Category: ArticlesCrime Pays by Dan W From heists gone wrong, to revenge served cold as ice, there is no honor among thieves, and no reason to skip these series, the best crime fiction and noir comics available today. Whether it’s in ink-black city alleys or the… Continue ReadingBatmania! by Jim B. Exactly 57 years ago the world of comic books experienced its most Earth-Shattering and long lasting shot in the arm! On January 12th, 1966 the BATMAN television program debuted on ABC-TV. It's twice weekly formulaic episodes began with the greatest, most… Continue ReadingRACKS OF JOY! By Mike Wall I know it is the beginning of the year and people are looking forward to the new books that are coming out during the year. You know what I am excited for this year? Naperville’s back issue displays for the… Continue ReadingLooking Forward To The Stories Of A New Year By Daniel Seib The end of the year is swiftly approaching and all the brand-new possibilities of the days to come are at our doorstep. That means sweet, sweet, new comics on the horizon. Now we may not know all that is to… Continue ReadingMy Top 10 New Comics of 2022 by Luke Simkins 2022 had a lot of interesting comics come out. Sadly, no one can read them all. I know as a comic shop manager I should read every book that comes out each week, but unfortunately, I have other managerial duties… Continue ReadingDear Santa, Fan Casting Comics! By JC When I was a kid, an issue of Wizard Magazine had an article laying out their dream cast for an X-Men movie “if it ever gets made”. This was long before an entire generation has grown up with comic properties… Continue ReadingThings I Would Gift To Superheroes For The Holidays By Jake Pierce Every year we wonder what to gift our loved ones for the holidays, for some it’s fun, for others it can be a task, if you’re like me it can be stressful getting the right stuff for a significant other… Continue ReadingWho The Heck Are Will Eisner And Harvey Kurtzman? By Earl Geier A youthful employee here at the store here recently asked me what comics and creators I liked. Among the creators I mentioned were Will Eisner and Harvey Kurtzman, whereupon I was asked “What did they do?” After I picked my… Continue ReadingKevin’s Comic Controversies, Part Two: Hooked on Comics Or ‘How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bottle’ *Author’s note- my family was? is? RIDDLED with this sort of thing, and my take on that may not be to your liking. We all cope in our own way. Mine often involves comics. And drinking. You’ve been warned. Hooked… Continue ReadingImage 30th Anniversary Spawn Covers Notice Ever wonder why the comics you are looking for this week aren’t on the shelf? Comics are such a fun hobby, they let us escape from reality or take a closer look at it, often with a fictional twist. What’s… Continue Reading |
