I had no interest whatsoever in the premise of this series, but because I’m reading the three-issue Ant-Man & Wasp series I thought I’d pick this one up to see the next phase in Henry Pym’s storied career. I had very low expectations, but I came away
Read more…I would, one day, like to see the following:
1) A new, vital and innovative reimagining of Superman that really is new, vital and innovative.
2) A well-thought out Tarzan book that keeps him in the early 20th century with a good dose of fantasy.
3) A
Read more…Wow, what a great year for Flash Gordon comics! First there was Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon, an over-sized hardcover which reprinted all of that artist’s work on the character over the decades. After that, was the Flash Gordon Comic Book Archives Vo
Read more…From New York magazine: "Jon Favreau Will Not Direct Iron Man 3"
According to this, Favreau wanted Iron Man 3 to actually be about Iron Man, rather than being an Avengers prequel ... also, Marvel got hinky about his salary.
Read more…Recently read Ayako, by Osamu Tezuka. This is one of his more serious works, from the early 1970's. By "serious", I mean that there's none of the various sight gags that the Doc tended to include even in stuff like Phoenix or Buddha. I also don't s
Read more…I stopped reading the X-Men regularly quite some time ago. Then John Byrne began doing The Hidden Years and that became my one “go to” X-Men title for many months until Joe Quesada unceremoniously pulled the plug on it. Since then I read and enjoyed
Read more…Two comics made me smile as I read them and I can't really ask for more than that. Batgirl has some great dialog. Steph is funny and the addition to Wendy (yes, the SuperFriends Wendy) to the cast has been great. Knight and Squire is crazy amounts
Read more…Trashed, traded, lost or sold - I was thinking of items I have collected through the years that for one reason or another are no longer in my possession but wish they were -
- a nearly complete set of Batman and Detective Comics 1964 - 1966, covering
Read more…In the current issues of Thor, our Hammer-Hurler is in a bad mood. Asgard is in ruins, Odin is dead (at least for now) and the Thunder God is sulking. He pushes Sif away when she tries to comfort and does the same to the Warriors Three when they try
Read more…My fingers are crossed that people will order the HOPE: The Hero Initiative anthology http://tinyurl.com/26gqws5 because artist Mario Gonzalez http://www.wyliman.com/ and I are in it, and because it's for a great cause (The Hero Initiative).
It's i
Hey gang,
I'm considering picking up Tomb of Dracula in trades at some point. It might not be soon, but I at least want to add it to my wish list. Should I get the Essential Tomb of Draculas in black and white, or the color trades that are coming
Read more…Throw away your bootlegs. It looks like this short-lived, critically-panned and not-so-fondly remembered tv show is finally getting an official release.
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Legends-Super-Heroes-Box-Art/14561
It'll be nice to see M
Read more…The A/V Club apologizes to its readers because another website, Comics Comics, flags its review of the book Genius, Isolated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth as being bogus, owing to the fact that not only is the book not published yet, its still in th
Read more…I didn’t post this to the “Captain America” thread because I’m not convinced this is a Captain America series, per se; in fact I’m not quite sure what this is, but yesterday was light so I thought I’d give it a try. It’s written by Ben McCool and dra
Read more…Let's see....Anthro and family celebrate the winter solstice, Jonah Hex has a Hanukkah adventure, John Stewart teaches a tyro Green Lantern that sometimes religious holidays can be creepy and weird, Superman attends a Thanksgiving parade and meets th
Read more…Another long-running daily comic strip bites the dust:
" 'Brenda Starr, Reporter' to Leave Newspapers Jan. 2"
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