General Comics Discussions (6888)
The Comic-Book Book
This topic follows on the heels of discussions of Seduction of the Innocent, All in Color for a Dime (along with The Great Comic Book Heroes) and A Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics. As with the previous discussions, I plan to proceed at the rate
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"Yu-Gi-Oh!" Creator Takahashi Kazuki Found Dead At Sea
Story I never read any Yu-GiOh! or watched any of the anime, but there's no denying that it was a huge hit, much bigger, I think, than he expected. According to the story, he was found offshore in snorkeling gear and there were signs that hewas at
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The power of Jughead!
OK, this made me laugh. Sharing.
Also, a Golden Age legacy character debuts this month:
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Explain "Infinity" style comics to me, please
Fantastic Four Infinity Comic #1, Spine-Tingling Spider-Man Infinity Comic #1, X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #1 and a few others. Who is the intended audience for these non-canon loosely drawn stories, and why are they called "Infinity Comics"?
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Comics on sale Nov. 9-10, 2021
BOOM! STUDIOS
MAGIC THE GATHERING #8
MAMO #5 (OF 5)
MIGHTY MORPHIN #13
REGARDING THE MATTER OF OSWALD’S BODY #1 (OF 5)
THE SHORT WHILE ORIGINAL GN
DARK HORSE COMICS
BERSERK VOL 9 DELUXE EDITION HC
MAZEBOOK #3 (OF 5)
NO ONE LEFT TO FIGHT II #2 (OF 5
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Archie Comics September 2022 Solicits
CHILLING ADVENTURES PRESENTS... WEIRDER MYSTERIES (ONE-SHOT)
Riverdale is known to be a hotbed of strange happenings and paranormal activity… always has been and always will be. Take a look as a few extra-special case files are opened that highlight
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Fan of Bronze: You Learn Something NEW Every Day!
I'm starting this thread for the little things that I've discovered while re-reading my old books. This will probably be trivia of the most trivial nature but it is what it is!
Today I picked out TWO things from Detective Comics #446 (Ap'75):
1) In th
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Dark Horse purchased by Swedish company
Well, this is interesting.
Embracer Group enters into an agreement to acquire Dark Horse and forms the tenth operative group
MILWAUKIE, Ore., (December 21, 2021)—Embracer Group AB ("Embracer") has today entered into an agreement to acquire Dark Hors
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Was BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE ever meant to be an Elseworlds?
Over on the Back Issue Facebook group, there is some contention that Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's groundbreaking and influential Batman: The Killing Joke (1988) was originally intended to be an early Elseworlds story with no consequences in the reg
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Comics on sale Dec. 21-22, 2021
COMICS RELATED
TEEN TITANS GO!
Friday, Dec. 24 (5:30 p.m.) “Christmas Crusaders / The True Meaning of Christmas”
Friday, Dec. 24 (6:30 p.m.) “A Holiday Story / Beast Boy on a Shelf”
BOOM! STUDIOS
EAT THE RICH #5 (OF 5)
FIREFLY BLUE SUN RISING DLX ED
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This Week in Comics: Oct. 26-27, 2021
COMICS-RELATED
Aquaman: King of Atlantis
"Chapter Three: Tidal Shift"
It's Aquaman’s first day on the job as King of Atlantis and he’s got a LOT of catching up to do. Luckily, he has his two royal advisors to back him up — Vulko, the scholar, and M
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How do the Wakandans mine Vibranium?
Has it ever been established how the people of Wakanda mine Vibranium? I can't imagine traditional methods work, as picks, shovels and other tools would lose all of their energy each time they struck. Same with heavy equipment.
I suppose they could
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All in Color for a Dime
I recently finished reading Fredric Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent for the first time and found myself in need of a little mental palate-cleansing. I first turned to The Great Comic Book Heroes by Jules Feiffer for the third time... sort of. Tha
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This Week in Comics: May 4-10, 2021
THE BIG STUFF
The Complete Kirby: War & Romance HC
Marvel Comics | All Ages | $125.00
Writer: Stan Lee | Art/Covers: Jack Kirby
King of the comics art form, Jack Kirby needs no introduction. He was an architect of the Marvel Universe, but his contri
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Could Superman in his first appearance (Action Comics #1) have defeated the Hulk in his first appearance (Incredible Hulk #1)
Over the years, we've had a number of conversations about whether the Hulk can beat Superman, and that conversation usually ends "Superman from outer space with heat vision." Which is fine as far as I'm concerned.
However, what if the two fought as
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Superheroes Needing Training
Many times in Western superhero comics, someone gets powers and somehow understands how to use them immediately and can do so with little effort.
At some point, it came into vogue that a training period was needed to fully understand using these ext
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Brainiac 5 questions
Was it ever confirmed that Brainiac 5 inherited his force field from Brainiac? As I recall, that force field was pretty strong. IIRC, in Brainiac's first appearance, Superman punched it as hard as he could and did zero damage.
Brainiac 5's primary s
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Batman: Wayne Family Adventures
I just heard about this, but I haven't checked it out yet. Has anyone read it? Thoughts?
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