This is my first Legion "Fan of Bronze" piece so I'm a little nervous! And yes, I did read Marvel as a kid and am planning to cover some of those soon!
The Legion back-up in Superboy #195 (Ju'73) featured the first appearance of the first Bronze Ag
Read more…[This thread is part of our Grant Morrison Reading Project. Unlike most of the other Morrison threads, this one was written as the original issues came out.]
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The man in the street says: A very well illustrated story. Beautiful cle
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CBG is doing a cover story on the top 10 comics stories of 2010. What do you think they are? No need to come up with 10 -- just the one or ones you thought were biggest. The more opinions, the merrier!
EDITED: Lumbering Jack raised a good que
I do not purport to be an expert in Native American Indian culture, but according to William Stout, “Turok and Andar were Plains Indians, specifically from the Mandan tribe. Their visual depiction was fairly accurate for a comic book; Turok and Andar
Read more…Marvel Masterworks: Thor Vol. 9 presents a picture of a title in transition. It features (in order) five issues by Jack Kirby, one by John Buscema, another by Kirby, two by Neal Adams and two more by Buscema (issues #173-183). Inkers include Bill Eve
Read more…Starting October 20, we can vote for Legion leader at DC's official election site. Voting runs through November 10.
This turned out to be a trickier question than I thought it would be. (Note: I am adopting a fairly broad definition of "companion", here. I am also assuming a certain upcoming episode od The Sarah Jane Adventures goes the way I imagine it wil.) Seve
Read more…We are remiss in not doing this earlier, but (from the New York Times): "Barbara Billingsley, TV’s June Cleaver, Dies at 94"
I'd like to read some pre-code, non-EC horror. In short, pre-code trash with little, if any, redeeming qualities. Does anyone know if any collections or reprints of such material exists?
Read more…From The Hollywood Reporter: "ABC Preps TV Return for 'Incredible Hulk' "
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After Anderson Cooper's opening remarks at Elton John’s Enduring Vision gala last night, we found Hugh Jackman at his table, eagerly anticipating dinner. Shooting on his Woverine 2 begins early next year, he expl
Read more…Valiant treated Gold Key's Magnus, Robot Fighter 4000 A.D. as something of a "Magnus: Year One" and they made their series a sequel, set beginning in 4001. I'm not sure that's the case with Dark Horse's series. It seems to me to be more of a ground l
Read more…I just reread the Earth X trade and was pleased to see it hold up so well. When it first came out, I felt it was a great series with poignant moments, hilarious yet fitting touches and some shocking secrets revealed, though I doubt they were mentione
Read more…Back in the Golden Age, many (if not most) comic book cartoonists had a “Bigfoot” as well as a more serious style depending on the assignment. Dick Briefer’s Frankenstein exemplifies that practice. This is the latest in Yoe Books’ (an imprint of IDW)
Read more…At one time I received a lot of input concerning which TV show I should watch next, the top contenders being Lost, Torchwood and Angel. Although we picked up a factory-sealed Lost season one at Half Price Books a few weeks ago, we haven’t committed t
Read more…#1 When did Superman start using the exclamation "Great Rao!", or mentioning Rao as a diety, generally?
Related to this - when did we find out that Krypton's sun was called Rao?
#2 I recently picked up John Ostranders 1995 Gotham Nights II 4 issu
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