Once Upon a Time at the End of the World Book Two – The Rise and Fall of Golgonooza. Jason Aaron and the art teams hit it out of the park again. The last panel says "Concluded in Book Three." It will be interesting to see how the team does on sticking the landing.
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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 tried to do was find a theme or subject and follow…
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Atlas Era Venus
Venus was one of several heroines introduced by Marvel at the tail end of the 1940s. Her title underwent a curious sequence of transformations in comics genres in its 19-issue run, starting as a glamour comic, becoming a romance comics, then a…
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Comical Comic Cuts
So - I know I've only been here a week, but I thought I might be able to brighten up everyone's lives a little with a new thread devoted to comical cartoons based around superheroes. I have loads of funny material that I've picked up over the…
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From the Archives: Deck Log Entry # 46 "Semi-Imaginary" Stories (Part 1)
Question: when is an Imaginary Story not an Imaginary Story? While you think on that for a moment, I’ll set the Wayback Machine for a little trip. The time: 1959. The place: the National Periodical Publications building at 2d and Dickey…
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Deck Log Entry # 248 Overture
Some of you may have noticed that I’ve resumed making entries in my Deck Log column and are wondering what that speaks to developments in my personal life. As you’ll recall, I’d suspended my regular Deck Log entries (other than my annual Silver-Age…
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Watchmen (Before & After)
I just finished re-reading Watchmen for the first time in many years. Every time I read I notice some new detail or nuance I had never noticed before. I used to pretend that non-comics readers might one day ask me to recommend a comic book or series…
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What Comic Books Have You Read Today?
Report what comic books you have read today--and tell us a little something about it while you're here!
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Comics Guide for week of April 29, 2024
MAJOR PUBLISHERS MARVEL COMICS Week 1 "Blood Hunt" BLOOD HUNT #1 (OF 5) by Jed MacKay and Pepe Larraz: This week Marvel launches its gigantic, linewide summer crossover, called "Blood Hunt." You might as well settle in, as it will run for five…
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Dark Shadows
I’d like to start this continuation of the Dark Shadows discussion from the old board with a look at some of the new and upcoming Dark Shadows audio stories from Big Finish Productions. There aren’t nearly as many Dark Shadows audio adventures as…
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