Batman: Odyssey
I wanted to like this. I really did.
I wanted to like this. I really did.
December is Stan Lee's 90th birthday, and Comics Buyer's Guide is doing an appreciation cover story (by me, of course). So gimme a hand:
What's your favorite thing about Stan Lee? What anecdote? What character, story or comic book? What accomplishme
Read more…Coming up next, I've decided to watch all seven of the versions of Hamlet that I have on disk. For the record, these are:
1)Hamlet (1948) - Olivier
2)Hamlet (1964) - Burton
3)Hamlet (1990) - Gibson
4)Hamlet (1996) - Branagh
5)Mystery Science Theate
Read more…Always a sucker for a good origin story, I'm picking up more of these than my regular monthly pull. Lets see if it was a wise decision.
The Phantom Stranger #0
Didio takes another shot at writing after his surprisingly good Omac series. It fills i
Read more…With all the discussion about Jimmy Olsen here, I got to thinking about our Carrot-Topped Cub Reporter a bit and came up with these:
I’ve really been in the mood to read some new Avengers comics recently. Unfortunately, new Avengers comics don’t appeal to me and haven’t for some time. When John Buscema took over from Al Milgrom drawing Roger Stern’s Avengers back in the ‘80s, I wa
Read more…Just a little thread here to make mention of memorable titles or issues that have gone by.
This is prompted by the big conclusion to the Avengers vs. X-men maxi-series this summer, in which the Scarlet Witch plays a major role, since being returned t
Read more…Just transferring my checklist over from the old boards...
DC UNIVERSE CLASSICS
WAVE 1 – Rex Mason, the Element Man (Metamorpho – Collect & Connect)
Crimestopper Batman/ Classic Detective Batman
The Demon, Etrigan
Orion (sculpted-on helmet)
Read more…Dark Shadows – The Complete Original Series Volumes Four-Five
Hermes Press, $49.99 each
Stories by various, art by Joe Certa
Reprinting Dark Shadows #22-35 (Oct 73-Feb 76)
These two books wrap up Gold Key’s Dark Shadows run, and I confess I will mi
Read more…COMIC STRIPS: It’s a good catalog for comic strip collections. IDW offers new volumes of Bringing Up Father and X-9, Secret Agent Corrigan, Fantagraphics has a new volume of three years’ worth of post-war Nancy dailies, IDW solicits the second volume
Read more…From Image Comics
Oct. 3, 2012
Lynda Carter Celebrates Ms. Magazine's 40th Anniversary Featuring Wonder Woman
Carter: "We may have come a long way, baby, but our fight for equality in the workplace is far from over." Ms. Implores Its Readers: "Vote
Read more…Seven tpb volumes (#5-11*) reprinting the entire run of E.C. Segar’s Popeye dailies from 1928-1938.
*Volumes #1-4 reprinted the Sundays; I don’t have those.
Read more…How many continuity strips are still being syndicated ?
( " Mainstream " syndication/strips . )
Really , how many are left ?
Let's include " borderline " examples , so as not to leave any out -
And:
What are they ?
What's their distributing syndicate
Read more…From IDW Publishing
Oct. 10, 2012
SAN DIEGO, CA (October 8th, 2012) – Brraaaiiiinnnnssss! IDW Limited ha
From Mohawk Media
Oct. 9, 2012
LEGENDARY GREEN MAN GROWN INTO SUPER HERO BY ECO COMICS
Publisher Eco Comics has today announced the launch of a comic book series featuring one of the most iconic and prolific characters from myth and legend, the Gree
Read more…From Valiant Comics
Oct. 9, 2012
From Archie Comics
Oct. 9, 2012
ARCHIE COMICS SIGNING SCHEDULE – NYCC 2012
All signings will take place at the Archie Comics Booth #1720 unless otherwise noted
Thursday, October 11th
5:00 – 6:00: Fiona Staples (Life with Archie)
6:00 – 7:00: M
Read more…From Tripod Entertainment
Oct. 9, 2012

War of the Worlds: Goliath Wins Best Animated Film at the 3D Film Festival
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – October 9, 2012) Tripod Entertainment's stereoscopic 3D animated movie War of the Worlds: Goliath caused a s
From Archie Comics
Oct. 9, 2012
ARCHIE COMICS CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH
Sabrina the Teenage Witch, one of the most iconic characters in the Archie Comics library, turns 50 this month. To celebrate, Archie presents the 50 mos
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