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My first comic, Fantastic Four A Death in the Family (One-Shot), was a strange one. Instead of containing only one story it contained three different stories of varying tones. The first was a serious story about helping others even if it hurts you, the second is a story of strange comic nonsense involving a reality … Read more

Bruce Campbell is bringing back World War II veteran Sargent Rock for DC Horror Presents Sgt Rock Vs the Army of the Dead for some Zombie Nazi punching fun. But where is Campbell bringing him back from and how far back does Sgt Rock go, and who breathed life into him in the first place? … Read more

Nostalgia is one heck of a drug, especially when it comes to comics. Everyone wants to pay tribute to the classics, and a big way this is done in comics is with homage covers. An homage cover is a comic cover that either copies directly or references another, more iconic, comic cover. Comics are constantly … Read more

There are essentially two types of people driving vehicles in your average parking lot. There are S.H.I.E.L.D. people and there are Hydra people.  This is also true of the many customers that venture through the door on any given day. Comic shop customers generally fall into the categories of ‘Nerd’ and ‘Civilian’. We love you … Read more

If you’re like me and you’ve been into all things fantasy, science fiction, and super hero related things your whole life, then chances are you’ve probably been the nerdy one in your relationships. Majority of my relationships have been with people who had little to no interest in comics books, Star Wars, or pro wrestling … Read more

Disclaimer: I didn’t come up with that underhanded yet super clever title. I heard Stray Dogs writer Tony Fleecs say it on a podcast, but it’s true! Indie publisher Aftershock has been putting out some unique titles the past year or so that deserve recognition, especially if you’re feeling a little burnt out on The … Read more

Comics are just funny books for kids, right?  That’s what Congress was told in the 1950’s.  They were so convinced that comics were a kids medium that a whole system was put in place to protect those kids from subjects that might seem to lascivious and tantalizing, too obscure or terrifying, too inappropriate and vulgar. … Read more

Well for me it’s more like 39 years. When I first visited Graham Crackers Comics it was located in downtown Naperville on Washington Street. It was behind what I thought was a “malt shop” but learned years later was a sandwich shop. It was the tiniest little place but had an arcade game and comics! … Read more

In my last article, I listed my absolute favorite gimmick covers of the 90’s, which were: Wolverine #50 (die-cut) , Uncanny X-men #304 (hologram), Amazing Spider-man #365 (hologram) , Superman Man of Steel #30 (build a cover), and of course, Superman #75 (bagged death of Superman).   But the 90s were such a fun filled time … Read more

Ah, the memories.  Waking up on a Saturday morning with a bowl of Lucky Charms to the best lineup of Saturday Morning Cartoons, a box of crayons and a clean coloring book.  Most of us probably started our artistic journeys in a way similar to this.  To be young with no regard for color theory … Read more