Oblivion Song, Volume Two
Robert Kirkman, writer/creator; Lorenzo De Felici, artist/creator; Annalisa Leoni, colorist
Image Comics, 2019
Nathan Cole begins this second chapter on trial, explaining how the original experiment had gone horribly wrong, a
Read more…I'm creating a list and history of Martians in Comics and Comics about Mars.
John Carter
J'onn J'onzz
Exigius 12½
Marvin the Martian
The Martian Ambassador
In my larger project to display some of my favorite comics on the wa
Read more…From DC's December solicitations, a cover by Amanda Conner for Harley Quinn: Villain of the Year (an awards-show spoof of Year of the Villain).
I present to you: BLACK MANTA IN A TOP HAT.
#BlackMantaInaTopHat
Read more…So, how did you do?
Actually, by my tally, you all---the four of you who participated: Philip Portelli, Jeff of Earth-J, Fraser Sherman, and my old pal, Eric Sofer, the Silver-Age Fogey---did very well, which hasn’t surprised me for a long time. Yo
Read more…I’ve been putting this discussion off for a long time. I bought the first couple of sets a while ago when Big Finished announced that they weren’t going to do any new pressings of physical CDs once those they have in stock are sold. The business mode
Read more…Finally got around to seeing AVENGERS: ENDGAME last night, and mostly enjoyed it (like almost all the Marvel movies, I loved the early scenes and the character bits, was bored to tears by the big, endless fight at the end). It got me to thinking thou
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Who do we think 1st discovered Superman's greatest weakness?
Jonathan Kent
Chris Stanley
Lex Luthor
Jason Trask
Bruce Wayne
Archie Andrews
Read more…Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil
Written by Jeff Lemire; art, letters, and colors by David Rubín
Dark Horse Books, 2018
Despite the title, this prequel set in the Black Hammer Universe is mainly about Lucy Weber uncovering the truth abou
Read more…House of Whispers Vol. 1: The Power Divided
Written by Nalo Hopkinson; illustrated by Dominike "Domo" Stanton; colors by John Rauch
DC Vertigo, 2019
Unlike the other series, this one is something new: it does not relate to either earlier Sandman or DC
Read more…From Variety: "Valerie Harper, Rhoda on ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show,’ Dies at 80"
The four-time Emmy winner was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009; in 2013, she was told she had a form of cancer that was affecting her brain, and was told she had three mon
Read more…This September 15th and 18th, Fathom Events is putting on 40th Anniversary showings of STAR TREK:THE MOTION PICTURE continent-wide in various muliplexes.
An article in alt-weekly SF WEEKLY (yes, they still exist!)
writes about it (Can't link, I soww
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
If you’re a genre fan, Disney+ is going to get your money.
The new streaming channel doesn’t launch until Nov. 12, but the House of Mouse held its biennial D23 Expo Aug. 23-25 with enough juicy announcements
Read more…I found a copy , for $5 , of the 1982 " Beano Book " , the annual of The Beano , one of the two ( I believe by now . ) " traditional " UK market anthologies of kid's material . ( " THe Dandy " is the other one . )
I presume that this came out in th
Read more…The Empty Man
Created & written by Cullen Bunn; illustrated by Vanesa R. Del Rey; colors by Michael Garland
Boom! Studios, 2015
Horror writer Cullen Bunn has been so prolific that I completely missed this one. The Empty Man is a disease with bizarre (
Read more…Lucifer Vol. 1: The Infernal Comedy
Written by Dan Watters; illustrated by Max Fiumara & Sebastian Fiumara; colors by Dave McCaig
DCVertigo, 2019
I had high hopes for the new Lucifer: I'm a long-time fan. I thought the Mike Carey Vertigo series was fa
Read more…What are the different Clans (Houses) of the planet Krypton?
I see:
-El
-Van
-Ur
-Ak
-Var
-Zee
-Zor
-Wah
-Zod
-Lar
-Gand
-IL
First off, hello hello to everyone! It's been a long time since I posted!
So, with the upcoming release of the Marvel Horror Omnibus I've decided to pursue an old goal of mine: owning all of the 1970s Marvel horror output featuring continuing charact
Read more…At the D23 Expo, Disney has outlined the specifics of its Avengers Themed Park, which it announced some time ago. The addition to the California park will open in 2020, and similar operations will open elsewhere in the world. The Avengers will have t
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