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Wait shouldn't you be fighting the other guy? Possible spoilers

Having just read Invincible Iron 501, I decided to start this thread. Without going into too much detail about the story, I'll just say the villain is Dr. Octopus, one of Spidey's villains. So far it seems like a good story.

 

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Scott Adams is digging a big hole for himself

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/03/25/scott-adam-sexist-mens-rights/ Yikes...

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2011 Eisner Noms

Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Nominees, 2011 Best Short Story “Bart on the Fourth of July,” by Peter Kuper, in Bart Simpson #54 (Bongo) “Batman, in Trick for the Scarecrow,” by Billy Tucci, in DCU Halloween Special 2010 (DC) “Cinderella,” by Ni

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Entries from the 70s DC Heroes Dictionary

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/03/22/super-dictionary-dc-comics/

Wow...Chris Roberson actually referenced this in a recent Superman story...best thing you'll see on the internet today.

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There sure are a lot of movies!

To-day , I spent two bucks on a National Edition copy of the paper New York Times* (In fact even buying yesterdays' still-on-stock as well for a reason that relates to another currently ongoing post here at CC - can you guess what it is?????) . To-da

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What a haul! Nice finds at an antique shop

On Sunday, I visited an antique store in Harrisburg, Pa.

One of the attendants at the place pointed me to a box of comics, and I was surprised by the contents. All early 1970s books. All in good shape. A few Marvels. Lots of DC. A few Gold Keys too.

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A/S " Governator " project and Stan's later work...

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http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/w0011509.html

  This is the shortest-URLd of several posts I saw regarding the " Governator " comic-book and cartoon project , involving Stan Lee and Arnold Schwarznegger , that's been involved .

  Other posts

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Movie About 1970s Conventions

Out here in San Francisco , a local movie theater is showing a film titled " BACK TO SPACE-CON " , a documentary about Bay Area Star Trek and scienc fiction conventions in the 70s .

  The film would appear to be a fairly low-budget production - it se

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Dynamic Man - Mystic Comics #1-4

The most recent character I’ve read from Mystic Comics #1-4 is Dynamic Man. I don’t remember how (or if) JMS dealt with his origin in The Twelve, but it’s pretty weird here! Dynamic Man is apparently an artificial man created, Frankenstein style, in

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Legion of Superfluous-Heroes, this isn't new is it?

If this is an old and tired discussion, I apologize in advance because I am new to these here parts. It is just I seem to recall a comedy/spoof comic of the late 80s/ early 90s. Does that cause anyone else to recall anything or is it a memory trick.

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Geoff Johns to write new Aquaman series

Now...all we need is a great team on a Firestorm book and Brightest Day will have been worth it.

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Terry Moore’s Echo #28

SPOILERS

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Marvel's Book of the Dead: 2004---Wait a Minute!

I was flipping through some Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe and noticed this one. Would it surprise anyone that a big percentage of the "deceased" are walking around today? Let's see:

Bucky: once the Holy Grail of Dead Heroes, now the new, s

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Hawkeye: Blindspot with some Spoilers

The Hawkeye: Blindspot mini is both a great read and a frustrating one as well. This is the *SPOILER* here though it may be a little obvious. Hawkeye is going blind due to an injury suffered during Widowmaker. Tony Stark creates a device to help him

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Marvel brings back sports comics with 15-Love

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/Marvel-15-love-110316.html I was a big fan of Andi Watson's Skeleton Key back in the day...I'll probably pick this up.

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Top 100 comics of the 20th century

http://archives.tcj.com/3_online/f_curtain.html I mentioned this in the comics magazine/fanzine thread and thought I would post the list for others to see. At the end of the 90s, the primary staff of The Comics Journal each submitted a list which be

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Anyone try Googling something yet today?

It's a Will Eisner's Spirit theme for some reason today. Interesting. Figured this was old news around here already!

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Very cool glass Kandor sculptures

http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/24/bookshelf-mike-kelley-kandors/ Man, I would love to have one of those.

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Mutant Hangover

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The crown of thorns in September, 1989 - Daredevil and Swamp Thing

OK...freaky, weird coincidence...maybe.

 

I was reading the Daredevil collection "Lone Stranger" last night which reprints some of the Ann Nocenti and John Romita, Jr. Daredevil issues from the 80s.  I get to issue 270, which is the introduction of B

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