DC's Swamp Thing and Marvel's Man-Thing burst on the comics scene at roughly the same time, but little is ever heard about the muck-monster which predated them both: Skywald Comics' The Heap (SEP 1971). I plucked mine out a bargain bin somewh
DC Finest: Hawkman -- Wings Across Time TP (DC, $39.99): I have all of the original comics, and the Silver Age Hawkman Archives, but I'm still excited! I won't mind getting these again, and reading them in order -- especially
KAIJU GO!, the premier kaiju event in Dallas-Fort Worth, returns to the historic TEXAS THEATRE on AUGUST 16, 2025. This showcase of Japanese monster films, art, and toys will, once again, bring fans a Go
Predator Kills the Marvel Universe #1 (of 5, $5.99): I don't understand the poularity of a series where everyone dies. I don't want to see my favorite characters die! Is
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
The first character called "Ka-Zar" came from the pulps, but when Martin Goodman decided to publish comic books, he moved that character over to his very first, Marvel Comics #1. The first Ka-zar was a boy whose parents' plane crashed in the African
BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: LOKI #1 (OF 7, MARVEL, $4.99) is by Anthony Oliveira. Mephisto gives Loki a task. But you and I know Loki never does what he's told.
To avoid further hijacking the "Movies I Have Seen Lately" thread, and because there seems to be some interest in men's attire, I've created this discussion to pursue it. (If I'm wrong abut the level of interest, this discussion can die on the vine
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
Philip Portelli pretty much ran the category before I could sit down to dinner. He even provided two acceptable answers to one of the questions. I did say “pretty much”, though. There were two questions that he didn’t take a shot at
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
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
