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Read more…“Every… comic book version of the Bible that I’ve seen contains passages of completely made-up narrative and dialogue, in an attempt to streamline and ‘modernize’ the old scriptures, and still, these various comic book Bibles all claim to adhere to t
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NO. 1: MARVEL
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN MODERN ERA EPIC COLLECTION: COMING HOME TP ($44.99)
DOOM ACADEMY #3 (OF 5, $3.99)
DOOM’S DIVISION #2 (OF 5, $3.99
EARTH X TP ($44.99)
FANTASTIC FOUR #31 ($3.99)
FANTASTIC FOUR VS. GALACTUS TP ($17.99
I’ve got big news, Legionnaires, and it’s not great.
Most of you are familiar with ClarkKent_DC, aka KC, aka Kelvin Childs. Kelvin isn’t just another Legionnaire, he’s an OG Legionnaire whose genial comments, enormous knowledge and expansive spirit h
Read more…I meant to post this earlier but Night of the Lepus is on TCM tonight (4/15) at 11:30 PM EST.
This is one of those movies that I always heard about but never seen.
Of course, part of me wanting to see this is that DeForest Kelley is in it. As a kid,
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I have not read the Crisis on Infinite Earths maxi-series in its entirety for 30 years. I keep meaning to re-read the whole thing, but I have read just #11-12 many many times, most recently in 2010 and 2019. For the past year (almost), DC has been re
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DC FINEST: SUPERMAN FAMILY — THE GIANT TURTLE MAN TP (DC COMICS, $39.99)
There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth when this book disappeared from last week’s ship list, but lo, our patience has been rewarded. Giant Turtle Man coll
Music? What song? By whom? Podcasts? Which ones? Who's on it? The whir of your hard drive while you defrag? Whatever you're listening to, share it with the Legion of Superfluous Heroes!
Read more…One day back in late 2024 I determined I had enough "Frankenstein" comics and decided not to buy any more.
MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN STARRING BORIS KARLOFF:
My newfound resolution was soon put to the test in November with the release of Mary Shelley
Read more…Thought I'd try re-posting my latest update of this. There's more than a few characters on the list that probably either stretch or exceed your definition of a "super-hero". I've tried to clear out most of the most egregious ones, but there's a few I
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NO. 1: MARVEL COMICS
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2 ($4.99)
AVENGERS #25 ($4.99)
COSMIC X-MEN OMNIBUS HC ($125.00)
DEADPOOL TEAM-UP TP BY ROB LIEFELD: BLOOD OF THE DRAGON ($17.99)
DEADPOOL / WOLVERINE #4 ($3.99)
EDDIE BROCK: CARNAGE #3 ($3.9
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
Read more…I've changed the title of this thread from "Comic Book Sales Trends in 2016" because I keep coming back to it.
My friendly neighborhood comics shop, Fantom Comics of Washington, DC, breaks down what sold at the store in 2016. This information, of cou
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As has already been noted elsewhere on this board, today's "Aquaman" DC Finest edition completely comprises the contents of 2003's Aquaman Archives Vol. 1 (and only). I have read that volume twice in the the last 20 years and have no desire to read t
Read more…I have started this project three or four times in the past but have always abandoned it before completion. Today I am going to abandon my usual prolix introduction and get right to it.
#1-2. GERRY CONWAY: Gene Colan lobbied hard for Tomb of Dracula,
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Marsh was perhaps best-known as the star and co-creator of Upstairs, Downstairs, but she was in wide range of other TV programs and films. As a Doctor Who fan, I remember her from her appearances in "The Crusades", "The Dalek Master Plan" an
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
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GODZILLA VS. HULK #1 (MARVEL, $4.99) is by writer Gerry Duggan and artist Giuseppe Camuncoli.
I haven't read Godzilla vs. Fantastic Four yet (although I plan to), so I don't know how that turned out. (I'm sure everyone's fine.) But t
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NO. 1: MARVEL COMICS
BLACK WIDOW MODERN ERA EPIC COLLECTION VOL 1: ITSY-BITSY SPIDER TP ($49.99)
CABLE: LOVE AND CHROME #4 (OF 5, $3.99)
DAREDEVIL: UNLEASH HELL RED BAND #4 (OF 5, POLYBAG, $4.99)
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #8 ($3.99)
FANTAST
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 (MARVEL, $5.99) is by writerJoe Kelly and artists Pepe Larraz and John Romita Jr. Jeff of Earth-J and I have discussed earlier our willingness to experiment with this restart of the title, even though it seems to
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