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"I've recently read several in the crime/action vein.
End of Life. This is an offering from the revived Vertigo line. It opens in medias res, with our protagonist, hitman and thief Eddie Stallion, getting shot at by a platoon of goons. He's on the…"
End of Life. This is an offering from the revived Vertigo line. It opens in medias res, with our protagonist, hitman and thief Eddie Stallion, getting shot at by a platoon of goons. He's on the…"
"Sadly, I agree. I'll have more to say in the JSA thread later."
"THE ETERNALS - 50th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL:
This was going to be my "Pick of the Week"... until I read it.
There are three stories. The first takes up half the issue. It is set in the present with a flashback to WWII dealing with how Ikaris and…"
This was going to be my "Pick of the Week"... until I read it.
There are three stories. The first takes up half the issue. It is set in the present with a flashback to WWII dealing with how Ikaris and…"
"JSA #18: Having now read the entire "JSA: Year One" storyline, my verdict on this revised origin story for comicdom's first super-hero team is as follows: "It really wasn't all that good.""
"I also enjoyed The Twelve. I don't think JMS obviated much Golden Age history, nor did he re-invent these characters. He just took what was on the page in the '40s and extrapolated them into what they might have "really" been, and into something…"
"I also enjoyed First Knight, and am looking forward to the sequel.
I didn't post anything about First Knight, because I was late to the party, and Jeff and others had already said how good it was. I will say that one of the quirkier elements is the…"
I didn't post anything about First Knight, because I was late to the party, and Jeff and others had already said how good it was. I will say that one of the quirkier elements is the…"
"NEW COMICS I HAVE READ TODAY THIS MONTH:
AHOY!: (No AHOY! That's odd.)
DC: Action Comics #1096, Supergirl #11, Wonder Woman #31
Image: Capes #5, Skinbreaker #7
Marvel: Fantastic Four/Planet of the Apes #2
Oni Press: Cruel Universe (v2) #8, Spirit…"
AHOY!: (No AHOY! That's odd.)
DC: Action Comics #1096, Supergirl #11, Wonder Woman #31
Image: Capes #5, Skinbreaker #7
Marvel: Fantastic Four/Planet of the Apes #2
Oni Press: Cruel Universe (v2) #8, Spirit…"
"The Bat-Man: Second Knight. A marvelous and well-crafted prestige three-issue miniseries that is a "realistic" look at a just-starting-out Bat-Man set in the 1930s.....
Thanks for the review, Kelvin. I’m preordering the HC of this and am getting…"
Thanks for the review, Kelvin. I’m preordering the HC of this and am getting…"
"About Bat-Man: Second Knight: "What he said.""
"Making a (very minor) dent in my to-be-read pile, I gave a read to:
Grayson: Agents of Spyral. This was a trade-paperback collection of the first four issues of Grayson, plus a couple other stories and supplemental material. It followed…"
Grayson: Agents of Spyral. This was a trade-paperback collection of the first four issues of Grayson, plus a couple other stories and supplemental material. It followed…"
"THE TWELVE:
I just finished reading J. Michael Straczynski's The Twelve in its entirety for the the first time. I was really enjoying it on a month-to-month basis back in 2008, but by #8 I realized I was "losing the story" so I decided to set it…"
I just finished reading J. Michael Straczynski's The Twelve in its entirety for the the first time. I was really enjoying it on a month-to-month basis back in 2008, but by #8 I realized I was "losing the story" so I decided to set it…"
"I got the STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE OMNIBUS from IDW that collects three miniseries and several short stories.
One is "Fool's Gold" where rumor has it that there's a treasure map hidden in the station. Mayhem for days!
Another is "Too Long a…"
One is "Fool's Gold" where rumor has it that there's a treasure map hidden in the station. Mayhem for days!
Another is "Too Long a…"
"NEW COMICS I HAVE READ TODAY THIS MONTH:
AHOY!: Babs (v2) #2 , Toxic Crusaders 34
DC: Action Comics #1095 (& #419, facsimile), Supergirl #10, Wonder Woman #30, Batman: Second Knight #3
Image: Capes #4, Skinbreaker #6, Good as Dead #6 (no Assorted…"
AHOY!: Babs (v2) #2 , Toxic Crusaders 34
DC: Action Comics #1095 (& #419, facsimile), Supergirl #10, Wonder Woman #30, Batman: Second Knight #3
Image: Capes #4, Skinbreaker #6, Good as Dead #6 (no Assorted…"
"BATMAN: THE SECOND KNIGHT - BOOK THREE:
This is, arguably, the best individual issue of the two series. It could be read as a stand-alone, but the reader will get more out of it as the conclusion of a six-issue story. It is a "first meeting of…"
This is, arguably, the best individual issue of the two series. It could be read as a stand-alone, but the reader will get more out of it as the conclusion of a six-issue story. It is a "first meeting of…"
"Out of curiousity, I picked up DC's Boss Battle, a part of their "KO" event. As a result of idiots who will buy BIG EVENT comics some plot involving Darkseid, DC characters end up fighting people from other franchises universes. And so, Superman…"
"I Hate Fairyland #48 - Gert's tribute to The Fly
The Will of Doom #1 - The world and the FF in particular deal with the aftermath of Doom's "death""
The Will of Doom #1 - The world and the FF in particular deal with the aftermath of Doom's "death""
Comments
They're good fun. I think I'm scratching the itch I had as a kid when I couldn't afford those big lumps of colourful plastic that looked so cool in the ads.
Actually I'm downloading them as I just know I'm going to visit that site some day and see that they've been taken down...
If you happen to find out the creative credits for the different episodes and their publishing dates I'd be grateful for the info. I couldn't find them anywhere.
Here's a birthday present for you.
http://www.geocities.com/cheezelordmaxwell/UKcomics.html
Good luck finding the pertinent bits!