The discussion on the "Convergence" thread reminded me of this stoy from last week:
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AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #8 FRANCAVILLA HERES JUGGY VAR CVR
AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #8 REG FRANCAVILLA CVR
AGENCY #1 (OF 5)
ALL NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA SPECIAL #1
ALL NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA SPECIAL #1 CONNECTING VAR
ALL NEW X-MEN TP VOL 05 ONE DOWN
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The Unwritten Vol. 10 – War Stories
Mike Carey, writer; Peter Gross, artist
Vertigo Comics
Tom Taylor has been trying to find his way back to our world for some time in this series. He’s been wandering through stories--with a significant trip throu
Read more…HAVE YOU SEEN this Internet-only?? joke ad for The Stan Lee Cameo Acting School , directed by Kevin Smith ?
I saw it JUST NOW (missing the last seconds-ish) on YT , while waiting for a repeat of the song I mentioned myself listening to on YT ~ I THIN
Read more…The Silver Age Trivia Panel at C2E2 on Sunday, April 26th was a real barn-burner! It was so close that, for the first time ever, the Fan team (l-r back row: Jason Fliegel, Doug Tonks, Mike Chary and far right Mike Sangiacomo) was in THE LEAD at the e
I confess that I wasn’t looking forward to writing this particular column. The first 8 months of 1994 were a continuation of the “Dark Jaaska” era I detested—and described in detail for the 1993 column. I’m not sure how many ways I can say I loathe
I’ve been in the process of preparing a “comic book starter kit” for my little nephews and it occurred to me that I’d like to include a good Captain Marvel story as part of the package. While having, overall, very good memories of “The Power of Shaz
Read more…I'm thinking about writing a column for early May that would be checklist of the better Ultron stories. But whether I do or not, I'm curious which Ultron stories the Legionnaires favor. Age of Ultron? The new Rage of Ultron OGN? The West Coast Avenge
Read more…By Chris Fluit
I’ve come to the realization that I collect music the same way I collect comic books. I have a completist streak in me. If I become a fan of a band or an artist, then I usually try to collect their entire catalog. I have a bit of th
Read more…Deadly Class Vol. 1: Reagan Youth
Rick Remender, script; Wes Craig, pencils & inks; Lee Loughridge, colors
Image Comics
A high school drama with a difference, because this school is the Kings Dominion School for the Deadly Arts--training ground f
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ALEX + ADA #14
ALICE IN COUNTRY OF CLOVER MARCH HARES REVOLUTION GN (MR)
ALL NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #6
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE TP
ARCHIE FUNHOUSE COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #14
ATTACK ON TITAN JUNIOR HIGH GN VOL 03
AVENG
Needless to say, it's a big Avengers week!
First we have the final issues of Avengers and New Avengers, as "Time runs out"! The two main covers fit together for the large image seen below, which I'll repeat on the other title:
AVENGERS #44
Publisher:
We've lost another giant of the Silver Age, Herb Trimpe. Here's Mark Evanier's obituary, which makes it official.
As best as I can figure, his first work for Marvel was on the one-shot Phantom Eagle story in Marvel Super-Heroes, and then on to inkin
Read more…Murray Boltinoff was going to kill off one of the Challengers of the Unknown. And Red Ryan was the Chall who had drawn the short straw.
As Boltinoff would discuss in subsequent letter columns, killing off one of the Challengers had been discussed fo
Read more…STAR TREK/GREEN LANTERN #1 (OF 6)
Writer: MIKE JOHNSON
Art: ANGEL HERNANDEZ
Cover: GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ
Variant: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Variant: ELSA CHARRETIER
Subscription Variant: GARRY BROWN
Blank Sketch Variant
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Two iconic franc
Read more…WE STAND ON GUARD #1
STORY: BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
ART / COVER: STEVE SKROCE
JULY 1 / 40 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
SAGA writer BRIAN K. VAUGHAN teams with artistic legend and MATRIX storyboard artist STEVE SKROCE for an action-packed military thriller that wi
Read more…ACTION COMICS #42
Written by GREG PAK
Art and cover by AARON KUDER
TEEN TITANS GO! Variant cover by DAN HIPP
On sale JULY 1 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will arrive in stores with two covers. Please see the order form for det
Read more…Nick Simon forwarded to me the link to this interview which contains, among other things, Don's REJECTED cover for AVENGERS #37 (the one replaced by an ugly-as-sin Gil Kane cover, which itself was replaced in the 70's reprint by a new one by Jack Kir
Read more…Ultron (James Spader), an artificial intelligence, really, really, really, really hates his “father,” Tony Stark. Movie poster. Copyright Marvel 2015.
Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) are characters being share
THE SHIELD #2
Script: ADAM CHRISTOPHER AND CHUCK WENDIG
Art: DAVID WILLIAMS, GARY MARTIN, RACHEL DEERING, KELLY FITZPATRICK
The Shield #2 CVR A Reg: DAVID WILLIAMS
The Shield #2 CVR B Variant: STEVE RUDE
The Shield #2 CVR C Variant: EVAN SHANER
The S
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