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Jim Shooter

Mark Waid has posted the following on Facebook:

"RIP Jim Shooter, 1951-2025.

I've just received word that Jim Shooter passed away of esophogeal cancer, which he's been battling for some time. I realize that for many he's been a controversial figure i

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14 Replies · Reply by Jeff of Earth-J Sep 10

The first issue of Avengers I bought new was Giant-Size #1, which featured (among others, of course) Mantis. I just finished reading Fantastic Four (1st series) #323-325, which likewise featured Mantis. It put me in mind to re-read what followed. Bef

Started by Jeff of Earth-J in General Comics Discussions

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Superman from the Beginning

This painting by pulp artist H.J. Ward, best known for his Spicy Detective covers, hung for years in the DC offices.

FREQUENTLY RECURRING CHARACTERS / VILLAINS:

LUTHOR:

Action Comics #23, 42, 43, 125, 131,146
Superman #4, 5, 10, 12, 13, 17, 18, 20 (came

Started by Jeff of Earth-J in General Comics Discussions

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On Format

It's official. The new Marvel catalog is out today and, for the first time in many years, a new MMW is not in it. Not that I didn't believe Bleeding Cool's reporting; it's just that not seeing a MMW solicited really strikes home for me. It would not

Started by Jeff of Earth-J in General Comics Discussions

8 Replies · Reply by Jeff of Earth-J Jul 21

The HULK! (Marvelcolor)

After nine issues of being a b&w continuity implant magazine, Rampaging Hulk switched to color and became simply The HULK! I imagine the change was to make it more palatable to potential readers familiar with the Hulk only via the then-current TV sho

Started by Jeff of Earth-J in General Comics Discussions

25 Replies · Reply by Jeff of Earth-J Jul 11

My comics reviews for the Village Voice

I wrote reviews of Hey, Mary!, Animal Pound , and The Red Badge of Courage for the Village Voice, and they were just posted online. Here's a taste:

The first book on the docket is Hey, Mary! (Oni Press, $17.99), by writer Andrew Wheeler and artist Rye

Started by Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) in General Comics Discussions

5 Replies · Reply by Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) Jun 29

Comics List for week of June 23, 2025

TOP 10 PUBLISHERS

NO. 1: MARVEL COMICS

BLOOD HUNTERS: MEAN STREETS TP ($17.99)
CHASM: CURSE OF KAINE TP ($17.99)
DEADPOOL #15 ($7.99)
DOOM ACADEMY #5 (OF 5, $3.99)
FANTASTIC FOUR #33 ($3.99)
GIANT-SIZE AGE OF APOCALYPSE #1 ($4.99)
INCREDIBLE HULK #26

Started by Captain Comics in General Comics Discussions

3 Replies · Reply by Jeff of Earth-J Jun 20

Rampaging Hulk (Hulk tpbs)

I was always ambivalent toward Marvel's "Essential" and DC's "Showcase" lines back when they were a going concern. On the one hand, they were an inexpensive way to get a large chunk of continuity, but on the other they were black & white. I didn't mi

Started by Jeff of Earth-J in General Comics Discussions

19 Replies · Reply by Jeff of Earth-J Jul 8

Post-Byrne Fantastic Four*

I remember being HUGELY disappointed in Fantastic Four #296 when I first read it in 1986. Part of the the reason is that it appeared immediately after John Byrne's last issue on the title; and another part of the reson is that it is the 25th annivers

Started by Jeff of Earth-J in General Comics Discussions

5 Replies · Reply by Jeff of Earth-J Jun 30

Comics List for week of June 16, 2025

TOP 10 PUBLISHERS

This list assembled from Diamond Comic Distributors, Dark Horse Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, IDW Publishing, Lunar Distribution, Penguin Random House and Viz Media.

NO. 1: MARVEL COMICS
ALIENS VS AVENGERS #4 (OF 4, $7.99)
AMAZING

Started by Captain Comics in General Comics Discussions

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Fan-of-Bronze: After the CRISIS, What Would YOU Have Done?

With Back Issue #159 being a celebration of Crisis on Infinite Earths 40th Anniversary (WHAT!!!) and "Doc" Beechler bringing it up on FB, where I posted something similar, I was thinking about Marv Wolfman's original intent, that in 1987, all DC titl

Started by Philip Portelli in General Comics Discussions

12 Replies · Reply by Philip Portelli Jun 26

Blood Type

The latest addition to Oni Press's "EC" imprint is Blood Type, a four-issue limited series featuring a single character, a vampire named Ada, spun out of a single story from Epitaphs from the Abyss #3 about a vampire in a lifeboat. This series picks

Started by Jeff of Earth-J in General Comics Discussions

6 Replies · Reply by Jeff of Earth-J Sep 11

FF OMNI v6 & MMW FF

This doesn't happen very often, but Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 6 (which ships today) corresponds exactly to Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four Vols. 16-18; specifically, they both reprint Fantastic Four #164-203, Annuals #11-13, plus assorted other o

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Supergirl (2025)

Okay, time for another Supergirl discussion.

This one follows...

Started by Jeff of Earth-J in General Comics Discussions

22 Replies · Reply by Richard Willis Nov 19

DC Finest - The Superdog from Krypton

Before this volume was even officially solicited, I predicted it would become my favorite release of 2025. A brief perusal of the "Your Favorite Things of the Year" discussion proves that assertion to be true, at least so far. I have been reading it

Started by Jeff of Earth-J in General Comics Discussions

6 Replies · Reply by Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) Aug 5

Comic Book Rock Lyrics

I was reading Action Comics #398 (March 1971) this morning, in which Clark Kent covers the Seaside Folk-Rock Festival and I thought it might be fun to cite some lyrics from rock songs as written by the "hep" writers of '60s and '70s era comic book wr

Started by Jeff of Earth-J in General Comics Discussions

4 Replies · Reply by Jeff of Earth-J Jun 14

Comics List for week of June 9, 2025

TOP 10 PUBLISHERS

NO. 1: MARVEL COMICS
ANNIHILATION MODERN ERA EPIC COLLECTION VOL 1: ANNIHILATION TP ($44.99)
AVENGERS ACADEMY #1 ($5.99)
DEADPOOL KILLS MARVEL U ONE LAST TIME #3 (OF 5, $3.99)
DEADPOOL / WOLVERINE #6 ($3.99)
DEATH OF THE SILVER SU

Started by Captain Comics in General Comics Discussions

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Aquaman (1994)

(You may consider this another Peter David tribute post if you like.)

Shortly after updating Aquaman's origin story in the Aquaman: Time & Tide limited series (colloquially known as "AT&T"), Peter David was given an Aquaman ongoing series. In the firs

Started by Jeff of Earth-J in General Comics Discussions

8 Replies · Reply by Richard Willis Jun 6

DC Finest - Kryptonite Nevermore

SHIPPED TODAY:

I have been bellyachin' about DC not releasing '70s era Superman for so long now that if I didn't buy this volume on the day it was released I could be classified a hypocrite. In point of fact, DC did release some of this material (Supe

Started by Jeff of Earth-J in General Comics Discussions

9 Replies · Reply by Jeff of Earth-J Jun 10

Master of Kung Fu

This is my second (or third depending on how you count) attempt to make my way through all of Master of Kung Fu. MoKF is one of several Marvel series I did not read in the seventies, but has attained nigh-legendary status among its fans, two of the o

Started by Jeff of Earth-J in General Comics Discussions

29 Replies · Reply by Jeff of Earth-J Jul 21

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General Comics Discussions (6815)

Jim Shooter

Celestial Quest

Superman from the Beginning

On Format

The HULK! (Marvelcolor)

My comics reviews for the Village Voice

Comics List for week of June 23, 2025

Rampaging Hulk (Hulk tpbs)

Post-Byrne Fantastic Four*

Comics List for week of June 16, 2025

Fan-of-Bronze: After the CRISIS, What Would YOU Have Done?

Blood Type

FF OMNI v6 & MMW FF

Supergirl (2025)

DC Finest - The Superdog from Krypton

Comic Book Rock Lyrics

Comics List for week of June 9, 2025

Aquaman (1994)

DC Finest - Kryptonite Nevermore

Master of Kung Fu

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