I say "recent" but I am going to discuss comics from as far back as 2007.
Today's Topic: "How to reconcile Mission's End with Year Five."
MISSION'S END #1: First, start with Star Trek: Mission's End #1, which is set during the early days of Kirk's c
Read more…We've all been waiting for the other shoe to drop on DC Universe after the launch of HBO Max, and the evisceration of the DCU staff. That shoe just dropped, and it's not as bad as I feared. Here's the press release:
DC UNIVERSE TRANSFORMS INTO DC
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Heroes Reborn #4 (of 7)Marvel Comics | 40 pages | Teen+ | $4.99
Writer: Jason Aaron | Art: James Stokoe, Ed McGuinness | Cover: Leinil Francis Yu | Trading Card variant: Mark Bagley | Variant: Jeffrey Veregge | Action Figure variant: Jo
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GENRE TV
Archer, "Helping Hands" (FX, Sept. 23)
Enola Holmes, movie (Netflix, Sept. 23)
Star Trek: Lower Decks, "Veritas" (CBS All Access, Sept. 24)
Raised by Wolves (HBO Max, Sept. 24)
Star Trek: Discovery, broadcast prem
Read more…Over in the thread What is the Earliest Multiverse Story, I wrote the following:
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It's difficult for me to accept any Wonder Woman story written by Robert Kanigher as being even remotely canonical since he basically made stuff up to fit his plots. He
For more, see "This Week in Comics: Feb. 15-21, 2021, Part I"
… AND THE REST
2000 A.D. Oct 2020 Prog Pack
Abbott 1973 #2 (of 5)
Adachi and Shimamura GN Vol 1
Ajin GN Vol 16
Amazing Spider-Man #57 2nd Ptg
American Born Chinese SC with Flaps
Critics h
BOOM! STUDIOS
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER HELLMOUTH DELUXE EDITION HC
MAW #1 (OF 5)
POWER RANGERS #11
SAVE YOURSELF #4 (OF 4)
SEVEN SECRETS #12
WYND #10
DARK HORSE COMICS
HELLBOY & BPRD 1957 FAMILY TIES ONE-SHOT
HOUSE OF LOST HORIZONS #5 (OF 5)
SAVAGE
Read more…Not finding a story, but seeing reports on-line that Steve Lightle has died.
BOOM! STUDIOS
EVE #5 (OF 5
LAST WITCH GN
MAMO #3 (OF 5)
MIGHTY MORPHIN #11
DARK HORSE COMICS
CUPHEAD VOL 2: CARTOON CHRONICLES & CALAMITIES TPB
EC ARCHIVES: SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES TPB
EMPOWERED OMNIBUS VOL 3 TPB
LAST FLIGHT OUT #1 (OF 6
MALIKA: WARR
Read more…This article from the blog at DCComics.com identifies the story in Wonder Woman #100 (AUG58) as the first multiverse story: "The Forest of Giants!/The Challenge of Dimension X" (16 pages) featuring an identical twin of Wonder Woman.
Just after that,
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The Conjuring: The Lover #1 (of 5)
DC Comics | 17+ | $3.99
Writers: David L. Johnson-McGoldrick, Rex Ogle, Scott Snyder | Art: Garry Brown, Dave Johnson, Denys Cowan | Cover: Bill Sienkiewicz | Variant: Ryan Brown | 1:25 variant: Garry
Read more…Additional DC and Archie previews came in, which made the original post too long (more than 10,000 characters, the Ning limit). So I've split the post, like I had to do last week. I may have to do this every week I use all of the Future State preview
Read more…GENRE TV
His Dark Materials, "Malice" (HBO, Dec. 21)
The Expanse, "Guagamela" (Amazon Prime, Dec. 23)
Star Trek: Discovery, "The Citadel" (CBS All Access, Dec. 24)
The Stand, "Pocket Savior" (CBS All Access, Dec. 24)
Pennyworth, "The Belt and Welt"
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Barry Windsor-Smith: Monsters HC
Fantagraphics | $39.99
Writer/Art: Barry Windsor-Smith
I had never heard of this book until recently, despite the PR telling me that BWS has been working on it for 35 years. (35 years!!?!) Nor h
Read more…I don't remember when it was, exactly, that I lost interest in Superman. There was a time, from Crisis on Infinite Earths until well into the 2Ks, that I had complete collections of every Superman title published (Superman, Action Comics, Adventures
Read more…BOOM! STUDIOS
BUFFY VAMPIRE SLAYER LEGACY EDITION VOL 5 TPB
DARK BLOOD #2 (OF 6)
DUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES #9 (OF 12)
FIREFLY #32
GOOD LUCK #3 (OF 5)
ONCE & FUTURE #19
SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #19
DARK HORSE COMICS
BACON & OTHER MONSTROUS TALES
Read more…I always pronounced it with a hard "g", like "begin gold" without the "be"..
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Averee TPB
A Wave Blue World Inc | 6x9 | Teen | 136 pages | $16.99
Writers: Stephanie Phillips, Dave Johnson | Art/Cover: Marika Cresta, Andrew Dalhouse
According to the PR, this is a story that takes place in the near future,
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"In my younger and more vulnerable years," when I was actively seeking to build my comic book collection (as opposed to merely maintain it), I used to say that I collected in two directions at once. By that I meant that I not only collected from the
Read more…Captain's Note: It's a new year, so let's try something new with this feature. Y'all let me know if you like this approach.
GENRE TV OF NOTE
The Expanse, "Tribes" (Amazon Prime, Jan. 6)
Star Trek: Discovery, season 3 finale, "Outside" (CBS All Acces
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