I’ve been watching the “Trial of a Time Lord” season of Doctor Who, listening to audio adventures of the Sixth Doctor, and trying to figure out how they all fit together in some semblance of chronological order. I’ve started with four basic assumptio
Read more…At the conclusion of last year's Silver-Age challenge, I told you guys that I already had the questions for this year's quiz prepared. Well, I did, as in past tense. Last week, when I gave them a final scrubbing, I discovered that I had forgotten t
FEDERATION AND IMPERIUM (A.D. 2161 - A.D. 2899)
During this period, Earth (and its allies) became a great power in the galaxy.
A friend of mine has been slowly foraging through the early SUPERBOYS thanks to the online site READ COMICS ONLINE, and I thought I would share his insights here, though he's only up to 1956.
Many Silver Age fans will have heard that Pa and Ma Kent
Read more…Art by J.H. Williams III, copyright DC Comics Inc
The TV show is relatively faithful adaptation of the comics character, who first appeared in 2006.
By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
Oct. 17, 2019 -- Batwoman has arrived on The CW, filling
Read more…Deadly Class Volume 9: Bone Machine
Rick Remender, writer; Wes Craig, artist; Jordan Boyd, colorist
Image Comics, 2020
Picking right up where the previous volume ended: no sooner had Saya and Maria reunited then they had to fight off a ninja attack. S
Read more…I'm going to start a thread here where we can find out about the availability of book editions and what's in them. Quite frankly, this would help me find out about the book availability of various stories, but I'm sure we can talk to each other. (We
Read more…Marvel announced this week that it's picked up the Aliens and Predator franchises this week from Dark Horse.
That was after previously getting Star Wars and Conan from Dark Horse. And DH has also lost the Buffy, Firefly and Angel franchises to Boom S
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
July 2, 2020 — The pandemic delayed the usual summer comics crossovers, but the first shots have finally been fired.
In Burbank, in the red Superman trunks, is DC Comics and “Death Metal.” In New York, in t
Read more…“The Tenth Planet” is one of the well-known “missing” stories, but it is not so very missing in comparison to some others. Unfortunately, the missing episode is the fourth, which features the first regeneration (or “renewal” as it is called in this s
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Stargirl, “Shiv Part Two” (July 6, DC Universe)
Stargirl, “Shiv Part Two” (July 7, The CW)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., “The Totally Excellent Adventures of Mack and the D” (July 8, ABC)
Doom Patrol, “Finger Patrol” (July 9, DC Universe)
The Old
Read more…How many characters at work-for-hire publishers have been taken to other publishers, usually by their creators, re-named and used again?
The other day I was reading about Marvel's Helstrom TV series (or what little we know about it), and the reporter
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Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
June 25, 2020 — The comics industry has barely begun shipping again, and already the Comics Teletype is overheating. Here are the top stories:
ITEM: The Dark Mr. Mom Returns? A lot of comics sites have had a
Read more…...can he continue to report on his own activities as Superman? Doesn't the need for journalistic impartiality mean that the Planet has to assign a different reporter to cover Superman? Isn't the impartiality of every "Superman" story that "Clark" w
Read more…Anyone else reading the latest Hellblazer comics? It's as strong as the book has every been. Si Spurrier, Aaron Campbell & Jordie Bellaire have made it brutal and topical, recalling the early days of the character. This feels like the Jamie Delano/Jo
Read more…On an unrelated thread, Philip Portelli wrote:
"To the Commander: I would be very interested to hear your views on M*A*S*H, McHale's Navy, and particularly Hogan's Heroes, given your service. I know that they were comedies but I would like to hear
Read more…Joe Quinn's Poltergeist
David Almond, writer; Dave McKean, illustrations
Candlewick Press, 2019
This is an illustrated David Almond short story rather than a true graphic novel. But it's illustrated by Dave McKean, an artist whose multimedia work is n
Read more…Moonshine Vol. 3: Rue Le Jour
Brian Azzarello, writer; Eduardo Risso, art & colors
Image Comics, 2020
This series has been slow, but it continues to build. This installment begins with Lou Pirlo and his lover Delia in New Orleans, seeking a cure for h
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