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Figserello on the Radiollo with Hitman's John McCrea.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Figserello May 19, 2016. 13 Replies 0 Likes
Hi Guys.Just thought I'd stick this up here in case anyone is interested. I'm a volunteer on a radio program here in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. On my latest program, I did a short interview…Continue
The Micronauts #53 & 54: Homage, Plagiarism and other Crimes against Humanity
Started this discussion. Last reply by Figserello Oct 24, 2014. 5 Replies 0 Likes
The most striking element of issues 53 and 54 of volume 1 of The Micronauts is the old Star Trek cliché of an alien world where the inhabitants dress, talk and behave like Depression-era Chicago…Continue
Subtractions by Fractions
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ron M. Nov 15, 2014. 38 Replies 0 Likes
I see over on the Baron's Original Sin thread, people are …Continue
Tags: DeConnick, Matt Fraction, Alan Moore
Appreciating the Little Things - The Micronauts issues 51 - 52
Started this discussion. Last reply by Figserello Aug 13, 2014. 5 Replies 1 Like
The beginning of the end of Mantlo’s Micronauts. I had a lot of fun reviewing …Continue
Tags: Acroyear, Guice, Bulanadi, Mantlo, Micronauts
Journey Into Mystery Vol 1 - The Weekly TPB
Started this discussion. Last reply by Travis Herrick (Modular Mod) Mar 13, 2014. 17 Replies 0 Likes
(Collects Journey Into Mystery #622-626)Writer: Kieron GillenArtist: Doug…Continue
Tags: ., Bi-Weekly TPB, Journey Into Mystery, Kieron,Gillen, Doug Braithwaite
The Trial of Atom-Smasher and the winding down of JSA volume 1 (JSA #76)
Started this discussion. Last reply by Richard Willis Feb 12, 2014. 13 Replies 0 Likes
I was trying to keep up with the Baron’s…Continue
Tags: Johns, Atom-Smasher, JSA
Recognition for Bill Finger
Started this discussion. Last reply by Wandering Sensei: Moderator Man Jan 23, 2014. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Some of you might be interested to know that there is a campaign to get some small, belated recognition for Bill Finger for his outstanding work on Batman, via a Google Doodle in his honour on the…Continue
Justice, Society, and America on the Slippery Slope (JSA # 45-51)
Started this discussion. Last reply by Figserello Nov 22, 2013. 11 Replies 1 Like
Some final thoughts on how DC’s JSA comics addressed the early years of the ‘War on Terror’. This third column will focus on how the Princes of Darkness storyline looked forward to what it would…Continue
Tags: America, Black Adam, Iraq War, War onTerror, Society
The Justice Society of America - With Ra on Our Side. (JSA #43-44)
Started this discussion. Last reply by The Baron Nov 17, 2013. 1 Reply 1 Like
Tags: Iraq, 2003, Goyer, Johns, Justice Society of America
The Justice Society of America Vs the War on Terror (JSA #41-42)
Started this discussion. Last reply by Captain Comics Nov 21, 2013. 22 Replies 0 Likes
Or The Interpretation of Art Or The Art of Interpretation…Continue
Tags: Black Barax, Justice Society, Goyer, Johns, War on Terror
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Be Here Now - DC One Million Epilogue, part I
Posted on July 25, 2013 at 1:30am 10 Comments 0 Likes
Secret Files and Origins - JLA in Crisis (Nov 1998)
Having reached the end of our complete readthrough of DC …
ContinueAnd So the Future is Written - DC One Million Week 5
Posted on April 29, 2013 at 8:30am 5 Comments 0 Likes
Being the latest instalment of our reasonably in-depth examination of DC One Million, Grant Morrison's epic transtime JLA tie-in of 1998. So far we have followed the central storyline of attacks on civilization in two eras masterminded by Solaris the Tyrant Sun, aided and abetted by Vandal Savage. We've seen how these were thwarted (and in the best time-travelling…
ContinueThe Future is Worth It - DC One Million Week 4
Posted on February 17, 2013 at 11:00pm 7 Comments 0 Likes
Welcome to another in a series of posts on DC One Million, DC's epic and unprecedented transtime crossover of 1998. The posts began here, and this entry is organised around week 4, where the events in the far future build towards their climax. If an attentive reader didn't already know that every issue of this crossover had…
ContinueGhosts at the Feast - A DC One Million Interlude
Posted on January 7, 2013 at 12:00am 5 Comments 1 Like
This is one of a series of posts on DC One Million, the Grant Morrison-helmed, month-long, macro-crossover from 1998.
In this installment we're looking at some of the 'ghosts' haunting the celebration of Superman's return from eons of exile in the Sun - one writer notable by his absence, and four ongoing titles that more or less wrapped up during DC One Million. Follow the hyperlinks to Week 1, Week 2 and Week 3 for previous entrants in this series.
(These…
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