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Imaginary Stories on Infinite Earths

As I recently mentioned elsewhere, the “A Cover a Day” and “A Cut From a Cover” discussions have reawakened my interest in DC Comics of the Silver Age. There’s no way I’m going to be able to acquire even a small number of the comics I’m looking for a

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Marvel Treasury Edition 2, 1974, who drew the cover?

  This has always been one of my favorite FF covers and I recently found a library with an overhead scanner so I could scan the oversized treasury editions.  Anyone know who drew this?

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HEROFIGHT! Who's more powerful, Dr. Manhattan or The Spectre?

So in the recent DC Rebirth thread, Cap mentioned that The Spectre might not want Dr. Manhattan to restore his years teamed up with Percival Popp, Super Cop. Which prompted me to wonder...

Who's more powerful, Dr. Manhattan or The Spectre?

Discuss!

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Anyone near Cortland, NY?

Hi everyone!

If anyone lives in or close to Cortland, NY, me and a bunch of other Indy comic creators will be at Heroes and Villains Comics in Cortland tomorrow, Dec. 3 from 2-6!

I'll have print issues of Mars One #1 and The Elvis Files #1 AND I just

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New Comics for 30 November 2016

ADVENTURE TIME ORIGINAL GN ISLANDS
ALIEN MOVIE XENOMORPH BIG CHAP ARTFX STATUE
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #20 2ND PTG ALEX ROSS VAR CC
AQUAMAN HC VOL 08 OUT OF DARKNESS
ASTRID TP VOL 01 CULT OF VOLCANIC MOON

BACK ISSUE #93
BATMAN ANIMATED SER CHRISTMAS W THE JOKE

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Steve Dillon, RIP

Horrible news: Preacher, Punisher, and Judge Dredd* artist Steve Dillon has died. I always loved his art -- he had a way of drawing the reader right into the scene and keeping emotions at the forefront. I'm so sorry to hear that he's passed.

*amo

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RessurrXion teasers

Marvel released five teasers this week, one a day, titled "ResurrXion." They were subtitled "A Beginning" as well. Your guess is as good as mine:

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A Brief History of American Comic Books

I'm writing an outline history of US comics intended for a relative of mine. I thought I'd post it here as I write it. I hate inaccuracies, even small ones, so please correct any.

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Love & Rockets

As much as I’ve heard about Love & Rockets over the years, I must admit I’ve never read it. I recently read an informative article about it, though (in the recently released and highly recommended Comic Book Fever: A Celebration of Comics: 1976—1986

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A Story for Halloween 2016

I’d had a hard day at work and my divorce was pending. It was raining cows and elephants as I trudged down the street to my new home.

When I got inside at last I slumped in my recliner and poured myself a drink. But before I even got to it I noticed

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Horror Stories for Halloween 2016

I thought from now to Halloween I'd do brief reviews of horror comics at random. Please feel free to join me.

I'll avoid giving away big twists and endings. This being horror that means I won't always be able to say what the stories' key ideas are.

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Marvel teaser: Make Mine Monsters!

Marvel has sent five teasers this week, one a day. Each one was simply the letters "MU" on a black field with two names underneath; one name was always Cullen Bunn and the other was that of an artist. Now we get the sixth teaser below, which explains

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The rootinest tootniest straight shootinesst comic books quotes contest

So just for stars and garters, I decided to throw together a comic book quotes contest. I'm going to list 30 quotes, and your job is to identify as many as possible.Some of these quotes will be beyond simple to identify as they're so famous. Others..

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How Old Aunt May?

"Old Aunt May fine. How you?"

OK, now that I've gotten that out of my system, on to the more serious question.

Was it ever established what Aunt May's age was meant to be?  If not, how old did you always think of her as being?

To me, she always lo

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RIP Spidercat

Several years ago my mother rescued a cat that had been abandoned by her owners. She was expecting and we kept one of her kittens. Because of the way she could climb on seemingly anything we called her Spidercat.

Yesterday while she was happily sleep

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New Comics for 13 July 2016

Abe Sapien Dark & Terrible #35
Action Comics (1938-2011) #959
Action Comics (1938-2011) #959 Var Ed
Action Man #1 Uk Theme Var
Adventure Time #54
Adventure Time #54 Subscription Fish Var
Adventures of Dieter Lumpen
Adventures of Miru #1 Cvr A Mcclary

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Thoughts and Observations At the End of 2016

Over the past couple weeks, while on break from school, I've thought multiple times as I've looked on the stack of unread books on the shelf in office, the piles on my nightstand and next to my bed, and the digital downloads that have been on my iPad

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RIP Carrie Fisher

Carrie Frances Fisher - October 21, 1956 - December 27, 2016

Princess Leia is now one with the Force.

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Jack Kirby: Pencils and Inks

First IDW introduced the “Artist Edition”.

Then they added the “Artifact Edition”.

Soon they will be adding the “Artisan Edition”.

In October, IDW will release Jack Kirby: Pencils and Inks. It will include three key first issues—The Demon #1, Kamandi

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Epic's Shadowline Saga

Marvel’s Secret Wars event from last year was a mixed bag in terms of content and execution but one of its more interesting tie-in books may may have been Squadron Sinister. In that title, the Squadron was involved in power struggles with multiple c

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