In honor of Mr.Silver Age entering this forum, I offer this topic.
As I was flipping through some "Showcase Presents" volumes, I got to "SP: Batman, Volume 2". With its artwork alternating from Carmine Infantino to *ahem* Bob Kane, it presented suc
Read more…Thinking about the comics that I read in the 70s (my Golden Age), certain characters stand out more that others. Surprisingly one is the Golem from "Strange Tales" #174 (Ju'75). I don't remember how I got that issue but it left an impact on me. He ha
Read more…DC ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES BI-COASTAL REALIGNMENT STRATEGY
MULTI-MEDIA AND DIGITAL BUSINESSES RELOCATE TO LOS ANGELES WHILE DC COMICS PUBLISHING TO REMAIN IN NEW YORK CITY
Press Release
Over at Mister Silver Age's forum (glad that's up and running again), I wrote about how the super-villains gathered by Doctor Destiny in Justice League of America #61 (Operation:Jail the Justice League) were a bit lacking. Luthor and the Penguin, fin
Read more…I watched the "Batman: Under the Red Hood" animated DVD (not for the kiddies!) and at the beginning, two defeated thugs helpfully give out expostion by telling us that Nightwing was the first Robin.
Is this true in the comic book DCU? I always thou
Read more…DC Universe Legacies #6 is another beautifully drawn issue, this time penciled by Jerry Ordway and inked by George Perez. As the cover blurb indicates, this issues covers the aftermath of the Crisis through the events depicted in the Legends limited
Read more…Would he disregard what Grant has done? How would he approach the character and his history?
Johnny Witts? We've recently seen what happened to Roy Reynolds, the Getaway Genius, but has anything been done with Johnny Witts Post-Crisis/Zero Hour/Superboy's Fists?
First of all I’d like to say how excited I am to be able to report that someone at Dark Horse finally came around to my point of view and changed the paper of their Gold Key reprints (this one, anyway) to a stock that better showcases the original co
Read more…Which characters, which villains, which story? What depiction of Star City?
This discussion has been coming to a slow boil on the back burner of my mind for some time now, but it’s finally been moved to the front. For anyone who cares to dig your backissues out of the longbox to better follow along, you have until tomorrow t
Read more…I thought it was funny: the link is here
No language at the link either for those who worry about it, unlike most College Humor articles.
This thread is a part of our Grant Morrison Reading Project.
Though I read most of Grant Morrison's run on Batman, I wasn't paying too close of attention so I will re-read them, starting with # 655-658 (S'-D' 06), "Batman and Son".
#655:
Great open
Read more…The long-running strip 'Cathy' will have its last daily on Oct. 2 and its last Sunday on Oct. 3, as creator Cathy Guisewite wishes to spend more time with her family.
Sometimes there are plot holes in a story that you can overlook because the rest of the story is so good. Other times, however, they are just too damn obvious to give any leeway to. The first Flash story arc with Barry Allen reached the breaking po
Read more…Hot on the heels of Sgt. Rock’s appearance in the recent DC Universe Legacies #4 comes a new a new Our Army at War one-shot, sporting a cover by Joe Kubert, no less! This story tells parallel tales of two very different wars… or are they really so di
Read more…Superman - Secret Origin #6 - Not a lot of really new stuff, but some beautiful art and a nice tribute to Chris Reeve.
Batman #702 - I love the idea of the original bullet...the one all other bullets come from...and it can kill gods. It left a Dar
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ARCHIE #616
"Campaign Pain" Part 1.
President Barack Obama and famed politician Sarah Palin get involved as Student Government campaigns spiral out of control at Riverdale High! The race between Archie and Reggie gets hot as campaign chaos reaches to t
I’ve got to start reading my solicitations more closely! A couple of months ago, my wife, Tracy of Moon-T (whose symbol is the Moon), asked me about Moon Knight while flipping through the latest Previews catalogue. The new volume reprints the same st
Read more…The story is here.
I am usually pretty tepid on announcements like this, but I've liked what Levitz has done so far on the two Legion titles he has been writing. Also, I am a big sucked for anything Fatal Five related.
