolverine's ability to regenerate his body, what good did grafting Adamantium to his bones do? I can understand doing the claws to make them sharper and stronger, but none of the rest of it makes sense to me. It didn't make him stronger and I d

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IDW solicitations for August 2022

Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft - Orphan of Agony Isle #3

Aaron Harvey, Ro Mediavilla (w) • Bayleigh Underwood, Kayla Felty (a)

• Cover A: Bayleigh Underwood
• Cover B: Corin Howell
• RI Cover: Chrissie Zullo (15 copy incentive)

When Miranda’s situation in

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The Baron's Useful, in-Depth and Insightful Review of Justice League #75 (June 2022)

Meh.

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RIP Tim Sale

Story  Another talented creator gone.  Seems like a lot this year.

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Swamp Thing

I started reading Swamp Thing from the very beginning... sort of. When I was a kid, I liked superhero comics and not much else (no western, no war, etc.). I also gravitated toward Marvel, so Swamp Thing had two strikes against it right out of the gat

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Feb. 1-7, 2021, Part II

(Please see "Feb. 1-7, 2021, Part I" for the other sections.)

GRAPHIC NOVELS

Afterlift #1

Art: Jason Loo

Writer: Chip Zdarsky

136 pages / FC / $19.99 / $25.99

Collecting the Eisner Award-winning issues #1-5 — for the first time in print!

Written by

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Graphic Novel Series on Medal of Honor Recipients

The Association of the United States Army (an advocacy organization for Army matters and people) is publishing an ongoing graphic novel series on Medal pf Honor recipients. I believe all of them are written by Chuck Dixon. So far there are seven from

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X-Men Hellfire Gala #1 (September 2022): Thoughts and Reactions (SPOILERS!)

First some spoiler space:

1. So, Scott has told the world via Ben Urich of the Daily Bugle that mutants have achieved a kind of immortality, because he found out that some heels were trying to trap them into denying it and then calling them out for

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Marvel's 'Cold War' crossover details revealed

IN THIS POST

• Marvel's 'Cold War' crossover
• Crashing #1
• Wild Things Are Happening: The Art of Maurice Sendak GN
• Gospel #1

STEVE ROGERS CONFRONTS THE OUTER CIRCLE, SAM WILSON PARTNERS WITH NOMAD, AND MORE AS MARVEL'S CAPTAIN AMERICA TITLES HEAT UP A

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This Week in Comics: June 15-21

THE BIG STUFF

Fantastic Four #33

Marvel Comics | 32 pages | Teen | $3.99

Writer: Dan Slott | Art: R.B. Silva | Cover: Mark Brooks | Deadpool 30th Anniversary variant: Rob Liefeld | Spider-Man Villains variant: Dike Ruan

This June, writer Dan Slott an

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American Mythology in August 2022

9/28/22

AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRESENTS: STOOGE WARS #1

Story: SA Check |  Art: Diego Tapie | Covers: Eric Shanower, cel cover | American Mythology | All Ages | 32 pages | $3.99

Could this be The Robonic Stooges last stand?! The fate of the world hangs

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This Week in Comics: May 11-17, 2021

The Big Stuff

DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration #1 one-shotDC Comics | 96 pages | Prestige Format | $9.99

Writers: Gene Luen Yang, Ram V, Greg Pak, ALyssa Wong, Amy Chu, Minh Le, Dustin Nguyen, others  | Art: Marcus To, Bernard C

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Archie Comics solicitations for August 2022

CHILLING ADVENTURES PRESENTS... JINX’S GRIM FAIRY TALES (ONE-SHOT)

Teen Jinx Holliday is Riverdale’s go-to babysitter. The (often unruly) kids that she watches over always change, seemingly for the better. The key to her success? Her book of unique f

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Are any new books worth it?

Ahh, good to be back.

I haven't bought ANY new comics three or four years, and only a bare few then, Are they worth it now? When I started reading (in the Silver Age, of course), the stories were a touch simpler, but I dug 'em. As they got into the

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R.I.P. Paul Coker Jr., of MAD Magazine and Rankin/Bass TV specials

I am remiss in not posting this when I first saw it, but Paul Coker Jr. died July 23 at 93.

From Deadline: "Paul Coker Jr. Dies: Designer of Rankin/Bass Classic Holiday Characters & Longtime Mad Magazine Illustrator Was 93"

Coker has two claims to fa

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