Sheldon Moldoff died recently. There is an account of his career by Mark Evanier here and some remarks of appreciation by Jim Shooter here.
I'm sure many Batman stories I remember fondly were drawn by him, and his Alex Raymond-inspired Golden Age w
Read more…EC Archives: The Vault of Horror Volume Two (GC Press LLC, $49.95)
EC Archives: The Haunt of Fear Volume One (GC Press LLC, $49.95)
Much to Jeff of Earth-J's shock and dismay, I once volunteered that I had never read all of the famous EC comics of
Read more…From Image Comics
March 9, 2012
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San Diego – What happens when mystery, sorcery, different planes of existence, comic books, and trading card gaming co
From Image Comics
March 9, 2012
MARKSMEN #6 (OF 6)
Story DAVID BAXTER
Art JAVIER ARANDA, GARRY LEACH & JESSICA KHOLINNE
Cover TOMM COKER
Diamond Order Code: OCT110559
Price: $2.99
Pages: 32
On Sale: March 14th, 2012
MINISERIES CONCLUSION!
New
Read more…From Marvel Entertainment
March 8, 2012
Marvel Doubles The Value of All Its Top-Selling Super Hero Comics
The World’s Top Comic Publisher Announces Landmark Digital Initiative
New York — Marvel is proud to announce that, beginning June 2012, all M
Read more…From Image Comics
March 8, 2012
Berkeley, CA -- PETER PANZERFAUST, the Image Comics/Shadowline series that places the classic character Peter Pan in World War II-era F
A few thoughts on some of what I read so far:
Batwing: I was a little disappointed that the Bat-family seemed to take over half the book. The story was a combination of extended Kingdom flashback and Bat-investigation. It could really have used an act
From Archie Comics
March 8, 2012
LIFE WITH ARCHIE #16 SELLOUT CAPS OFF
RECORD-BREAKING, BANNER YEAR FOR ARCHIE COMICS
Publisher continues to position itself as most innovative, relevant comic book company
New York – Archie Comics, the leading mass-
Read more…The first Avengers Omnibus is being sold, and according to descriptions, either version of the cover contains #1-30 of the first volume of Marvel Comics' Avengers....
That would include the originals, Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man and Wasp, plus Cap,
Read more…1)Another "base under siege" (or "ship under siege", if you prefer) this time around. Fairly basic stuff, but not bad. Supposedly the title was a gag on 24, which was an American television program that was being broadcast at the time.
2)The actual
Read more…Saturday I picked up a copy of PS Magazine - The Best of the Preventive Maintenance Monthly (at Books Kinokuniya, of all places), which the Skipper discussed here. I read through it Saturday night - it was interesting in an academic sense - seeing h
Read more…1)Not one of my favorite episodes, for some reason. It's not bad, it just doesn't overwhelm me, for some reason. For one thing, I didn't like the monster design. Not that it's goofy - it's no Myrka, or anything - I just don't like it.
2)I never war
Read more…Fantagraphics' first volume of the Gottfredson Mickey strip -- "Race to Death Valley" -- is (right this minute) on sale at Amazon for $5.39 (i.e., 82% off).
If you haven't already bought this book, go buy it now! If you have, go buy another one and
Read more…The Discovery Channel provides the answer: "How Much Does the Batmobile Cost?"
Read more…Archie Archives Volume Four (Dark Horse, $49.99)
In my last review of Dark Horse's ambitious Archie Archives, I confidently called the WWII period the "Harry Sahle era," as he was the primary artist on volumes 2-3, which collected stories printed f
Read more…Eerie Archives Volume Nine (Dark Horse, $49.99)
Creepy Archives Volume Twelve (Dark Horse, $49.99)
These two volumes come to us from the early 1970s, with Creepy a year ahead (1973) of Eerie (1972). At this point in Warren’s history, the publisher
Read more…From DC Entertainment
March 7, 2012
DC Entertainment Releases New VERTIGO App
And Announces SANDMAN Digital Comics Sale for $.99
Starting today, VERTIGO fans can download a new dedicated app featuring all Vertigo digital titles. The new app, ava
From Image Comics
March 7, 2012
HELL YEAH #1, the debut of a new Image Comics series by Joe Keatinge (GLORY) and Andre Szymanowicz has sold out ahead of its relea
From IDW Publishing
March 7, 2012
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