I swore I saw something in the very first issue of the FF about them specifically aiming to get to Venus before the commies. But now I see no mention whatsoever about Venus in the Essentials reprint of that issue. Was it altered? Did I just imagine i
Read more…Are there any bits of received wisdom which comics threw up again and again that never convinced? For example, even as a kid I couldn’t believe that the citizens of Kandor preferred to live under an artificial sun because they had never had super-pow
Read more…...should they just focus on another Kryptonian? Is that why Mon-El is being featured so much recently?
My friend asked me a question that I couldn't answer, but I told him I knew where to find out. In traditional mythology Thor had red hair. Is there a reason why in the Marvel Universe that he is a blond? Thank you.
Read more…I'm telling you, it pays to visit DC's Vertigo: Graphic Content blog. I just won a signed copy of the first FABLES Deluxe edition (to go with my free copy of the Fables novel I won on the blog).
Read more…I don't think we have one of these on the current board yet. Anyway, two Marvel books are getting the ax after only five issues: Doctor Voodoo and SWORD. I'm disappointed (though not surprised) by the cancellation of SWORD. It's a good series but th
Read more…I need your help again, Legionnaires! I'm going to review ComicBase for the Scripps column, and I want to make sure I'm using it to its full capacity. As I type this I'm copying the art/movies to my hard drive, which will take some time, apparently.
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Read more…So as to not clutter up the front page with 20+ polls, I'm going to try to list them all in this one thread. So come on in, vote and have fun!
Read more…I recently started re-reading this and decided it would be fun to view it as a project of sorts. The modern Marvel Universe has its beginnings here and I find it fun to revisit it from time to time. I'm at FF 17 now and may finish the volume today (i
Read more…I've read three volumes of Showcase Presents: Aquaman and have come to one conclusion: Aqualad was the single most useless and annoying sidekick of all time. He has the same powers and skills as Aquaman, much like Robin, Kid Flash and Speedy. Howev
Read more…Reed Richards — member of the super hero group the Fantastic Four and dubbed Mr. Fantastic by millions. A man of incredible brilliance. Reed has time and again used inventions of great technology to defeat the super-villain menace. Fellow genius Tony
Read more…Eduardo Barretto, artist of the newspaper comic strip Judge Parker and former artist of The New Teen Titans and other comic books, is off the strip for the immediate future because of meningitis. Judge Parker writer Woody Wilson told the Associated
Read more…My first two Tarzan comics were Tarzan #223 (the final chapter of Joe Kubert’s adaptation of “The Return of Tarzan”) and DC 100-Page Super-Spectacular #19. Shortly thereafter I acquired the two DC Treasury Editions which reprinted Kubert’s adaptation
Read more…I love Blackest Night, but I am tired of everyone assuming there will be a white lantern (or lanterns). It's too easy to go there--I think Geoff Johns is a better writer than that. Infact -- If there's a white lantern, I'll frickin, wear white underp
Read more…I took a chance and I'm reading Showcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown volume 1. I'm about halfway through, having read their original Showcase appearances and the first seven issues of their eponymous title. Based on what I have read thus far,
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