Today's Surprise Reveal
Today's Justice Society of America #9 with the surprise return of a character that was first seen in Adventure Comics #369. Thinking about it, I probably should have seen it coming, but I did not.
Read more…Today's Justice Society of America #9 with the surprise return of a character that was first seen in Adventure Comics #369. Thinking about it, I probably should have seen it coming, but I did not.
Read more…I have been considering a comprehensive overview of the Doom Patrol, from 1963 (Drake/Premiani) through 1993 (Grant Morrison), for a long time now. I've avoided such exhaustive discussions since finishing Adam Strange, but the John Byrne series (18 i
Read more…The last time I did a comprehensive Thor re-read I stopped with the last of the Kirby issues (or rather the last volume of MMW Thor which had Kirby stories in it). As I explained in my Doctor Strange discussion thread, in the days when i was still ac
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DEADWEIGHTS #1
Story: Tyrone Finch | Art/Cover: Sebastian Piriz
Ahoy Comics | $3.99
Is this another exciting new superhero universe? No — just a buddy comedy about two unlucky henchmen trying to make their way in the world! Deadweights take
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RED SONJA: EMPIRE OF THE DAMNED #1
Writer: Steve Niles | Artist: Alessandro Amoruso | Covers: Josh Middleton | Joseph Michael Linsner | John Tyler Christopher | Cosplay / Rachel Hollon
Dynamite Entertainment | Teen+ | $4.99
After landing in
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THE HORROR HC
Writer: Lars Jacobson | Artist: Eduardo Francisco
Dark Horse | B&W with spot color | 104 pages | 6 5/8" x 10 3/16" | 14+ | $24.99
Travel with Colonel Kurtz and his family as they enter the “heart of darkness” on a humanitarian
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ARCHIE & FRIENDS HOT ROD RACING #1
Story: Craig Boldman | Art/Cover: Stephen Butler
Archie Comics Publications | $3.99
A BRAND-NEW STORY kicks off this NEED FOR SPEED issue! "The Race to Save Face" is the first appearance of Daisy Thunder of
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This week in "Vampire Variants"
In anticipation of "Blood Hunt," the linewide, vampire-war crossover coming in May, Marvel is releasing a series of variant covers in April homaging older Marvel covers with bloodsuckers. Can you guess wh
Read more…At some point in the late 1980’s, Drs. Clayton Forrester and Laurence Erhardt, two scientists attached to the Gizmonic Institute, conceived of a plan to determine whether it was possible to break a man’s will by forcing him to watch the worst motion
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WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE CASTLE TP
Silver Sprocket | Mature | 72 spot-color pages | 8” x 10” | $16.99
Like many before her that have never come back, she’s made it to the Countess’ castle determined to snuff out the hor
Read more…I just started watching X-Men 97 and I really liked the first episode. Sounds as if they got the original voice actors back (what's 27 years, right? :) and I liked the animation. Story was tight, complete, and entertaining. I recommend this.
But I hav
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UNIVERSAL MONSTERS: CREATURE OF THE BLACK LAGOON LIVES #1 (OF 4)
Story: Dan Watters, Ram V. | Art: Matthew Roberts, Dave Stewart | Covers: Matthew Roberts, Joshua Middleton, DANI, Joëlle Jones, Alex Ross
Image/Skybound, $4.99
Miniseries prem
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MARVEL COMICS
"Vampire Variants"
In anticipation of "Blood Hunt," the linewide, vampire-war crossover coming in May, Marvel is releasing a series of variant covers in April homaging older Marvel covers with bloodsuckers. (Yes, expect a
Read more…THE BOOK: COLONEL SUN
Year: 1968
Author: Kingsley Amis (as Robert Markham)
THE PLOT
Bond teams with a young Soviet agent and a Greek Resistance veteran to rescue a kidnapped M in Greece, only to discover a false-flag operation planned by the mysterio
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ALIENS: WHAT IF #2
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #47
BLACK WIDOW MODERN ERA EPIC COLLECT VOL 3: CHAOS TP
CARNAGE #6
DAREDEVIL OMNIBUS VOL 3 HC
EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #3
FANTASTIC FOUR #19
INCREDIBLE HULK #11
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #17
MS MARVEL: MUTANT
Read more…The news recently broke that ROY THOMAS has been added by Marvel as a co-creator of Wolverine along with the late LEN WEIN and the late JOHN ROMITA SR. not to mention the late HERB TRIMPE. Thomas was the editor of Incredible Hulk #181 (N'74), the fir
Read more…There has been some interest expressed in a discussion of the James Bond comic strips. To that end, I have set up this index, which I will update as we go along. Right now I am committed to go from “Casino Royale” through “You Only Live Twice.” After
Read more…Story I know he was in a lot of things, but I mostly remember him from Season Three of the original Land of the Lost and the Planet of the Apes television series.
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ALIEN: BLACK WHITE & BLOOD #3
ALIEN BY SHALVEY BROCCARDO VOL 2: DESCENDANT TP
AVENGERS #12
AVENGERS: TWILIGHT #3 2ND PTG ALEX ROSS VAR
CAPTAIN AMERICA #8
DAREDEVIL EPIC COLLECT VOL 7: THE CONCRETE JUNGLE TP
DEADPOOL #1
DE
Read more…Several weeks ago, I had the great good fortune of going to Carol Burnett: An Evening of Laughter and Reflection. A signature part of The Carol Burnett Show (1967-1978) was when she would have the stage people “bump up the lights” and she would warm
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