Docs CornerWeekly reviews from Doc Schaefer Happy New Years Wishes From Doc’s Corner 2020!
With the end of the year approaching, I was feeling a bit nostalgic. Having to spend a good portion of this year stuck indoors, this nostalgia reminded me of a time when the world appeared to be filled with adventurers who gained incredible abilities and discovered amazing items throughout the world. It seemed like everyone’s … Read more Doc’s Reviews For the Week of 12/23/2020 (Merry X-Mas!)
COMIC BOOK HISTORY OF ANIMATION #2 IDW PUBLISHING Picking up where issue 1 left off, learn how the loss of Felix the Cat in legal limbo opened the door to a certain man named Walt and his new creation. Learn how loose change can make you a better artist. And most importantly, learn how … Read more Doc’s Reviews For the Week of 12/16/2020
TALES FROM THE DARK UNIVERSE CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTH #1 DC COMICS A Universe where Earth 2 survived instead of Earth 1?! Count me in! Writer Steve Orlando’s story does an amazing job and really throws us Golden Agers some real treats. The fact that it is not the Justice Society that rises against … Read more Doc’s Reviews For The Week of 12/9/2020
COMIC BOOK HISTORY OF ANIMATION #1 IDW COMICS Well, Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey are at it again! And I, for one, am ecstatic! Part history lesson, part science experiment, learning was never more entertaining. The amazing backround, prior Disney, of the world of animation is really amazing and Van Lente really knows … Read more Doc’s Reviews For The Week of 12/2/2020
LAUREL & HARDY CHRISTMAS FOLLIES #1 AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY Classic comedy teams never die! American Mythology proves this yet again with another one shot of holiday hijinx starring everyone’s favorite duo, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy! The boys find themselves hopelessly adrift in the holidays as they try delivering Christmas trees, acting as Santa and … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 11/25/2020
THE OTHER HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE #1 DC COMICS This one took an extended time to read. And it was well worth it! If you are of a age bracket to remember the mid 1970’s, this is a wonderful rememberence of those times. Big afro wig, open collar, and lightning bolts from the … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 11/18/2020
DOCTOR WHO COMICS #1 TITAN COMICS Anytime a Doctor or two have a get together, you can always count me in. However, this go around seem like a bit of sell out. Making it appear that the only reason to have the initial crossover a few monthes ago was to set up the backround … Read more Doc’s Review’s For the Week of 11/10/2020
JUNGLE COMICS #3 ANTARCTIC PRESS Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the Jungle Comics title (yes, there were serveral years of it not being publish but still) and 35 actual years of Antarctic Press publishing, this seems like a good way to do it. Many current comic readers don’t understand the joys of the anthology … Read more “It’s All About the Attractive Women On The Cover” Doc’s Reviews For the Week of 11/4/2020
a BLACK WIDOW #3 MARVEL COMICS Kelly Thomson’s story hits an all time high as the true Nat begins to emerge from her perfect life. While Hawkeye and Winter Soldier debate the emotional ramifications of their rescue attempts, Yelena tries a more subtle approach. And thanks to dissension in their ranks, the carefully set … Read more Doc’s Reviews For The Week of 10/28/2020
BATMAN/SUPERMAN #13 DC COMICS Joshua Williamson’s story continues to build interest. The AI suspected of being Brainiac is a pleasant surprize (Spoiler!) as it isn’t Brainiac! The overall concept is good but in all honesty has been done before. Can anyone say OMAC? But putting that off to the side, the interaction between the … Read more |
