Captain Comics' weekly columns for McClatchy Newspapers
Contributed Essays:
- Web-Spinning Heroics: Critical Essays on the History and Meaning of Spider-Man
Other Round Table Members with Published Works
Read more…Scarlett Johansson has demonstrated in movies like Avengers: Age of Ultron that she has the chops for a solo movie. By Jay Maidment. ©Marvel 2015
Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron director Joss Whedon used the Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) for
Actually, I think i will take the time to start a "real" thread, seeing as I just bought a bunch of comics for the first time in ages. Having recently discovered a new (to me) comic shop in the area, and with Halloween rapidly approaching, I raided t
Read more…I know, I'm a horrible person for never posting anymore and then turning up to hype something, but I've been reading several threads, I swear! (I was especially happy to see Fig's Micronauts thread finally picked up again. I hope it continues into th
Read more…I've asked this before in prior incarnations of this site, but is Galactus actually a villain?
Read more…1602 WITCH HUNTER ANGELA #3 SWA
A-FORCE #4 SWA
ABE SAPIEN #26
ACTION COMICS #44
ACTION COMICS #44 GREEN LANTERN 75 VAR ED
AGE OF REPTILES ANCIENT EGYPTIANS #4 (OF 4)
ALICE COOPER VS CHAOS #1 (OF 5) CVR A CHIN
ALL STAR SECTION 8 #4 (OF 6)
AMAZING SPID
The Teen Titans Project (1984): The Greatest Year
Marv Wolfman and George Perez had built The New Teen Titans into a creative and commercial juggernaut. It was DC’s best-selling title and a frequent award-winner. Yet Wolfman and Perez weren’t conte
The Teen Titans Project, Part XXI:
Neo-Classicism (1999)
The story of the next volume of The Titans began in late 1996 when Grant Morrison and Howard Porter introduced a new version of JLA (cover date January 1997). Morrison’s JLA ev
Read more…...I was going to post about media coverage of this-publicized " Force Friday " , this mass release of the first wave of Star Wars toys and the prequel new novel (I thought) and put up video from the San Francisco Fox affiliate's coverage of " fans l
Read more…We're going to try something new this week. In order to make the Guide more scroll-friendly, I'm putting the previews on our Facebook page. So if you're interested in seeing a preview of a given book (provided one is available), click on the link. An
Read more…NEW DRAMA BASED ON THE DC COMICS CHARACTERS
COMES TO BLU-RAYTM and DVD AS
WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASES
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ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
Experience the Origin Stories of Gotham City’s Heroes and Villains Along with
Read more…January 25, 1931 - September 1, 2015
Probably best remembered for Disney's Love Bug movies.
Worked briefly at the Birdcage Theater at Knotts Berry Farm. My father took his place when he left.
Read more…THE BIG BANG THEORY has been running a long time now , and , indeed , I suppose it's kind of at the " winding down " stage as a new series ~ But between that and various kinds of syndicated/cable reruns , it's all over the TV dial !
TBBT , of cours
Read more…I am now listening to the audio CD of the original cast of the " IT"S A BIRD...IT'S A PLANE...IT'S SUPERMAN " Strouse-Adams musical .
It occurred to me that I'd start a full thread about the musical , especially after a Wiki-look up showed me how m
Read more…This past week as I watched the first six episodes of the Adventures of Superman on DVD a few things jumped out at me.
In the first episode, detailing the origin of the Man of Steel, there is a scene in the Smallville bus station as Ma Kent is biddin
Read more…8HOUSE #3 KIEM PART ONE (MR)
ADAM.3 #2 (OF 5)
ADVENTURES OF AERO GIRL #4 (OF 4)
AGE OF APOCALYPSE #3 SWA
AGE OF REPTILES ANCIENT EGYPTIANS #4 (OF 4)
AGE OF ULTRON VS MARVEL ZOMBIES #4 SWA
ALIENS SALVATION HC
ALIENS VAMPIRELLA #1 (OF 6) CVR A HARDMAN
DARK HORSE
CONAN THE AVENGER #17
Writer: FRED VAN LENTE
Art: BRIAN CHING
Colors: MICHAEL ATIYEH
Cover: JASON FELIX
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
Conan’s out for blood in a desert oasis as he stalks the bandits responsible for the slaughter of a trading
Read more…THE FLASH: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
All-New Extras Include Featurettes, Commentaries,
Deleted Scenes and Gag Reel!
Get the Blu-ray™ & DVD September 22, 2015
Before They Dash Off the She
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THE FATE OF THE JUSTICE LEAGUE HANGS IN THE BALANCE AS WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT AND THE LEGO® GROUP RELEASE LEGO® DC COMICS SUPER HEROES: JUSTICE LEAGUE: ATTACK OF THE LEGION OF DOOM! ON BLU-RAYTM COMBO PACK, DVD and DIGITAL HD, AUGUST 25, 2
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