O.K., pencils down . . . both of you. That's because, this time around, only Eric Sofer and Fraser Sherman took a shot at answering the quiz questions. Which is a first. Usually, I see so many folks submit their answers that, when it's time for me
As is my usual habit, here’s something off-topic to function as SPOILER SPACE. The pictured fellow is the late, great Richard Kiel (at one point, he was one of Hollywood’s go-to guys when they needed a really large, imposing guy who didn’t need to b
DC FINEST: GREEN LANTERN — HARD-TRAVELING HEROES TP: Collects Green Lantern stories published between July 1968 and March 1971 from the pages of GREEN LANTERN #62-82, THE FLASH #191, and WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #201. I've said before that an
I've always felt blessed at the good fortune of my senior years. A wonderful wife of thirty-three years. Financial security. Good health. Matinée-idol good looks. (O.K., maybe not that, heh.) I've been particularly smug over my good health. SI
1)This story is credited to "David Agnew". This time out, "David Agnew" stands for "David Fisher, almost completely re-written by Douglas Adams and Graham Williams". One can certainly sense Adams' input to this, particularly in the dialogue. Suppos
Last summer I mentioned that I was working on a different type of Silver-Age challenge, one that I would present in a different format. I worked toward that, but got overcome by life events, as those of you who've read my personal posts can imagine.
So after many years of gentle and not so gentle prodding I have finally started watching Doctor Who. In the past I have seen snippets of the new series, and generally walked away muttering “… all right … that was odd. … Don’t see much point in that.
To avoid further hijacking the "Movies I Have Seen Lately" thread, and because there seems to be some interest in men's attire, I've created this discussion to pursue it. (If I'm wrong abut the level of interest, this discussion can die on the vine
In previous years, this was a memory box so we didn't miss any good nominations for the Cappies. With the Cappies hypertimed away, that doesn't mean we have to discontinue these threads. I've always liked going back at the end of the year and seeing
DINAH ON THE TRAIL OF THE GREEN ARROW KILLER! After the horrifying events of last issue, Dinah must capture the Green Arrow Killer as she finally finds Oliver
SUPERMAN RETURNS IN THIS LANDMARK ISSUE! Written by Mark Waid, Joshua Williamson, Sophie Campbell and Dan Slott Art by Skylar Patridge, Ryan Sook, Daniel Sampere, Dan Mora and Luca
I'm not a big fan of war comics. I have read all of Frontline Combat and Two-Fisted Tales, but when it comes to Sgt. Rock or Sgt. Fury, I've never been able to get more than a Marvel Masterworks or DC Archives volume in before losing inte
Between 1987 and 2004, Fantagraphics Books published 50 softcover volumes of Hal Foster's masterpiece Prince Valiant from the beginning (February 13, 1937) through strip #2271 (August 17, 1980). In 2012, the same publisher began a rerelease of the sa
Story "Marvel is now seeking to have all of the New York based employees of the comics and franchise group, just over 100 people, relocate to California by July 2027. "
"Yes, please uproot your families and move to the other side of the continent, '
I was a big fan of Ultraman when I was a kid. In the early ‘90s I discovered there was a new “Ultraman” show, but unfortunately I was more interested in acquiring episodes of the old show on VHS than I was episodes of the new one. Somewhat later I di
