Ghosts of My Country: After having come “unstuck in time,” Captain America continues to bounce from time period to time period (13 times in this issue alone, from 1776 to September 11, 2001 and beyond) in this, the last of Captain America’s “Theater
Read more…I’m a newcomer to the Buffy-verse, but I like Frankenstein and I liked John Byrne’s previous Angel mini-series, so I thought I’d give this one-shot a try. Unlike “Blood and Trenches,” this one is in color, albeit in dark, subdued tones. It’s a good s
Read more…There are two retcon mini-series running almost concurrently, one from Marvel and one from DC, which interest me. The DC one is the post-IKE Superman: Origin, and by way of introduction to Spiderman: The Clone Saga, here’s what I posted on June 26 of
Read more……particularly between the planets Rann and Thanagar. Rannians and Thanagarians have a relationship which dates back to the Silver Age, but I first became truly interested in it after Alam Moore dealt with (and reinterpreted) it within the pages of Sw
Read more…Yippee! I won a copy of the Fables prose novel PETER & MAX over on the Vertigo: Graphic Content blog. Now I know I'll be reading it sooner rather than later.
Read more…Starting from Superman: Secret Origin #1:
(Obviously, these will be corrected and updated as the series goes along. Stuff in italics is my commentary.)
1)Young Clark Kent lived on a farm with his Ma and Pa. Ma's given name is "Martha". Her grandmot
Here are my preorders for the end of the year... Dark Horse Usagi Yojimbo #125 Beasts of Burden #4 DC Adventure Comics #5 Superman Secret Origin #4 World's Finest #3 Great Ten #2 Batman the Brave and the Bold #12 Billy Batson and the Magic of Sha
Read more…And are they smarter than Luthor, Batman and Mr. Terrific?
Read more…While Diamond isn't sending out product on the last week in December...DC and Marvel are... Blackest Night #6 will be in comic book shops on December 30th. Marvel will ship a free Siege prequel one-shot, along with free Avengers 2010 calendars and
Read more…...my first thought when I saw this was, "They're appointing a Manhunter to the Senate?"
Read more…The Incredible Hercules #135: We switch back to young Adric Amadeus in a traditional "things are not what they seem" scenario, with a not too surprising revelation at the end, and then - Aunt May?
Superman - Secret Origin #1: I see, so, we're going
The retcon is official--Tony was now in Afghanistan, not an undisclosed Asian country, when he got the shrapnel in the chest and met Yinsen. It works for me, but it was a bit disconcerting to the anal retentive continuity geek that still lurks in th
Read more…http://www.darkhorse.com/Features/eComics/1090/Beasts-of-Burden Check out all of the older "pets vs the paranormal" stories by Dorkin and Thompson today...for free!
Read more…L'shannah tovah tika tavu! A very happy new year to all of our Jewish friends! May the coming year, 5770, be a good, healthy, and happy year for us all (and that's whether your Jewish or not!) Now, I just hope I can remember to stop writing 5769 on
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