Anyone else see this? I picked it up at BJ's for 9.99. I remember it from a few years ago and it's still fun to watch. Extra's include a nice monster karaoke set.
Read more…This week's Comics Guide features a special treat, Legionnaires: Our own Baron has stopped by the Cave to offer his comments on some of this week's manga! Not only are we guaranteed wise and witty words from the Table's resident Japanophile, but it's
Read more…Jason's review of Shaman got me hankering for some more "year one" era Batman goodness, so I thought I'd delve into my back issues, pick up where he's planning on leaving off, and take a look back at Legends of the Dark Knight.
This time around, I'
Read more…I have a question regarding the current Uncanny X-Men.
Dazzler was knocked out and Mystique overtook her identity several months ago. I've been reading the book ever since, and yet I can't recall if that has been addressed since it happened. Is Mysti
Read more…My first exposure to Doc Savage was the first issue of Marvel’s b&w magazine. I read some of the novels, but they just didn’t capture my interest the way James Bond or Tarzan novels did. I really like the characters and associated elements; I just wi
Read more…The “fumetti” format is hit or miss (mostly miss) with me, but John Byrne has written some pretty good Star Trek comics, so I thought I’d plunk down my 64 bits (yes, admission price is eight bucks) and take a chance. For the most part, I’m glad I did
Read more…I've started to put together a list of pirate-themed comics features, and thought what I had might interest others. I'll add new items as I learn about them. Please feel free to offer suggestions.
I'm not trying to make a list every pirate feature
Read more…The theme this month is first volumes of ongoing collections.
(That’s my theme; you can post about anything you like.)
DARK HORSE/EC: Weird Fantasy is the latest in the EC archive series.
IDW/POPEYE: We’ve had collections of E.C. Segar’s comic strips
Read more…Let's try something new this week. Instead of leading with the titles the publishers recommend, I'll lead with the ones *I* recommend. Hey, I actually get paid to be a critic, so it's not as egotistical as it sounds! OK, maybe it is. But let's give i
Read more…I went to a Barnes & Noble the other day (and again to-day) , my first time in a while . They did have a , pretty decent in size , comics section/corner .
I have bought a few , six total , in those two visits . Does DC now do what Marvel has done for
Read more…Cover dated July 2000, DC published one of their semi-regular monthly events dubbed Silver Age, a supposedly fond look back at the halcyon days of its books from the 1960s. It was spearheaded by Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn, Kurt Busiek and others. Thei
THE CAPTAIN'S PICKS
BATGIRL #26
Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art and cover by FERNANDO PASARIN and JONATHAN GLAPION
Cover by ALEX GARNER
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
The shocking conclusion of “Batgirl: Wanted”! Can Barbara save her father’s life without
Read more…Amongst the posts I read every week at the Comic Book Resources site ( http://www.comicbookresources.com/ ) is Greg Hatcher's weekly column.
This week's installment made me stop and think.
http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2014/01/25/splashy-s
Read more…Superman, as everyone knows, gets his powers from Earth’s yellow sun.
Or does he? Superman has retailed this story for years, but it is beyond question false.
For the Earth’s sun is not yellow, but white.
Dr Lex Luthor, a Metropolis scientist who
Read more…I received to-day my order of THE KRYPTON COMPANION , edited " and mostly " written by Mchael Eury , a large-sized TPB from Toomorrows .
It's a guide to the Silver and Bronze Ages Superman (pre-Byrne) and , having set this up , I'll leave it at that
Read more…At the Fed-Ex I am typing this at , they are offering 2014 calenders , full-sized ones and different postcard-sized ones , to " vintage " genre themes - Romance pulp cover reproduction ones , and " Vintage Sci-Fi " (look , THEY used that phrase) and.
Read more…This survey graphic from comiXology actually moved a few weeks ago, but I posted it in the lightly-traveled News section, and I think it deserves a little more discussion. It's not often we get any kind of survey on comics, so it's a rare bird! What
Read more…Will to-morrow , December 24 2013 , Christmas Eve Day , be an adanced-from-Wednesday Big Wednesday , a New Comics Day ?
I do want to get CONSTANTINE number the 9th , continuing PHANTOM STRANGER #14 , and it wasn't in my - especially if I end up sta
Read more…This is interesting, I've read Knights of the Dinner Table for years and I know that they've had life readings at gaming cons, looks like they might be trying to take it to a Guild level. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/d20e/kodt-live-action-se
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