Every so often I come across an auction on eBay that just makes me wonder if the seller has never been to eBay before, doesn't know how to use the Previous Auctions button or has money to burn and hopes to win the lottery.
One example that's been aro
Read more…I have seven boxes of old comics that I need to get rid of. They're mostly from the last 15 - 20 years, and mostly from the Big Two. There's nothing wrong with them, but I'm not likely to read them again and they're taking up space, space that I rea
Read more…Superman, as everyone knows, gets his powers from Earth’s yellow sun.
Or does he? Superman has retailed this story for years, but it is beyond question false.
For the Earth’s sun is not yellow, but white.
Dr Lex Luthor, a Metropolis scientist who
Read more…War of Kings #1-6
May-October 2009
Cover art by: Ron Lim, Sandu Florea, & Chris Sototmayer
Writer: Andy Lanning & Dan Abnett
Pencils: Paul Pelletier
Inks: Rick Magyar
Let me say up front, that I enjoyed this series. I do have one major problem wi
Read more…Some of you might be interested to know that there is a campaign to get some small, belated recognition for Bill Finger for his outstanding work on Batman, via a Google Doodle in his honour on the 100th anniversary of his date of birth 08 Feb 2014.
Read more…Looks like Nightwing, Suicide Squad, Justice League America, Superman Unchained, Teen Titans and Stormwatch are all ending. Some of them -- JLA, and I'm guessing Nightwing and Teen Titans, and maybe Suicide Squad -- will probably be back in another f
Read more…I wasn't sick but the depression cut deep and I found myself liking My Little Pony. Reminded me of when I was a kid and had the German measles and spent two weeks at home watching Flipper. Sometimes tv is great for just taking you away from yourself
Read more…Gary Arlington , " who founded (the) nation's first comics-only store " , has died at 75 .
SF gate has a story , bylined to Julian Guthrie , that will tell you more .
I don't have time to link it , I'm sure that I have given you enough search ter
Read more…THE CAPTAIN'S PICKS
ALL-NEW INVADERS #1
Written by JAMES ROBINSON
Art by STEVE PUGH
Cover by MUKESH SINGH
Variant Covers by JOHN CASSADAY, SKOTTIE YOUNG, & STEVE PUGH Also Available
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
“GODS AND SOLDIERS” PART ONE
All-New Marvel
Read more…With Mom gone I've taken over a lot of the cooking, actually all of it. Dad had a partial plate removed for adjustment today so I was going to make him spaghetti, but I'm not sure how. It's been a while. As I recall Mom used to fill a pan with water,
Read more…The first James Bond movie I ever saw, on television, was Goldfinger. The first James Bond movie I ever saw at the theater was The Spy Who Loved Me, and I’ve seen every one since at the theater… until Skyfall. I don’t know why I didn’t go see it whil
Read more…While at Arisia this weekend I was at a panel that was discussing the giant robot genre (Swords and Sideburns: Super Robot Anime). I love this sort of panel because it is a good way to find out about shows that I'd never heard of, like Robot Girls Z.
Read more…This is one of the most reprinted Flash stories of the Silver Age. It's probably one of the most reprinted Silver Age stories period. It's certainly one of the most important Silver Age comics. It's definitely one of the most iconic covers. But is it
Severed reprints a 2011 seven issue Image miniseries, co-written by Scott Snyder & Scott Tuft, with art & covers by Attila Futaki. There's been considerable fanfare about Snyer's recently announced Image project, but this one appeared about a year
Read more…Welcome to the latest Comics Guide, which ranks up there with the Junior Woodchuck Guide in utility and necessity!*
(* Not meant to be a factual statement.)
Here are my top recommendations of the week:
DEADPOOL: THE GAUNTLET #1
WRITTEN by GERRY DUGGA
The year 2013 was a pretty good one for comics fans, with blockbusters like Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World cementing the superhero as king of Hollywood –- and comic books as the source of choice for moviemakers. Which means 2014 is only going to
Read more…Captain Britain Weekly #1-39;
Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain #231-253;
Hulk Comic #1, 3-30, 42-55, 57-63;
Marvel Super-Heroes #377-388;
The Daredevils #1-11;
The Mighty World of Marvel #7-16;
Captain Britain #1-14.
New Mutants Annual #2
X-Men Annual #1
A very nice one-shot that gives you a good flavor for the book. It also moves the subplots along, and has some good appearances by the supporting cast.
If you want to try the book out w/o plopping down for the trade, or getting back issues this is a
Read more…Story: Deathwish
Writer: Duane Swierczynski
Art: Eric Nguyen
This is a one-shot comic that is also obviously a set-up for a future story. We have a haired killer (Turner) who takes out his latest victim who begs for his life. He then finds out it wa
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