Back Issue to the FutureBack Issue To The Future By Jake Pierce
New Avengers #32 by Brian Michael Bendis and Leinil Yu (2004) Although Secret Invasion isn’t my favorite Marvel event or story from Bendis; some of the build-up for Secret Invasion had some real hype set up to lead you into an event that was going to affect almost every book Marvel was releasing at the … Read more BACK ISSUE TO THE FUTURE: FANTASTIC FOUR 67 [VOL. 3]: Unthinkable: Prologue Commentary by Dan W.
♫ Regrets I’ve had a few but then again too few to mention ♪ Regret. A fundamental human emotion that cripples some or drives others forward to new action. Whether it is a question of our education or careers, family, or friends we’ve lost touch with, lost opportunities and botched decisions can linger and eventually … Read more Back Issue to the Future: Flash #8 by Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins
Commentary by Sean H. Cast your minds back, dear reader, to the not-too-distant past. Specifically, 2010, when coming hot off the heels of Blackest Night and Brightest Day, Geoff Johns returned to Flash to pen a new era in the character’s history. Or at least, he would have… If DC hadn’t then decided to relaunch … Read more BACK ISSUE TO THE FUTURE: Spider-Man: The Lost Years
Commentary by Sam S. As everybody likely knows by now, Ben Reilly, Peter Parker’s controversial clone and occasional Scarlet Spider, has returned to the Spider-Man identity for the first time since 1995. The 90’s clone storyline received plenty of deserved criticism, but there were some definite gems in there. With that in mind, I thought … Read more BACK ISSUE TO THE FUTURE: Batman #312, “A Caper a Day Keeps the Batman at Bay”
Commentary by Dan W. When did The Joker become a ruthless, humorless psychopath? Not to say he wasn’t always a murderous clown, but rather that there may have been some winking charm in past eras of giant typewriters and poison fish. Was it The Killing Joke, is this another sad legacy to pin on Alan … Read more BACK ISSUE TO THE FUTURE: CONAN #1-32 (2004)
Commentary by Dan W. 2004 was a good year to be a Conan fan. Publishing house Del Rey was in the midst of publishing three excellent collections of Robert E. Howard’s original Conan pulp stories (removing all the edits L. Sprague de Camp introduced in the Lancer paperbacks in the ‘60s and ‘70s and including … Read more BACK ISSUE TO THE FUTURE: Spectacular Spider-Man #136 by Sean H.
If you’ve been reading Amazing Spider-Man lately (and you should, it’s been great), you probably have become familiar with the Sin-Eater. I myself wrote on his debut appearance a while ago in death of Jean DeWolff. That was the story of how he lived. This is the story of how he died. Now, quick background, … Read more BACK ISSUE TO THE FUTURE: IRREDEEMABLE
Commentary by Sean H. If you ask the average reader for the best Superman origin story, you’re likely to get one of two answers. Superman Secret Origin by Doomsday Clock dream team Geoff Johns and Gary Frank, or Superman Birthright by Mark Waid and Leinil Francis Yu (You may also get The Man of Steel … Read more BACK ISSUE TO THE FUTURE: “THE DEATH OF JEAN DeWOLFF”
Commentary by Sean H. Peter David has had a storied career in comics. A lifelong fan of comics and a staple of the industry, he has written seminal storylines for both Marvel and DC, and he generally can be relied upon to this day for a quality read. However, back in 1985, he was still … Read more BACK ISSUE TO THE FUTURE: Green Lantern: The New Corps #1-2 (1999)
Commentary by Sam S. DC in the 1990’s was filled with legacy characters, generally more hip, youthful and contemporary replacements for some of the company’s most iconic characters. Outside of Wally West as the Flash, no character exemplified this trend like Kyle Rayner, the Green Lantern that replaced Hal Jordan. Kyle Rayner was meant to … Read more |
