It's official. The new Marvel catalog is out today and, for the first time in many years, a new MMW is not in it. Not that I didn't believe Bleeding Cool's reporting; it's just that not seeing a MMW solicited really strikes home for me. It would not
This is my second (or third depending on how you count) attempt to make my way through all of Master of Kung Fu. MoKF is one of several Marvel series I did not read in the seventies, but has attained nigh-legendary status among its fans, two of the o
Up until now, we have made due with a single "Dark Shadows" thread which comprises all related topics lumped together, but now I find it preferable to break out "Seances and Sources" for ease of reference and update.
Those of you who read my posts my be surprised to see me writing about this volume, which shipped today. I have had many favorite characters over the years. I have frequently identified the Incredible Hulk as my "first favorite" character, but I coul
Emil Blonsky has led a tragic and convoluted live every since the spy mission he undertook in the Spring of 1967 to steal secrets from General Ross's missile base to sell behind the "Bamboo Curtain." First he tried three se
In the 1990s, Steve Englehart returned to Marvel to write Silver Surfer, Vision and Scarlet Witch, West Coast Avengers and Fantastic Four. In 2001 he returned again to write the Avengers (Celestial Quest) and the Fantastic Four (Big Town). I recently
After nine issues of being a b&w continuity implant magazine, Rampaging Hulk switched to color and became simply The HULK! I imagine the change was to make it more palatable to potential readers familiar with the Hulk only via the then-current TV sho
I was always ambivalent toward Marvel's "Essential" and DC's "Showcase" lines back when they were a going concern. On the one hand, they were an inexpensive way to get a large chunk of continuity, but on the other they were black & white. I didn't mi
The question arose in other threads about how many omnibuses it would take to reprint Fawcett's major Golden Age characters. I opted to go to extreme effort to answer this question. Because, in clinical terms, I am "tetched in the haid."
Jonah Hex first appeared in All-Star Western #10 (re-titled Weird Western Tales with #12) in 1972 and his feature ran through #38 before being granted his own eponymous title. In 1978, the 68-page “dollar comic” Jonah Hex Spectacular revealed the cha
The first issue of Avengers I bought new was Giant-Size #1, which featured (among others, of course) Mantis. I just finished reading Fantastic Four (1st series) #323-325, which likewise featured Mantis. It put me in mind to re-read what followed. Bef
I'll say up front :I've never been a big fan of this "adventures of English aristocrats" stuff. Not to sound like Dennis the Constitutional Peasant, but I can never forget that their oh-so-elegant lifestyle is made possible by their exploitation of
