This is the place to record your reactions to the much-anticipated Batman/Flash crossover appearing in Batman 21-22 and Flash 21-22.
I started to post this in the "Pick of the Week" thread, but seeing as how this isn't my Pick, and it will contain spoilers, I decided to just start a separate thread...
It came right after my Pick of the Week, which was Brigg's Land Lone Wolves #2..
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RETURN TO THE WORLD OF JUGHEAD: THE HUNGER
New ongoing series launches this October from Frank Tieri, Pat and Tim Kennedy
At sunset, the screaming starts!
Fan-favorite writer Frank Tieri (THE HANGMAN, Wolverine) and artists Pat & Tim K
Read more…I am a big fan of the DC/Dark Horse Crossover books. They have been, or are being, collected in a series of nice trade paperbacks.
These are all either new reads to me, or some are things I read long ago. I read the first story from one of them today
Read more…Just read that Stan's wife Joan passed away yesterday at age 93. Rest in peace.
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Spider-Man: Homecoming absolutely nails the Spidey that most fans fell in love with. The movie lifts from various sources to put together a cohesive launch for the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Spider-
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AN ANIMATED NEW COMIC FOR HARLEY QUINN AND HER BEST PAL…BATMAN
The digital series includes a prequel and sequel to the animated film this August
It’s the team-up we’ve been dreaming of as the cute psychopath Harley Quinn joins the br
I've been thinking for a while of doing some reviews of pre-Silver Age features, covering their whole runs or periods within their runs. "Pre-Silver Age Reviews" reviews would be a clumsy title for a thread, so I've titled it "Golden Age Reviews" ins
Read more…Comics legend Sam Glanzman had a fall recently and is in hospice care. There is a GoFundMe campaign to publish a tribute book and to help out his family. See here: "Sam Glanzman Forever!"
Read more…Overall, an enjoyable episode. A few quick thoughts:
The Amazing Spider-Man #36 (September 2001), by J.Michael Straczynski & John Romita Jr.
A horrified Spider-Man arrives at the site of the World Trade Center attack, where he joins other super-heroes in assisting with rescue and clean-up efforts, whi
Read more…Ever wondered the answer to the question: "How Does Batman Make All His Money?" Looper does an extensive rundown.
Read more…DC UNIVERSE ORIGINAL MOVIES:10TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION
COMING AUGUST 15 ON DIGITAL AND NOVEMBER 7 ON BLU-RAY™ FROM WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT AND DC ENTERTAINMENT
All 30 Animated Films in Enduring Franchise PLUS All-New Special Features Included
By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
Spoiler alert: The surprise ending to Batman #24, which shipped June 7, features Batman (Bruce Wayne) proposing to Catwoman (Selina Kyle).
Whether the Bat-Cat union will actually happen is anybody’s guess – h
Read more…The countdown has begun for HeroesCon 2017. This con is held every year in Charlotte, NC. This will be my third year in attendance. I plan to meet up with Mark Sullivan ad Commander Benson again.
I love this con. It's been a treat every year, for m
Read more…Did anyone else here ever much read the DOCTOR WHO novels published by BBC books in the early-ish '00s , the ones which predated the revival of the series?
I could extend this to a question regarding Who in those "interregum (sic??) years"/the media
Read more…This was written by Rona Munro, who wrote "Survival", the last story of the old series. I know they've used a director from the old series - Graeme Harper - and several actors, but I'm reasonably certain that this is the first writer.
The story itsel
Read more…Yesterday when I was pulling the cash register drawer from the pharmacy that I work, I found that someone had paid with a roll of dimes, which they opened. To my amazement, the dimes were very old, the earliest being several Mercury dimes from 1941!
Read more…The success of the WONDER WOMAN movie may make DC revise the character yet again to have her debut not in World War II but in World War I. Stranger things have happened,
But what if they did? It would certainly limit her access to the other DC heroes
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Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash
Dave McKean
Dark Horse Books, 2016
Paul Nash was a British artist famous for his paintings inspired by his experiences on the frontline during the First World War: first as a soldier, and then as an official war a
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