by Graham Crackers | Mar 11, 2026 | Articles
I was nine years old the first time I stepped into a Graham Crackers Comics. On a beautiful summer Saturday, my mom planned for me, my brother, and her to hop on the purple line and travel from Evanston to downtown Chicago to explore the Loop for the first time. This...
by Doc Schaefer | Mar 11, 2026 | Docs Corner, Reviews
EMPEROR AQUAMAN #15 DC COMICS I guess there is no better time than now to address the elephant in the room. Aquaman is one of those characters (much like Donna Troy – Wonder Girl) that DC just cannot get a handle on. Yellow gloves, green gloves. Orange and...
by Graham Crackers | Mar 4, 2026 | Articles
I’m sitting here writing this with one hand, the other holds a three-month old who just finished his post-bottle burps. Apparently, it’s 6:09 AM, I work today and the baby is somehow wide awake, no yawns in sight. Wish me luck. Now, where were we? A lot of prep goes...
by Doc Schaefer | Mar 4, 2026 | Docs Corner, Reviews
ACTION COMICS #419 FACSIMILE EDITION DC COMICS While the original cover was centered much better, This recreation still highlights two of the best things happening on DC covers in the 1970’s … photo backrounds and Neal Adam’s art. Editor...
by Doc Schaefer | Feb 25, 2026 | Articles
UNIVERSAL MONSTERS PHANTOM OF THE OPERA #1 Another of the classic Universal Monsters gets the Image treatment. And as usual, the creative team are aptly suited for the material. First published as a serial in Le Gaulois magazine in 1909 into 1910 by writer Gaston...
by Graham Crackers | Feb 24, 2026 | Articles
When I was in 8th grade, it was a glorious time for comics. First, they were everywhere. There were three stores within walking distance of my house that had comics for sale on spinner racks, waterfall racks, magazine racks, and sometimes even as a flat focused...
by Graham Crackers | Feb 18, 2026 | Articles
“The reasons I have loved shopping at Graham Crackers Comics for 40 odd years!” They have always carried the comics I want. Yes, dear reader, even before I understood and used the “pull and hold” system, Graham Crackers Comics always seemed to carry every book I...
by Doc Schaefer | Feb 18, 2026 | Docs Corner, Reviews
Every now and then, I like to mix it up with the comics that are chosen for reviews. But I also know that I can’t trust myself not to pick comics that I am going to like. So to make the process completely random, I have the agent at the Doc’s Corner News...
by Doc Schaefer | Feb 11, 2026 | Docs Corner, Reviews
GEIGER #21 IMAGE/GHOST MACHINE COMICS Geoff Johns and Gary Frank prove once again that they know how to tell a story. With the Northerner by his side, Geiger is strapped into a tank (and it is a really cool tank!) and gets drawn into the mystery benefactors of...
by Graham Crackers | Feb 10, 2026 | Articles
Have you ever wandered into your local Graham Crackers Comics (or any comic shop) Wednesday afternoon and asked yourself “Why can’t I find this new book I’m looking for?” Well, there’s two possibilities 1) With the mass number of books available to order and limited...
