Turner Classic Movies is showing a few of the "I love a mystery" movies and I didn't even know that they made movies from the radio shows. Did the show ever make it into the comics? Does anyone know how many radio shows made into the comics?
Read more…An overview of the various adaptations of Jules Verne's 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA...
http://professorhswaybackmachine.blogspot.com/2013/08/jules-verne.html
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https://captaincomics.ning.com/forum/topics/cappies-2013-voting-thread
Read more…I have been reading Volume 5 of Classic Comics Press's books of Leonard Starr's newspaper strip MARY PERKINS ON STAGE . (As a matter of fact , this volume has the Sunday strip's logo changing from simply " On Stage " to " MARY PERKINS On Stage " as I
Read more…This was a good start to the series. Space adventures are tricky for me in comics. When Star Wars and BattleStar Galactica first came out in comic form I was disapointed after the action and special effects of the movies and tv to the kind of st
Read more…This one was picked up on a whim. Peter David is back but this time there's a new twist on the team. They are now working for a mega corporation.
The team so far includes Polaris, Gambit and Quicksilver. Polaris is the team leader but so far the rag
Read more…If one were to peruse through DC's Silver Age comics, you would have found a dearth of African-American characters while Marvel had the Black Panther, Gabe Jones, Joe Robertson, Bill Foster and in the early 70s, Luke Cage, Hero For Hire/Power Man. DC
Ask not what your Comics Guide can do for you, ask what you can do for your Comics Guide! (Which is read it, of course.)
Let's start, as usual, with the books with press releases and previews:
PUBLISHERS PICKS
ALL-NEW X-MEN #19
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
So the ex-KGB spy now Avenger has her own series, again.
I liked this first issue, a lot. We see two assignments of Natasha's as she tries to make amends for her past. The main mission has a nice twist.
The story is stand alone, so maybe the series
Read more…Welcome to the latest Comics Guide, which ranks up there with the Junior Woodchuck Guide in utility and necessity!*
(* Not meant to be a factual statement.)
Here are my top recommendations of the week:
DEADPOOL: THE GAUNTLET #1
WRITTEN by GERRY DUGGA
Ultra-Man is going all over the planet eating the stuff, he pulled a hunk of it out of Metalo's chest.
Read more…To help us appreciate comic book art I'd like to start a sort of forum game. Respond to this post with a "GIVE ME AN ARTIST!" message and I will will assign you a comic book artist.
RULES UPDATE!
I'll list an artist and everyone who wants to join in
Read more…In case anyone is interested, they have an article about how the Elf Quest logo has changed over the years and also about the font they use now. Interesting stuff.
Read more…I was transfering some vhs to dvd and there was the Superman animated show where Lana first showed up. Got me to wondering, was the first meeting between the L's important or did they meet up off panel and simply seemed to have always known each othe
Read more…Welcome to Comics Guide Airlines! I'm your pilot, Captain Comics. This is an excellent flight, with lots to see, but as usual we have a few words about safety:
1. Remember that clicking on art will get you a larger version, so don't hurt your eyes sq
Read more…I'm coming in cold but had no trouble getting the concept and the storyline looks good.
Read more…Howdy, and welcome back to the Greatest Comics Guide in the Universe (TM)! This week plays catch-up on 2013 and falls on a holiday week, so I'm not recommending anything in particular. But there's good stuff, which I suspect you'll find on your own.
Read more…I was out of town yesterday, and while driving through I noticed a comic book store--probably wouldn't have stopped (plenty of comics already this week...) except they had a sign in the window that proclaimed "Free Comic Books Today". I stopped in to
Read more…In book-length collections , what stuff gets included ~ and what gets LEFT OUT ?????????
How about censorings/expurgation , whether for legal or changing tastes , eh ?????????
Some collections (as I'll call all book-length collections here , though I
Read more…From the New York Post: "'Superman’ Artist Stunned to Find ‘Donated’ Work on Sale"
The long and short of it:
Superman artist Al Plastino, 91, was at the New York Comic Con, and was surprised to find the original pages he drew for “Superman’s Mission
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