Cool DC Shop Figurine
I was sure that I could not be tempted by anything superhero-related, but then I saw this.Bat-Signal.
And here's the signal on my ceiling:
I was sure that I could not be tempted by anything superhero-related, but then I saw this.Bat-Signal.
And here's the signal on my ceiling:
SKYWALD:
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
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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
Read more…Tracy and I plan to attend this coming weekend.
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
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THE HEROIC AGE, PART FOUR (A.D. 1971 - A.D. 1980)
During this period, the human race began to cooperate ever more closely as attacks by kaiju and alien invaders continued to proliferate.
Some books that will probably come out August 6:
"ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM"
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #6 (OF 9, $4.99) is by Ryan North and R.B. Silva.
"Reed reveals a terrible secret he’s acquired about Doom’s global domination." My thinking is (and always h
Read more…I know that there's a lot more than this, but these are just the ones that I thought of off the top of my head.
Here are some books likely to ship Aug. 13, 2025.
EVENTS
20TH CENTURY FOX/MARVEL
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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…Some books that are scheduled for July 30, 2025.
"BRING ON THE BAD GUYS"
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.
“SUMMER OF SUPER
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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
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
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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
Read more…Here are some books that will probably come out July 23.
"ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM"
DOOM'S DIVISION #5 (OF 5, last issue)
Here's the solicitation: After being imprisoned by White Fox, Doom’s Division is free--and they want answers. But White Fox won’t gi
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…ONLINE FUNDRAISER SET UP FOR PETER DAVID
'Hulk' Writer Has Medical Problems, Suffered Series of Strokes
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