I was reading one of the Godzilla titles just now and the fairies of Mothra are showing a human a diagram on a stone wall that classifies the monsters now attacking Earth and she points out that they missed Godzilla. I remembered the scene in the
Read more…I wasn't sick but the depression cut deep and I found myself liking My Little Pony. Reminded me of when I was a kid and had the German measles and spent two weeks at home watching Flipper. Sometimes tv is great for just taking you away from yourself
Read more…Here's a thread to let people know of upcoming and recently released comics that can be picked up and enjoyed, no strings attached, with nothing more to buy, ever! No salesman will visit your home!
The first alert goes to Superman/Batman #10 (on sal
Gary Arlington , " who founded (the) nation's first comics-only store " , has died at 75 .
SF gate has a story , bylined to Julian Guthrie , that will tell you more .
I don't have time to link it , I'm sure that I have given you enough search ter
Read more…In the background in one of the panels there is a woman with green hair and fly-style wings who speaks in a hissing voice if I can read the word balloon correctly. Anyone know who she is?
Read more…I'm thinking of picking up some Vertigo issues when I get the chance, gotten curious after Cap's article on Constantine, did Zatanna fair better in those stories than in her regular DC appearances?
Read more…Looks like Nightwing, Suicide Squad, Justice League America, Superman Unchained, Teen Titans and Stormwatch are all ending. Some of them -- JLA, and I'm guessing Nightwing and Teen Titans, and maybe Suicide Squad -- will probably be back in another f
Read more…While at Arisia this weekend I was at a panel that was discussing the giant robot genre (Swords and Sideburns: Super Robot Anime). I love this sort of panel because it is a good way to find out about shows that I'd never heard of, like Robot Girls Z.
Read more…THE CAPTAIN'S PICKS
ALL-NEW INVADERS #1
Written by JAMES ROBINSON
Art by STEVE PUGH
Cover by MUKESH SINGH
Variant Covers by JOHN CASSADAY, SKOTTIE YOUNG, & STEVE PUGH Also Available
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
“GODS AND SOLDIERS” PART ONE
All-New Marvel
Read more…THE CAPTAIN'S PICKS
Only one title jumped out at me this week. That's not to say that there aren't a lot of good comics, even in the middle of the holiday season, but this is the only one that I'd describe as a Must-Look:
HARLEY QUINN #1
Written by A
So, Marvel provides a digital code with all of its $3.99 books. DC also sells certain books as a print/digital combo pack. There's no reason we shouldn't be sharing these, and getting twice the comics for our money!
So I propose to let this be a pla
COVERS: I recently threw a few possible nominations for “Best Cover” into the ol’ Cappies memory box, but with Alex Ross doing a whole series of Marvel 75th anniversary covers there are likely to be more in the future.
MARVEL FIRSTS: THE 80s: Vol. 2:
Read more…I didn't make it last week, I'm not going to make it today. I've finished my making video game homework, I'm working on my intro to computer graphics homework, I've got to go over those &*#$&*#@$&(@#$ word problems for a math test tomorrow and if
Read more…As part of All-New Marvel Now!, this month we see the debut of a new She-Hulk series, by writer Charles Soule and artist Javier Pulido. My thoughts on issue #1 (SPOILERS, naturally):
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Read more…I hadn't picked this up since issue 1, but I love covers and this one was really good. There was a lot in this issue from a Star Wars reminding scene, a reference to her roller derby career and a set up for the next issue and it was also a comple
Read more…I'm still going through my old vhs collection and putting it onto dvd and I came across a couple of Batman episodes from when the Scifi channel ran them. As I watched the Superman serial last week I thought of the later tv show and realized that t
Read more…The other day, I picked up from my friendly neighborhood library Spider-Man: Spider Island, a trade paperback collection of the main story from the mega crossover a while back. Yes, I know it was out a while ago, but as they say, any story you haven'
Read more…As most of us know, Johnny Quick activated his powers using a mathematical formula. Also, notoriously, Dr. Sivana came up with a formula that when spoken allowed him to walk through walls. Later, Captain Marvel himself used the same formula for the s
Read more…For those of you who are unaware, while Flash Thompson was in Vietnam, he was injured and a Vietnamese family took him in. He stayed until--or likely past--the time he was healed. I'm guessing a minimum seven days. My question--would that have been
Read more…I've not time to seek out our Captain's listing for the comics adaptation .
The current?? ish o' THE NEW YORKER has a long article about the " NOAH " film , so.........
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