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
Read more…http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/08/10/archie-married-life-betty-veronica/
Check out this review by Chris Sims and then head on over to the Riverdale High group to join the discussion!
Read more…Life with Archie
Astonishing Spider-Man and Wolverine
Action Comics
Usagi Yojimbo
20th Century Boys
Read more…I've got a couple of new stories up on the BCP blog-- featuring the secret origin of the Black Centipede and a new Vionna Valis mystery! http://theblackcentipede.blogspot.com/2010/10/vionna-and-vampires-chapters-1-3_10.html http://theblackcentipede
Read more…"Objects in hammer may be closer than they appear" HAW! HAW! HAW!
Read more…Went to my LCS which is not so local to pick up this month's books. I read DCU: Legacies #4 and saw some obvious changes from the Post Crisis History of the DC Universe and the timeline from Zero Hour.
1) Cameo of Wonder Woman teaming with Wonder G
Read more…He's dead and in hell in his book.
He lost one of his best sidekicks and became a vampire in X-Men.
He just lost his best friend in Uncanny.
He was possessed by a demon and had to listen to Deadpool in X-Force.
He has to face a 15 year old Peter Park
Read more…I must admit I’ve never read even a single issue of The Occult Files of Doctor Spektor. But the archival reprints of old Gold Key material from Dark Horse and other publishers have piqued an interest in the output of this company that is not one of t
Read more…I am reading a trade called The Essential Showcase 1956-1959. Obviously, it contains the first appearance of the Barry Flash version of the Flash. In the second story of the comic the villain calls him "The Scarlet Speedster", and my question is, was
Read more…In November's Batman/Catwoman: Follow the Money one-shot, Howard Chaykin uses as the bad guy Golden Age Bat-villain, the Cavalier, out of the blue, really. The Romantic Rogue has a reputation of being a lightweight character, a reputation well-deserv
Read more…Dan Parent announced at NY ComicCon that the character which led to the first second printing in Archie history will get a 2011 four issue mini.
Read more…New York, October 7, 2010– Beginning January 2011, DC Comics will implement a line-wide pricing adjustment, lowering the prices of all standard length 32-page ongoing comic book titles currently priced at $3.99 to $2.99, it was announced today by DC
Read more…The title says it all, and CBR has the deets.
"The film (which doesn't have a
title as of yet) will come from a screenplay by frequent Nolan collaborator David S. Goyer and will apparently feature the villain General Zod – made famous in the classic R
Well now this is interesting. From The Beat
What a nifty idea, and it has a great price point: $1.49
..... how are the Hulk books now? I'm considering giving Hulk and Incredible Hulks a try, now that the big crossover (s) are done.
Lots of pictures at the site...
Ah, poolside reading!
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