Articlescomic related article Cover to Cover by Jim Brozman
Say what you will about the current state of Marvel Comics, but they do support their legion of stellar 1990’s hard-working artists by continuing to employ them. Artists like Ron Lim, Chris Sprouse, Rob Liefeld and Todd Nauck are seen regularly on the covers and interiors of many Marvel Comics comic books each week. Neary a … Read more 1982… The Year That Changed Comics For Me by Mike Wall
On June 1st 1982 on a second floor on the corner of First and Addison in a town called Elmhurst, a little comic store was opening for the first time. Somehow a 13 year old kid found out and rode his bike there. That kid’s mind was blown. He had always bought comics from the … Read more My First Comic by Nick
My first comic was Marvel Tales #143 The Amazing Spider-Man #6, it was the first appearance of The Lizard. I remember I was only a kid at the time and my grandpa gave it to me as a gift and of course after seeing that cover I had to see what was inside, and I’m … Read more A Beginners Checklist for Dungeons and Dragons By Gibran Isaacs and Daniel Seib
Early morning mist rises from the fields as the sun crests over the mountains. A group of adventurers is suddenly awoken to the sounds of wolf-riding goblins raiding their camp. Quickly rising to their feet, no time to wipe the sleep from their eyes, they engage their attackers and defend themselves. There is the sound … Read more Pride Month Reading by Luke Simkins
It’s pride month, and you know what that means? Time for some corporate shilling! But don’t worry, I won’t be shilling today (much). Just know that if I shill, I do it only to shill what I love. I would never shill irresponsibly. Alright, enough of that word and onto the shil- I mean suggested … Read more We Need to Talk About Jean by Shawn Spurlock
“We all got it coming, kid.” -Unforgiven Yeah, it’s all jean Grey’s fault. All of it. Every time you think to yourself how sick you are of comics constantly offing their characters, you should simultaneously be thinking about how stupid the name Marvel Girl is. Maybe that’s why Chris Claremont and John Byrne decided to … Read more 5 Independent comics to check out while you wait for Invincible season 2 by Jake Pierce
So you watched Invincible on Amazon and loved it, you then went to your local Graham Crackers and grabbed all 3 compendiums and digested that wonderful series like the comic book reader that you are, what next? Well, there is the Boys, also on Amazon and then you can stop by your local comic shop … Read more The Death of Superman (1961) by Earl Geier
The Justice League is DEAD! And comics will never be the same! Until it’s all undone and they come back. But it reminds me of the Death of Superman. Not the famous Doomsday story that made the news. But the 1963 Imaginary Story, The Death of Superman (1961), a story authored by Jerry Siegel and … Read more YOU THERE! BEHIND THE COUNTER! MAKE ME RICH!! by Kevin Healy
Somewhere in the last 10 years, a shift has happened in our industry. More and more people are coming in with the hopes of instantly gratifying their desire to buy something and make money on what they’ve bought. We get questions like: “You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.” “Am I going to make money buying … Read more What to do after Free Comic Book Day by Rick Berg
So now you have your free Free Comic Book Day books! What’s next? Please, please read them (or have them read to you). Shocking, right. Not everyone seems to understand but comic books were and are designed to be read. They are a form of consumable entertainment. From great to terrible all comic books try … Read more |
