The subscription I ordered of Manuscript Press's COMICS REVUE started up , finally , recently , and the first issue of the ~ now , double-sized , and with a double-numbering system ~ was #335-336 which features a RICK O'SHAY cover and Done In One le
Read more…I was reluctant to read this title because, I blushingly admit, I never finished the original. (I left off on volume 22, I think.) for one thing, I was concerned about spoilers, but c’mon. There’s not just too many ways the original could turn out. T
Read more…The first issue of “The New 52” version of Infinity Man and the Forever People has about as much to do with Jack Kirby’s version as… oh, “The New 52” version of OMAC had to do with Jack Kirby’s version. But you know what? I liked “The New 52” OMAC, a
Read more…It hasn’t been just too long since I last read the complete run of Alex Raymond’s Flash Gordon, but I’ve never before read Flash’s “topper,” Jungle Jim, in its entirety. Now that IDW’s “Library of American Comics” has completed its reprint of The Com
Read more…Sweet Christmas, indeed, as I got this for Christmas in December 1975 when I was 10!
The previous issues of Fantastic Four, #166-167 (Ja-F'76), had the THING revert back to his human form of Ben Grimm, due to being exposed to the Hulk's gamma ray emi
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ARCHIE #656 ($2.99): Archie expands its cast with another diversity character: Veronica's wheelchair-bound cousin Harper. She's quite attractive of course, and immediately becomes competition for Betty & Veronica where it concerns a certain
Read more…I had a new perspective on the convention this year, because I served as a volunteer for the first time. I've always thought it was a friendly, well-run show, and if anything it looks even more so from the inside. As a volunteer I helped at the re
Read more…Once more, you get to pick who would win if these couples or teams mixed it up on a Saturday night which is alright for a fight!
Be bold. Be brutal. Be honest!
A scene from a "Roy of the Rovers" comic.
Over at my world-famous (ha-ha) blog, I review a hefty hardbound book collecting a long run of soccer comics starring "Hot Shot Hamish," a big palooka from the Hebrides of Scotland.
As I did a little bit of
Read more…And I think there might be time travel involved too. http://www.gocomics.com/dicktracy/#mutable_1168078
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I just wanted to make everyone aware that I am writing a Creator-Owned super-hero title at Rocketblast Comics titled Energyman. I am writing and lettering the book and the art in the first issue is by Francesco Conte!
Digital copies are av
Read more…I am so down on new comics these days that my participation on this board has dropped to nil. I am a “super-hero” guy at heart, but most super-hero comics these days bore me to tears. Every once in a while, though, a title which builds on the super-h
Read more…I just realized that I've always thought of them as a couple but she premiered solo. And did he meet her or her mother first?
Read more…Holy crap. I know I've said this before, but Dan Slott is nailing it.
I love how he uses everything from the past--especially the stuff he's written--and doesn't just discount it now that Peter is back in control of his own body. He has to deal with
Read more…Welcome to another edition of Comics Guide! This week we have a treat for you, and all you have to do is get through my blitherings about the week's notable books. Let's get to work!
THE CAPTAIN'S COMMENTS
It seems every week brings a couple of "All
Read more…I thought you folks would like to know this, and enjoy the pictures.
Free Comic Book Day Generates Record Breaking Attendance & Coverage
Over one million people estimated to have attended Free Comic Book Day in 2014
(BALTIMORE, MD) — (May 29, 201
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ANGRY BIRDS #1 (IDW Publications, $3.99): One of the most widely played video games gets its own comic book. It's hard to guess how the game could be turned into an ongoing series, but IDW has done more with less.
ARMOR HUNTERS #1 (of 4, Va
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EMILY AND THE STRANGERS: BREAKING THE RECORD #1 (of 3, Dark Horse, $3.99): I understand from various Legionnaires that this is one of those rare books that appeals to tween-age girls (and boys). Here's the first issue of another Emily tale,
Read more…http://www.gocomics.com/heartofthecity/#.U2vtt91lih8 Today's strip may be just the start. Heart's mom dragged her to the library and insisted she find a book, Heart found a graphic novel and her mother is afraid that it may be Manga.
Read more…I have to say I'm nut sure which Ragdoll this is, but I think it might be a re-boot of the original, not the one in the Secret Six. Even so Simone as a gift for this type of crazy villain (or villainess, it's hard to tell with Ragdoll). There is some
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