One of my all time favorite series is Volume One of the Avengers. Thanks to back issue bins, ebay, and the Essentials series, I have almost all of the first 285 issues. That may seem like an odd place to stop, so let me explain. Avengers #285 was wha
Read more…This is a comic book that definitely starts off with a bang. With a fairly straight forward introduction, of Moon Knight stopping a bank robbery. But like Nuke LaLoosh he announces his presence with authority. He kicks their butts real easily, and le
Read more…L'shannah tovah tika tavu! A very happy new year to all of our Jewish friends! May the coming year, 5770, be a good, healthy, and happy year for us all (and that's whether your Jewish or not!) Now, I just hope I can remember to stop writing 5769 on
Read more…Jim Shooter, the tallest E-I-C that Marvel ever had, is 58 today. Happy birthday, sir!
Read more…Over at the "Comics Should Be Good" website, they're doing a series of Five Most Iconic Covers. So far, they haven't done too many superstars; mostly, it's been B-listers like the Martian Manhunter, Black Canary, Hercules, and even a few villains, li
Read more…We all know that in the DC Universe, Mr. Terrific in the World's Third Smartest Man, after Luthor and Batman. So, who's the third smartest man in the real world? Now, as any wrestling fan of a certain age could tell you, the world's smartest man is T
Read more…The Incredible Hercules #135: We switch back to young Adric Amadeus in a traditional "things are not what they seem" scenario, with a not too surprising revelation at the end, and then - Aunt May?
Superman - Secret Origin #1: I see, so, we're going
...my first thought when I saw this was, "They're appointing a Manhunter to the Senate?"
Read more…http://www.comixology.com/articles/302/All-the-Comics-in-the-World-Silent-Interlude- This is a really nice bit of writing...
Read more…Out of artists called "Foster", Hal Foster is the greatest!
Read more…http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090922-marvel-dec-09-solicitations.html And here's the rest of the big two as we close out the year...
Read more…Baron Bizarre: 26,700 Chris Fluit: 20,961 Randy Jackson: 19,657 Rich Lane: 18,796 Jeff of Earth J: 18,698 PowerBook Pete: 15,415 Alan M.: 15,378 Cavalier: 15,219 Mark Sullivan: 14,236 Doc Beechler: 12,893 Although, I still have the sneaking suspicio
Read more…http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090921-dc-dec-09-solicitations.html Some really cool covers this month...Secret Six, World's Finest, the Holiday Special...
Read more…Reading the Shadow mini I saw this ad and remembered it from way back when:
http://www.abramsbooks.com/Books/The_TOON_Treasury_of_Classic_Children_s_Comics-9780810957305.html Art and his wife have, somehow, gotten Archie, Disney, DC, and other big publishers' permission to reprint a ton of fantastic stories featuring Little
Read more…Does he have a proper name, or is he just called "The Kryptonite Dog/Bulldog"?
Read more…I'm going to St. Louis tomorrow and will be returning on Sunday. Anybody familiar with that area? I'm looking for suggestions of places to eat. I'll be in the downtown area. I know a few people from that area and they have proven to be worthless with
Read more…Starting with some sad news: "Crayon Shin-chan" Author Found Dead Shame. I've never read much of his stuff - not my style of humor - but I know it was quite popular. This sort of thing is I am against the whole concept of "leaning over a cliff" - t
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