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Black Lightning
Inspired by the excellent The OTHER HISTORY of the DC Universe, I decided to re-read some of my Black Lightning comics. (I don't have that many so this won't take long.) I haven't read any of his original series, and passed on the tpb which reprinted
Read more…This Week in Comics: Nov. 30-Dec. 6, 2020
GENRE TV
His Dark Materials, "Theft" (HBO, Nov. 30)
Next, "File #9" (Fox, Dec. 1)
Star Trek: Discovery, "The Sanctuary" (CBS All Access, Dec. 3)
The Mandalorian, "Chapter 14" (Disney+, Dec. 4)
COMICS
BOOM! Studios
Buffy The Vampire Slayer #20
Read more…Blue In Green
Blue In Green
Ram V., writer; Anand R.K., artist; John Pearson, color artist; Aditya Bidikar, letterer; Tom Muller, designer
Image Comics, 2020
As a jazz musician and critic I admit that a graphic novel about a jazz musician that takes its title from
Read more…The nice thoughts of Emerkeith...........
...Following in the massive footprints of the " Incomprehensible Idiot " thread , I present...........
ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Read more…The Walking Dead: The World Beyond
The first episode of this TWD spin-off (delayed from April) finally aired Sunday night. I think it has potential. the two main characters are teen-aged sisters Iris and Hope. They live in the well-protected "Campus Colony" and are being courted to jo
Read more…RIP David Prowse
Best-known for playing Darth Vader in the original Star Wars films, he was well-known in the UK as the Green Cross Code Man, and also was the Minotaur in the 1972 Doctor Who serial "The Time Monster".
Read more…Daphne Byrne (Hill House Comics)
Daphne Byrne
Laura Marks, writer; Kelley Jones, artist; Michelle Madsen, colorist
DC Black Label, 2020
For this Hill House miniseries new comics writer Laura Marks (TV’s The Good Fight and The Expanse) teams up with veteran horror comics legend Kelley
Read more…Deck Log Entry # 229 Happy Thanksgiving 2020!
Even now, Maria would be considered a firebrand.
She was born in Massachusetts, to a sickly and emotionally distant mother and a stern, religiously devout father named Francis. Mr. Francis was a successful baker, so she grew up in a solidly middle
Read more…" WW '84 " going to Roxies - and your own personal Biloxies!
It's official. Much-delayed mega-sequel WONDER WOMAN 1984 will get its announced Christmas Day release - and will be released to HBO Max the same day! It will be a normal streaming release, not a premium one, as Milan was - and Warner's described pla
Read more…New reading project
So, I was re-reading some of the old reading project threads I'd done int he past, and it made me want to tackle something new. However, I think this time around I'd like some input from people here on what they'd like to see.
Here are some of the o
Read more…This Week in Comics: Nov. 23-29, 2020
GENRE TV
His Dark Materials, "The Cave" (HBO, Nov. 23)
Next, "File #8" (Fox, Nov. 24)
Star Trek: Discovery, "Unification III" (CBS All Access, Nov. 26)
The Mandalorian, "Chapter 13" (Disney+, Nov. 27)
Pandora, "Tell Me That It Isn't True" (Fox, Nov.
Read more…"Fear the Wallking Dead" - Seasons 5 & 6
The TWD spin-off is back for another season with new cast members (three kids), new villains (led by "Max Headroom") and, soon, another "crossover" character from the original series (Dwight). We also see a helicopter with the same markings as the on
Read more…Six Days: The Incredible Story of D-Day's Lost Chapter
Six Days: The Incredible Story of D-Day's Lost Chapter
Robert Venditti & Kevin Maurer, writers; Andrea Mutti, artist
DC Vertigo Comics, 2019
Another late Vertigo entry I had overlooked, this World War II graphic novel tells the story of the 182 membe
Read more…AVENGERS. "And There Came ANOTHER Day..."
AVENGERS. “And There Came Another Day…” There are some interesting threads on this forum, already covering issues of Marvel’s early series – ‘re-reading’’ of the Avengers and Journey into Mystery/Thor and so on and there was quite a good issue by is
Read more…Doctor Who Reactions: “The Faceless Ones”
As most of you reading this will be aware, episodes one and three of this six-parter are available on the “Lost in Time” DVD set. I liked part one because it was the first part of the story and therefore was easy to follow, but the stories moved so f
Read more…This Week in Comics: Nov. 16-22
GENRE TV
His Dark Materials, season 2 premiere, "The City of Magpies" (HBO, Nov. 16)
Next, "File #7" (Fox, Nov. 17)
LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special (Disney+, Nov. 17)
Star Trek: Discovery, "Scavengers" (CBS All Access, Nov. 19)
The Mandalorian, "Chapt
Read more…Dazzler the movie
I was just watching this video about the creation of Dazzler and the movie that was planned. It's pretty interesting so I thought I'd share.
Read more…CoIE / Flashpoint / Doomsday Clock / Generations / Zero Hour Comparison
“Post-Crisis doesn’t count.” So the saying goes. But I maintain Flashpoint was more destructive to previously-established continuity than Crisis on Infinite Earths. Yes, the Adventures of the Justice Society of America and Infinity, Inc. were said to
Read more…The best Batman comics collection goes up for sale
Anybody got a couple million dollars lying around?
From SyFy Wire: "A Year After a Heartbreaking Theft, Florida Man Says Goodbye to $2M Batman Collection"
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