January 2023
Bond #4: 'Diamonds Are Forever'
THE BOOK
Author: Ian Fleming
Date: 1956
THE PLOT
M assigns James Bond to infiltrate a diamond-smuggling operation, as it largely takes place on British territory, and is a danger to Britain's economy…
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Bond #4: 'Diamonds Are Forever'
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December 2022
Free Comic Book Day 2023
Some publishers tout their Free Comic Book Day offerings, and some don't. Find below the PR that's come into the Comics Cave so far for FCBD 2023.
Here's the official full lineup from Diamond Comic D…
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Free Comic Book Day 2023
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November 2022
Dawn of DC (latest DC relaunch)
After Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths end, DC will be undergoing Dawn of DC -- a new linewide publishing initiative that will pivot certain ongoing series -- I've heard about the Superman books, Nig…
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Dawn of DC (latest DC relaunch)
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Witch Iconography
So, as spooky season has just passed, I started wondering about something.
This is an example of what many would consider a classic witch:
I think most of us, if we saw this photo or saw someone we…
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Witch Iconography
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September 2022
Fastball Special
I don't suppose anyone has a list of pitchers and balls for the fastball special?
By pitchers I mean the likes of Colossus and She-Hulk.
By balls, I mean whoever was being thrown.
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Fastball Special
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La Reine est Morte
Story I've never been a monarchist, but she's been a fixture of life since before I was born. I imagine that it'll be a huge adjustment for the British people.
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La Reine est Morte
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August 2022
The List of Super Villain Teams
This is pretty short right now, but I'm sure it will get significantly longer. Anyway, this is off the top of my head.
To be eligible, at least one team member must possess a super power or a s…
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The List of Super Villain Teams
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July 2022
How intelligent were Superman's robots?
How intelligent were Superman's robots?
Did Superman ever attempt to program the robots to patrol and eliminate kryptonite?
Also, were the robots affected by red sun radiation?
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How intelligent were Superman's robots?
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June 2022
Misheard lyrics you prefer to the original
It's likely everyone has listened to a song they liked and misheard the lyrics. That's not unusual.
However, have you ever thought your misheard lyrics were better or more interesting than those of…
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Misheard lyrics you prefer to the original
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Was BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE ever meant to b…
Over on the Back Issue Facebook group, there is some contention that Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's groundbreaking and influential Batman: The Killing Joke (1988) was originally intended to be an ear…
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Was BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE ever meant to b…
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April 2022
R.I.P. Neal Adams
From The Hollywood Reporter: "Neal Adams, Comic Book Artist Who Revitalized Batman and Fought for Creators’ Rights, Dies at 80"
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R.I.P. Neal Adams
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March 2022
How old is Alfred Pennyworth?
Just a thought that struck me: how old is Alfred Pennyworth?
My personal current headcanon is that he's about 25 years older than Bruce (I cannot imagine hkm having been the Wayne's butler earlier t…
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How old is Alfred Pennyworth?
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Was there ever a plausible explanation for S…
Over the years as Superman's mythos has expanded, we've been given relatively plausible explanations for his superhuman abilities(I'm not going to say it makes scientific sense for a difference in so…
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Was there ever a plausible explanation for S…
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February 2022
The SiP-verse - Parker Girls
I have long felt that any good online discussion of a comic book series requires at least two active participants... not just two people posting, but two actually reading along... one to provide "pla…
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The SiP-verse - Parker Girls
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Question Regarding the Future of Super-Hero…
The following is based on my current (mis?)understanding of what's going on with super-hero comics, movies and TV shows.
1)It is my understanding that Marvel and DC are currently making shedloads mo…
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Question Regarding the Future of Super-Hero…
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X-men/Doom Patrol sales questions
We're all aware that the X-men and the Doom Patrol debuted pretty closely to one another. Assuming sales data is available, which one sold better initially? Was either one considered a hit, sales-wis…
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X-men/Doom Patrol sales questions
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August 2021
Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
Leopard v Crocodile!
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Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
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October 2020
Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's Crusa…
Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's CrusadeStory by Kurt Vonnegut; written by Ryan North; illustrated by Albert MonteysArchaia, 2020
I'm not usually a great fan of adaptations of novels, in mo…
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Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's Crusa…
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August 2020
The Turtle Soup Game
Many years ago, I taught folklore at a summer camp(we had new campers each week of different ages, from 8-15). At the time, the folklore class was pretty unstructured, so I could more or less do as I…
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The Turtle Soup Game
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May 2020
TV shows I am binging
In this peak TV period, I thought we could use a thread on TV like we do the "Movies I Have Watched Lately" thread. I'll start with two:
ALTERED CARBON: Stupid name for a good sci-fi concept.
In this…
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TV shows I am binging
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