When Iron Man 2020 was first introduced in the Machine Man limited series in 1985, I thought to myself, “That’s gonna come back to bite ‘em in the arse 35 years from now!” In retrospect, I don’t know why I thought Iron Man 2020 would be any different
Read more…1)It seems to me that I saw the Maggia mentioned a lot in Marvel comics 40 years ago, but I haven't seen them mentioned in a while. Of course, I don't read as many Marvels as I used to, so maybe they're just not in the books I read.
2)Is there any
Read more…It's being widely reported that Dan Didio is no longer co-publisher of DC Comics. What this means for the upcoming 5G initiative, or DC Comics in general, remains to be seen. For now, it seems, Jim Lee is sole publisher, but that might be an interim
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Well, the JSA is back in continuity, but it's obviously not precisely the same JSA as before. (See illustration below)
Since that is the case, I think DC should make a few tweaks to the characters' back-stories, mostly moving them away from having
Read more…Of all of JACK KIRBY's 70s DC work, the book that lasted the longest was Kamandi the Last Boy On Earth which lasted fifty-nine issues but not with the King at the end. #33 (S'75) was the last issue that was written, drawn and edited by Kirby, #37 (Ja
Read more…THE GOLDEN AGE RED TORNADO:
My relationship with the Red Tornado (both of them, actually) goes back to Justice League of America #110, specifically the double-page pin-up of the Justice Society of America by Murphy Anderson (which originally appeared
Read more…Was it ever specified how Night Girl's powers worked? Did it really need to be at night, or could they function in darkness as well? And if the latter is true, why would she carry around a variation of Dr. Mid-Nite's blackout bombs (aside from the ob
Read more…Sandman Archives volume one (and only) features the first 22 Sandman stories from Adventure Comics #40-59 and New York World’s Fair Comics #1-2. NYWFC #1 beat Adventure Comics #40 to print, but Adventure Comics #40 was probably prepared first. In an
Read more…I just saw this post by Alan Brennert on Facebook:
"We're all braced for bad news during these terrible times, but nothing could have prepared me for the call I received this morning telling me that my old and dear friend Martin Pasko passed away la
With new comics coming back to shops this month, but schedules still in flux, I'm trying to keep up with what's available each week -- not just new comics, but TV/movies/online comics-related events as well. I see no reason that I should keep my rese
Read more…I first read Jack Kirby’s The Demon in l1987. I remember because I know I read Matt Wagner’s limited series and John Byrne’s Action Comics #587 first. It was also right around this time I first read Alan Moore’s treatment of the Demon in Swamp Thing,
Read more…Cap reviewed this graphic novel back on January 19 (see p. 462 of “What Comic Books Have You Read Today?”), but it took me a while to track it down. I had a half-page of notes already written in my head based on what I thought it was, but after actua
Read more…According to various news reports, IDW lost $800,000 in Q4, and $5.2M for 2019. Worse, they're not expecting to be profitable for 2020, either. They promise a return to profitability in 2021.
From the story above it appear
Read more…I found this DC "greatest hits" on markdown for $3, so even though I knew I wouldn't agree with its choices, I bought it.
Robert Greenberger's text is pretty much what I expected: it's a list of touchstones for hardcore fans, discussing thing
Read more…As with part two, each question this time has at least two answers:
Edit: The above line is mostly true, but it isn't correct for Q.30. Except one could count that character as two or even three characters!
21.What villains who first appeared as JL
Read more…Here's part two of my epic quiz on JLA foes. Note that it's a Silver and Bronze quiz. That might be counterintuitive.
I mean to post the answers at intervals once all three parts are up, so there's still time to respond to part one, here.
This time
Read more…So I picked up Wonder Woman 101 in a dollar box the other day (well, a 3 for $5 box but I digress). It's the first issue of John Byrne's 3 year run on the title, and it was 1995-1998, so in my opinion, Byrne's best days were behind him at this poi
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