Well, no, I’m not really. I hate the heat. I much prefer the crisp temperatures of the autumn. But I am a summertime guy when it comes to my annual Silver-Age challenge. I also started with that line because I was goi
Venus was one of several heroines introduced by Marvel at the tail end of the 1940s. Her title underwent a curious sequence of transformations in comics genres in its 19-issue run, starting as a glamour comic, becoming a romance comics, then a scien
I've had my eye on these for a while now, but finally decided to take advantage of my LCS's annual anniversary sale to buy them. Well do I remember the days when my mother used to take me grocery shopping. This was back in the days when I used to fit
I hadn't heard about this until today, when my retailer gave me two double-sided promotional posters, one adverttising Epitaphs from the Abyss (July) and the other Cruel Universe (August). Both of these will be published by Oni Press under the "EC" i
Captain Cold wasn’t the first name villain to confront the Flash---that was the Turtle Man, from Showcase # 4 (Sep.-Oct., 1956)---but he was the first Flash-foe to have legs. It took fifteen years for the Turtle Man to stick his head out of his shel
BLACK PANTHER: BLOOD HUNT #1 (OF 3) by Cheryl Lynn Eaton and Farid Karami: So, yeah, SPOILER: T'Challa has been turned. Happened in Blood Hunt #1, I believe. He's still the king of Wakanda, so tha
I'm not online much these days, but I do want to come to the Ask Mr. Silver Age website long enough to wish our best pal Craig Shutt the happiest of birthdays!. Try not to collide with too many skyscrapers today.
It has occurred to me that discussing upcoming comics in Comics List and Comics Guide the week of isn't very useful these days, when most people order from their LCS or online two or three months in advance. With tha
