Review by Mike Gange
Baby Boomer Comics
by Craig “Mr. Silver Age” Shutt
Krause Publishing, $ 27.99, 208 pages
When I was in grade 11, my English teacher gave our clas
I've been struggling with how to categorize the phases that both Tales to Astonish and Tales of Suspense, and Amazing Fantasy as well... progress through the year.
It would be fairly easy to split up the years or so between 1959 and 1963 into perfe
Read more…Recently, a good fellow on this board and I were discussing writing a review or two of the Tales to Astonish and Tales of Suspense pre-hero monster period (roughly the first 3 years), and I thought I'd get onto that project tonight.
While reading an
Read more…First: From all reports, AVX: Versus #6 (hey, I don't make the titles up) out today is THE book to pick up as it's a kind of What The?! parody of the whole event with tons of fun stuff. This and the Doop story in Wolverine and the X-Men may be the b
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So, is anyone else reading this big Sinister Six event by Dan Slott and company? So far, so good. Doc Ock is dying and offering to save the Earth from global warming, but Peter knows that there is a major dark side to the offer. What's great a
Read more…It was a pleasant surprise to see the "howling commandos" show up correctly cast in the WWII portion of the new Captain America movie.
But in addition to Dum-Dum, I also spotted Gabe Jones, Izzy Cohen, Percy Pinky Pinkerton, and at least one French
Read more…http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/26/minimum-wage-price-of-comics/ A very interesting look at the price of comics just before the big new DC launch.
Read more…http://meonmedia.wordpress.com/2008/12/14/worth-their-weight-in-gold/
Review by Mike Gange
Baby Boomer Comics
by Craig “Mr. Silver Age” Shutt
Krause Publishing, $ 27.99, 208 pages
When I was in grade 11, my English teacher gave our clas
http://archives.tcj.com/3_online/f_curtain.html I mentioned this in the comics magazine/fanzine thread and thought I would post the list for others to see. At the end of the 90s, the primary staff of The Comics Journal each submitted a list which be
Read more…Oh , the irony . Let's continue something that was discussed at the MSA Old Home , namely , remaining print comic fanzines - And , for diversity , pro/semi-pro/" pro-zine " comics publications as well .
CBG remains in business . The Comics Journal
Read more…... in an old Answer Man column, and the kick-off point for a fun post by Snell at his blog, Slay, Monstrobot of the Deep!
http://slaymonstrobot.blogspot.com/2011/01/quien-es-mas-macho.html
Read more…Hey Fluits!
Y'all are into George R.R. Martin's stuff, right? If so, then good news: http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/03/off-topic-hbo-greenlights-game-of-thrones-series/
http://www.darkhorse.com/Features/eComics/1090/Beasts-of-Burden Check out all of the older "pets vs the paranormal" stories by Dorkin and Thompson today...for free!
Read more…http://comics212.net/2009/08/10/your-daily-dose-of-fun-an-introduction/ A new strip every day...online free...for a year! Plus! Go to the Dark Horse page for free views of past "Beasts of Burden" stories by Dorkin and and Jill Thompson...huzzah! h
Read more…It's being broadcast tonight (or early Sunday morning) on Spike TV.
Read more…I love Dorkin and Jill Thompson's stories about a group of neighborhood pets who stop metaphysical creatures as seen in the Dark Horse Books of Hauntings, Monsters, etc. Now, they're getting their own mini in September and Evan is asking folks to pr
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