I don't know in which thread I wondered about this, but a while back, I wondered what the first canceled New 52 title to be relaunched with a new number 1 would be. Hawkman seemed like a decent contender; OMAC, on the other hand, was a real long shot
Read more…It's this Saturday and Sunday, in Asbury Park, NJ! Anyone going? I'll be there on Saturday.
The panel highlight for me will be an 11 a.m. discussion on lettering between Todd Klein and John Workman. I've never been to a lettering panel in all my yea
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
McClatchy Newspapers
When DC Comics rebooted all of its superhero titles in 2011, some of them got better. But some didn’t, like Green Arrow – which just got a lot better.
First, what they did wrong: In Green Arrow #1 in September
Here’s what caught my eye this month.
INFINITY MAN AND THE FOREVER PEOPLE: One of my favorite series to come out of DC’s “New 52” was the short-lived OMAC. Her is another Kirbyish series by the same creative team. Here’s hoping it lasts more than eig
Read more…Magneto, the long-time X-Men foe, is getting his own ongoing title. And, thankfully, he’s going to be a villain – again.
That last bit might not make sense to folks who have only watched the X-Men movies, or older fans who drifted away a couple of de
Read more…I got Showcase Presents Men of War and Showcase Presents Jonah Hex Vol. 2 from Amazon over the weekend, so I know those two made it out this year, the first so far for 2014. It's odd they were both released at the same time. This morning I checked Am
Read more…I was going through the dvr yesterday and I spotted the episode of Avengers Earth's Mightiest cartoon where the Enchantress is going after Zemo and looses, then gets dragged into some sort of hell to serve Surtur (?). That reminded me that I hear
Read more…In the wake of Zero Hour, DC tried several concepts utilizing some of their older concepts. The best of them, indeed, the best of the last twenty-five years was Starman by James Robinson and magnificent artwork by Tony Harris and Wade Von Grawbadger
Just Like Our World Except…
Writers of imaginative fiction must walk a very fine line. They are interested in exploring the realms beyond reality, introducing paranormal, superhuman or unearthly elements. Yet, except for the most stalwart of wor
Read more…I spotted THEM, Cosmos Monster (which I've never seen but the guide says that it was insects from outer space) and the Wasp Woman.
Read more…Any fans of the show? Who, if anyone, is watching it? What do you think?
Personally, I'm digging it. A very interesting mix of villains, a different take on the Bruce Wayne/Alfred Pennyworth relationship, a partner that makes more sense than a yo
Read more…Okay, so imagine the website is a restaurant/tavern/bar/secret hide-out with bar service.
What's it look like? What does it serve? Do autographed photos of superheroes hang on the walls over booths? Is it an upscale roadhouse like Planet Krypton or
Read more…This is one of the best comics-related podcasts ever.
Kevin Smith does this podcast strictly out of love. It's obvious. I've said it before, but Kev Smith is the Barbara Walters of comic book interviewers.
Right now, he is interviewing Neal Adams.
Read more…The first issue reintroducing John Constantine into the DC Universe in his own series opens with him leaving a bar, musing about the meaning of magic. A page later he's lighting up a cigarette, so it really feels like the Constantine we know and lo
Read more…Disney now owns both Star wars and Marvel. It's fun to think that, after all the snide disrespect hurled at it over the years, the Marvel Star Wars series would be the most logical thing for them to keep in continuity.
Read more…Some time ago, I asked the assembled what sort of Bar and Grill this board would be. The replies proved most entertaining. Here's a similar question:
If the Captain Comics board were an amusement park, what would it be like? What would it look like?
Read more…I've heard of Robot Chicken but I've never seen it, anyone know if Sunday's show will be any good?
Read more…THE CAPTAIN'S COMMENTS
In a press release touting four second printings this week, Marvel said "These red-hot titles join over 30 titles from the massively popular All-New Marvel NOW! initiative to return for second printings!"
Now, honestly, does an
Read more…Adventures of Superman #516
September 1994
Cover art by: Barry Kitson, & Ray McCarthy
Story: The Hero of Metropolis
Writer: Karl Kesel
Pencils: Peter Krause
Inks: Jackson Guice
This is the Adventures of Superman series' Zero Hour crossover. It has
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