I spotted Bride of Frankenstien, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde (Spenser Tracy version), Forbidden Planet and Thing From Another world. Good line up.
Read more…I still don't like what they did with the character's design. That being said this issue reminded me of She-Hulk 50 and I love to be able to browse this many different styles of comic book art in one reading. Complete satire on comic books and even t
Read more…A few months back TCM showed Billy the Kid versus Dracula, at the Arisia convention next week they'll be showing Bonnie and Clyde versus Dracula, I've read the Holmes/Dracula file by Saberhagen, he's fought Thor, Howard the Duck and the X-men in marv
Read more…The latest issue of Forever evil got me to wondering about this. Superwoman is basically Lois so a meeting between the two of them should really have been interesting.
Read more…I finally got around to perusing Marvel's solicitations for January. Holy cow! The House of Ideas has a ton of new stuff coming out in the new year. So what are you most looking forward to? The return of Miracleman? George A Romero's Empire of t
Read more…This is a general interest thread to tout new books you've just picked up the first issue of -- or are excited to be picking up soon! Share your discoveries!
Read more…Welcome to another Comics Guide, with your humble Captain as your guide, historian and court jester. Let's start, as usual, with the books the publishers have been pushing with PR and previews:
PUBLISHER PICKS
AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #2
Script: Robert
I spotted this while looking for something else. Anyone ever seen it? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044427/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 1952 was close to the end of the serials era wasn't it?
Read more…Mary Robin, R.N., started and ended at the same time as Bonnie Taylor, the stewardess who suffered a heartbreak at the end of almost every issue of Young Romance. Mary checked in at County General Hospital in September/October 1963 with Young Love 3
Read more…Trying to keep myself busy so I was scanning this one in and I wondered.
Read more…I was transferring some old Buzz Lightyear of Star Command cartoons to DVD and I got to the episode where Buzz meets his evil other dimensional counter part. Just like Kirk did, and Batman has Owlman... How many heroes don't have evil twins? I can't
Read more…I know they have a bit of a bad reputation because the art, but the stories in this issue remind me of the old style horror comics. Book ended by a conflict between the main characters the three stories shift art styles and tone, the best one being t
Read more…Thoughts for comics and stuff that will be coming out in January...
I was going through the collection and I realized that the Lost in Space comic and the Galaxy Quest comics never finished the storylines that were ongoing before they ceased publication. Or did I just miss them? Anyone know and are there any other co
Read more…I realized while scanning this in, this comic is the oldest one I own. I wasn't even around in 1951. Was Veronica ever not sexy?
Read more…Wasn't really bad, but I don't see much of a difference between this and Catwoman, at least in some ways. Both outlaws, both a bit crazy at times, fearless, risk takers, thrill seekers... Harley is a bit more out there but it's only a matter of a few
Read more…Hey everybody,
It's that time of year again. No, I don't mean it's time to stuff your face with egg nog and candy canes. It's time to reflect on the best comics of 2014. Here's your chance to have your say. Every member of Captain Comics' Comics
Read more…CAPTAIN COMET is an anomaly among super-heroes, being neither a Golden Age character nor a Silver Age character. He debuted in Strange Adventures #9 (Ju'51) and ended his run in #49 (O'54). While he had some reprints in the late 60s/early 70s, the Sh
A+X #12
CHRISTOS GAGE & JUSTIN JORDAN (w)
MIKE DEODATO & TBD (a)
Cover by MIKE DEODATO
• BEAST AND WONDER MAN TOGETHER AGAIN!
• CAPTAIN AMERICA meets his match in… JUBILEE?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
ACTION COMICS #23.4: METALLO
Written by SHOLLY FISCH
A
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Eisner award-winning writer and artist Mike Norton!
Mike Norton (W/A/Cover), Dennis Hopeless (W), and Mark Englert (C)
FC, 96 pages
$12.99
Insomniac librarian Devin MacKenzie is yanked into a maelstrom of mayhem and mystery by the punctuat
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