I bought new comics (and old) yesterday and ACTION COMICS #985 and #986 were among them.
It occurred to me, when I looked at the numbers, that we are REALLY close to reaching ACTION #1000!
I used to imagine when ACTION would reach #1000 as a young fa
JAY LYNCH , the underground-era cartoonist also remembered for his work on Topps' Wacky Packages and much else , has died . He was 72 and had cancer , apparently going fairly fast after a diagnosis
NARD 'N PAT and PHEOBE AND THE PIGEON PEOPLE (the
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we are a new series of comic strips, Duval Antique.
It is an adventure series with the main character Archont Duval, a world-renowned archeologist and antique shop owner who comes face-to-face with ancient tangled puzzles. With advent
Read more…Is anybody else reading the Spider-woman series? The first 4 issues were Spider-verse tie-ins and were pretty good. Issue 5 is a "bold" new direction for the character. Which it actually is, imo. I was introduced to this character (Jessica Drew) abou
Read more…Do you have any series, artist, writers etc. you're trying to collect. This day in age with all the reprints available it seems that there may not be a need to collect back issues unless it's something rare.
However, while I enjoy reprint tpbs I st
Read more…I was curious how many of you out there go through CGC or another grading company to get books graded? When buying a book, do you seek out a graded slabbed copy?
It seems like most folks here are more into the hobby because they love comics, not re
Read more…All New X-men Volume 1: Yesterday's X-men
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist: Stuart Immonen
Spoilers to follow:
This series follows shortly sometime after the events of AvX. Basically for those who don't know by know, in AvX, Cylcops and his band
Read more…A few friends and I filmed a new show for YouTube called Heroes & Hops. It's a monthly review show where I talk comics, beer and everything in between. The first episode turned out fairly well but we have ideas to fine t
Read more…Invincible Volume 1: Family Matters
Writer/Letters- Robert Kirkman
Pencils/Inks- Corey Walker
Colorist- Bill Crabtree
Introduction by Kirk Busiek
Published by Image Comics
Collects issues 1-4
I first heard about Invincible around 2003 or 2004 when I
Read more…100 BULLETS: BROTHER LONO #4
Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO
Art by EDUARDO RISSO
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
On sale SEPTEMBER 18 • 32 pg, 4 of 8, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Brother Lono needs to get medieval on some people when dueling drug lords bring th
Read more…A+X #12
CHRISTOS GAGE & JUSTIN JORDAN (w)
MIKE DEODATO & TBD (a)
Cover by MIKE DEODATO
• BEAST AND WONDER MAN TOGETHER AGAIN!
• CAPTAIN AMERICA meets his match in… JUBILEE?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
ACTION COMICS #23.4: METALLO
Written by SHOLLY FISCH
A
Read more…I picked up Batman Beyond yesterday, but it's now title Batman Beyond Universe and it's issue number 1. The guy behind the counter mentioned that for DC villains month all the titles will be issue 1, only a few years ago everything seemed to be reset
Read more…After a recommendation by someone on this board, I ordered a copy of "Was Superman Really a Spy?" by Brian Cronin. It's a clever premise for a book, promoted as a National Enquirer tabloid book, but really just highlighting interesting background o
Read more…FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Kickstarter comic campaing CHRONICLES OF THE GODS - THE ORIGINS OF THE SEASONS
Lima, Peru - July 25, 2013- Chronicles of the Gods is a new & fun way to learn about
mythology. Our first book, The origins of the seasons is based on
When I was a kid, storing your comics wasn't a big issue. They weren't considered valuable, nor fragile, and so they got left around and wrinkled, etc. But by the time I was ten, I started reading them as a series, a continued story, and suddenly, k
Read more…I was just scanning in the black-and-white Howard the duck number two 1979 and I read the story where Howard is forced to wear pants. It was a bit of a swipe at Disney and it occurs to me that now that Disney owns Marvel Howards tailfeathers can shin
Read more…When Superman inaugurated ACTION COMICS with its first issue I always thought he was instantly recognized by the company as a big draw. Of course, he was an unknown quantity, being the first comic book superhero. It turns out that 3/4 of the first e
Read more…It seemed pretty obvious to me back in the 1960s, that Marvel had three split books that featured two super-heroes in a book. They were the books that weren't named for the lead characters, like Spider-Man or X-men or Daredevil.
These books had unus
Read more…While arguing over why her laptop is so slow and why it takes half an hour to load Audible.com up each time we want to use it, my wife recommended that I listen to the first 10 minutes or so of the audio book "Warriors" by George R.R. Martin.
Now, I'
Read more…Get ready, ladies and gentlemen, for the fight extravaganza of the millenium! From Madison Square Garden, Don King Productions presents to you:
CAT-ASTROPHE!
That's right ladies and gentlemen, a blood-thirsty, hair-pulling, bloody scratching lol
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