Episode One: (This is the serial with which they stopped giving individual episode titles.)
As the TARDIS materializes, the Doctor seems particularly smug that he knows they’ve arrived in some future time. As he leaves to investigate the surrounding
BATTLEWORLD #3 (OF 5), $3.99: I don't suppose Marvel is recycling ideas any more lately than they always have. But man, everything at the "House of Ideas" feels like a rerun these days. Because now Venom is goin
I first saw “The Celestial Toymaker” (episode four on the Lost in Time DVD set) early on in my Doctor Who watching and, frankly, didn’t get that much from it. At that time I had yet to meet Steven, much less Dodo, so I had no connection to the compan
Those of you with truly elephantic memories will recall my first Thanksgiving Day column, back in 2007, discussed how Sarah Josepha Hale, authoress and the editor of Godey’s Lady’s Book, then the largest selling publication in America, petitioned Pre
DOCTOR STRANGE #1, $4.99: I've been a Doctor Strange fan since the Ditko days, but I know he's not everyone's cup of tea. In my case, the Li'l Cap'n thought, "Wait, all this guy did to become a superhero was study book
22 November 1963, if you are old enough to remember it, was a day that shook you down to your very core. It didn't matter if you were young or old, a Democrat or a Republican. The idea that the President of the United States could be gunned down in
As Captain comics mentioned in the "Comics shipping Nov. 19" thread, this volume completes the 1970s iterration of Ghost Rider. Not only that, but thanks to PS Artbooks, the 1950s iterration of Ghost Rider is now available in its entirety as well.
I read this on DC Universe, and it was decent. The art was a bit generic, but more detailed than is usual for a digital comic book. Maybe it was created for print, and they're just running it online first for the promotion. (Six-month discount on DC
One of the books that I got as regularly as possible growing up was Brave and the Bold as I loved the team-up concept. Of course, my other favorites included Marvel Team Up, Marvel Two-In-One and the later DC Comics Presents. The star of B&B was BATM
As I recently mentioned elsewhere, the “A Cover a Day” and “A Cut From a Cover” discussions have reawakened my interest in DC Comics of the Silver Age. There’s no way I’m going to be able to acquire even a small number of the comics I’m looking for a
1776 #1 (OF 5), $4.99: I found Neil Gaiman's 1602 perversely compelling, in that it seemed to have no reason to exist and did strange things with modern characters. I found Jack Kirby's Captain America Bicentenn
Red Leicester… Tilsit… Caerphilly… Bel Paese… Red Windsor… Stilton… Emmental… Gruyère… Norwegian Jarlsberger… Liptauer… Lancashire… White Stilton… Danish Blue… Double Gloucester… Cheshire… Dorset… Blue Vinney…Brie… Roquefort… Pont-l'Évêque… Port Salu
Over the course of a long weekend in the '90s, I once watched Lawrence Olivier's movie version of Hamlet, followed by Mel Gibson's, followed by Kenneth Branagh's. Then I read First Comics' Classics Illustrated version. As truncated as it was (to fit
In the Skipper's JSA thread, Commander Benson recently posted regarding his objections to various elements of Darwyn Cooke's The New Frontier. He mentioned certain errors regarding military procedures and uniforms that he has encountered in comics ov
Its been about 10 years since I have done this. The first thing I have noticed is...no Previews!
I learned about 2 weeks ago my LCS has canceled his Diamond account. As someone who has ordered all off his comics from Previews for about 30 years. This
