Anthony Tollin has posted the below on Facebook. Haven't seen anything about it elsewhere yet.
"RIP legendary DC Comics colorist TATJANA WOOD who just passed away at age 99. Tatjana had decades long runs on OUR AT WAR/SGT. ROCK and SWAMP THING, and in
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Recently, over in the JSA" thread, we've been discussing Golden Age stories vs. modern retellings citing Adventure Comics/Sandman Mystery Theatre and Captain America Comics/Invaders as examples of comic book stories that "really happened." In it, Cap
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Alan Scott first appeared in All-America Comics #16 in 1940 as a construction engineer (although he later switched professions and became a radio engineer). As Green Lantern, he was a founding member of the J
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Back in the days when movies were "held over" in big cities and those of us who lived in small towns had to wait seemingly forever to see them, I would routinely buy the paperback novelizations, but hold off on reading the final chapter(s). That was
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Captain America Comics #24 (reprinted in the Golden Age Captain America Marvel Masterworks v6 as well as the Golden Age Captain America Omnibus) has a full-page ad for the next issue, which reads: "From the author of 'The Girl in the Golden Atom,' on
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*(Transcribed from George Olshevsky's The Marvel Comics Index v1 #8A.)
Eventually, of course, the War ended. The Axis was crushed. (Was there ever any doubt that we would win?) And all the Marvel superheroes found themselves effectively out of a job.
Read more…It's another week where I have to cobble together the guide. It worries me how many errors might creep in. And it doesn't leave me a lot of time to actually talk about the books! Annoying.
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NO. 1: DC COMICS
From Lunar Distribution
ACTIO
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I was flipping through the new Lost Marvels: Savage Tales collection when I came across a beautifully-rendered aerial battle drawn by an artist whose style I didn't recognize. Checking the credits, to my surprise the artist was Herb Trimpe! Editor La
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Inspired by Captain America #32 (2000), I wrote a letter to the Comics Buyer's Guide which was printed in #1362. In it, I traced Captain America's involvement in World War II solely through what was revealed in the comics themselves. What follows is
Read more…GoCollect.com pooped out on me this week. I was starting to feel confident in its list, and the separation by publisher was convenient. Since it's unavailable this week (and for all I know forever) I'm looking at other sites, which aren't quite as co
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Tortured Hearts is the eighth in a series of EC-inspired comics following...
Just in time for Valentine's Day, stories include...
Shilo Norman is the third escape artist to bill himself as "Mister Miracle"...
Shilo first appeared in the 15th issue of the first series.
Police Lieutenant Driver arrived with Shilo in tow while Mister Miracle Scot
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NO. 1: MARVEL COMICS
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: TORN #5 (OF 5), $3.99: Discussion can be found HERE.
CYCLOPS #1 (OF 5), $4.99:
Witer: Alex Paknadel
Penciller: Roge Antonio
CYCLOPS UNLEASHED! Scott Summers is a mutant who is always in near-to
Read more…Hey, are any of you guys in the Boston/Providence, R.I. area? I'm going there for a conference during the week of February 15-21, and I'd like to connect with a fellow Legionnaire while I'm there.
In any event, I'm sure to be looking for some comics s
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NO. 1: MARVEL COMICS
GODZILLA: INFINITY ROAR #1 (OF 5), $5.99: I still have the last Marvel vs. Godzilla series of one-shots on my to-read pile. I think the novelty has worn off.
NOVA CENTURION #4, $3.99: I read the first three iss
Read more…Story It's being reported that Sal Buscema has passed away. Damn, the big names from my younger days are getting pretty thin on the ground.
Hermes says "Looks like the snow has us all stuck inside — and we thought, why not make the best of it?" Which sounds swell, but I don't know who they expect to deliver product to us. I haven't seen a car or truck -- certainly not UPS or DHL -- on my
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Previews and press releases for some titles posted in COMING COMICS: JANUARY 2026
NO. 1 MARVEL COMICS
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1, $4.99: It's a first issue, of a sort. so heads up.
FANTASTIC FOUR #52 (FACSIMILE EDITION), $4.99:
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NO. 1: MARVEL COMICS
IMPERIAL
As I said with Nova: Centurion last week, I'm on the fence on the titles emerging from Jonathan Hickman's "Imperial." In fact, I somehow missed Black Panther: Intergalactic #1 and Planet She-Hulk #2, a
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