Captain Comics's Likes
October 2019
EC Archives: How close are we to the end?
The arrival of Weird Fantasy Vol. 3 had the usual effect series collections have on me, making me wonder how close we were to finishing that series. In this case, that also means, by extension, the E…
Discussion
EC Archives: How close are we to the end?
2 Likes
September 2019
"An Evening With Carol Burnett"
Several weeks ago, I had the great good fortune of going to Carol Burnett: An Evening of Laughter and Reflection. A signature part of The Carol Burnett Show (1967-1978) was when she would have the st…
Discussion
"An Evening With Carol Burnett"
3 Likes
May 2019
Any SICKies here?
I never read any of the MAD magazine knockoffs of the sixties. However, in recent years I got a little curious about SICK, the magazine that provided most of Joe Simon's daily bread in that decade. I…
Discussion
Any SICKies here?
2 Likes
April 2019
The Baron Re-Watches the Original "Battlesta…
We begin with the three-part pilot, "Saga of a Star World", first broadcast September 17, 1978.
Summary: The humans of the Twelve Colonies are ambushed by their old enemies, the robotic Cylons, Mo…
Discussion
The Baron Re-Watches the Original "Battlesta…
1 Like
July 2018
Image's 'Gideon Falls' headed for TV
Hivemind Acquires Hit Comic Series GIDEON FALLS for TV Adaptation Following Multi-Studio Bidding War
New Company from Veteran Producers Sean Daniel, Jason Brown, and Kathy Lingg Adds Co-President Din…
Discussion
Image's 'Gideon Falls' headed for TV
1 Like
November 2017
Email Warning
I've just gotten an email that says it's from the Captain, but I'm suspicious of it as it uses the start of my email address where it should have my name, and has no content other than a link. I've s…
Discussion
Email Warning
1 Like
December 2016
A Cut From a Cover
Ok, here's an idea for a fun contest. I post a section from a comic cover and you guys try and guess what cover it's from.Whoever guesses correctly, gets to post a portion of a cover themselves, and…
Discussion
A Cut From a Cover
4 Likes
A Cover a Day
Ok, how about this for an idea. We take it in turns to post a favourite (British spelling) comic cover every day. This went really well on the comic fan website that I used to frequent. What we tr…
Discussion
A Cover a Day
3 Likes
June 2014
The Baron Re-Reads a Bunch of Amalgam Comics…
We start not with an Amalgam comic, but the book that set the whole thing up:
DC Versus Marvel Comics #1 (1996): "Round One"
Written by Ron Marz, art by Dan Jurgens and Claudio Castellini, and Jose…
Discussion
The Baron Re-Reads a Bunch of Amalgam Comics…
2 Likes
The Baron Re-Reads The X-Statix (SPOILERS)
I thought it might be fun to re-read my favorite Marvel mutants book, and by "my favorite", I mean the only one that I've read much of. After all, can't let Fluit be the only one who writes about m…
Discussion
The Baron Re-Reads The X-Statix (SPOILERS)
1 Like
Bill Watterson returns to comics!
For those that haven't heard, you can read about it here.
Discussion
Bill Watterson returns to comics!
1 Like
Comics Guide for June 11, 2014
BEST BETS
ANGRY BIRDS #1 (IDW Publications, $3.99): One of the most widely played video games gets its own comic book. It's hard to guess how the game could be turned into an ongoing series, but IDW…
Discussion
Comics Guide for June 11, 2014
1 Like
December 2013
"The Walking Dead" AMC TV series
So what did you think of Episode 1? I liked just about everything about it. The casting and the production both captured the tone of the comic. A few observations:
I like the creator credits: "Rob…
Discussion
"The Walking Dead" AMC TV series
1 Like
The Baron Re-Reads the Justice Society
All-Star Comics #3 (Winter 1940):
1)I expect that if you've only read one Golden Age adventure of the JSA, this is the one. It's not bad, but this first issue is more like an anthology than a team b…
Discussion
The Baron Re-Reads the Justice Society
4 Likes
Okay Axis Here We Come! The Complete Invader…
A ‘Giant-Size’ beginning, 41 regular issues ,one Annual, from the 1970s, a follow up 4-issue mini-series and some significant tales in Captain America and Namor before a mini revival in the new mille…
Discussion
Okay Axis Here We Come! The Complete Invader…
1 Like
September 2011
52 Reviews 52 (Part One)
52 Reviews 52
This is the start of 52 reviews of each of “The New 52” #1 issues. I apologize for the…
News 52 Reviews 52 (Part One) 3 LikesWelcome!
No flame wars. No trolls. But a lot of really smart people.The Captain Comics Round Table tries to be the friendliest and most accurate comics website on the Internet.
SOME ESSENTIALS:
FOLLOW US:
OUR COLUMNISTS:
© 2019 Captain Comics, board content ©2013 Andrew Smith
Powered by
