DC’S HOW TO LOSE A GUY GARDNER IN 10 DAYS One of the best parts of these larger holiday specials is that they always have something for everybody. And this one is no different. Whether you were wondering whatever happened to Red Tornado’s relationship with Kathy Sutton, or just how good of a detective Plastic … Read more
BATMAN/SUPERMAN WORLD’S FINEST ANNUAL #1 This is what the World’s Finest title was always meant to be since it’s inception as World’s Best Comics in 1942. Superman, Batman, and Robin as the lead feature with multiple stories added in. And who better to fill in for the Big 3, than Bat-Mite, Mr. Mxyzptlk, and the … Read more
FLASH #123 FACSIMILE EDITION DC COMICS Shiny Cover, blank cover, regular cover. No one can dispute what writer Gardner Fox, Penciller Carmine Infinato, and inker Joe Giella created here. Only 19 issues into the new series, this creative team brought us the very first multidimensional crossover in comics. Accidentally vibrating at a different speed causing … Read more
MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS #1 FACSIMILE 1984! The year George Orwell warned us about. And just before DC’s Crisis on Infinite Earths was about to go full blast after monthes of disappearing heroes and villians, the characters of the Marvel Universe were disappearing too. And the main story started here a short 40 years … Read more
GIANT SIZE SPIDER-MAN #1 MARVEL COMICS This isn’t your father’s Giant-Size Spider-Man, if it was you’d be getting a deluxe version of a Marvel-Team Up comic for 50 cents. And this isn’t your older brother Giant-Size Spider-Man which would have been a one-shot with Spidey and Doc Ock for $4.99. What we have is … Read more
Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2023: A Year of Genre-Bending Adventures and Bold Storytelling 2023 was a year where graphic novels pushed boundaries, explored innovative narratives, and delivered some solid A+ entertainment. This chart should not to be confused with our usual TOP 50 chart which reflects the BEST SELLING Graphic Novels throughout … Read more
BIRDS OF PREY #5 DC COMICS I wonder if DC Comics realizes what Kelly Thompson’s story has given them. While this is the classic story of parent saving child, if you remove the Birds of Prey from the action, you end up with a pretty intriguing Wonder Woman story. Certainly much more interesting than … Read more
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #8 DC COMICS Well we finally made it to issue #8. The Huntress is still annoying everyone with her ‘mission’ to rehabilitate super-villians and turn them into a future JSA. Alan Scott’s beard is still bothering me and is it just me or does he appear to be getting chunkier? … Read more
JAY GARRICK: THE FLASH #3 DC COMICS Jeremy Adams continues to prove he can navigate the Golden Age as he gives us a taste of the JSA’s big 5 in a wonderful flashback intro. My only question is, I thought that due to the Spear of Destiny, the JSA were unable to enter Germany? … Read more
GRIMM FAIRY TALES HOLIDAY PINUP SPECIAL 2023 Time for Zenescope to chose their best good girl artists and spread some cheer with some holiday themed pinups. Oh, and the short story too. A brief story of that holiday when Frau Perchta, the Belly Slitter was loose and Gretel had to do a team-up to take … Read more