Docs Corner

  FLASH #77     DC COMICS Well, it’s official DC has official ticked me off. It’s bad enough that we had to water down the Speed Force with a series of other forces that really have no place in a title called the Flash about a speedster. Didn’t we learn anything from taking away the … Read more

PRETTY VIOLENT  #1     IMAGE COMICS Holy Cr*p! I think I have a new favorite 2019 book! Who would have thought that Image Comics would have this little bizarre title on the stands. And just for the record, the subtitle “with lots of swears” doesn’t do it justice. Derek Hunter & Jason Young’s story of … Read more

  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #27     MARVEL COMICS What Nick Spencer and Kev Walker have created here if a perfect issue of the 1970’s Marvel Team Up title! The humor here is well placed and the potential of the all girl group of the Sinister Six has endless possibilities. Electro’s admissions are magnificent and you can’t … Read more

  JUSTICE LEAGUE #29     DC COMICS THUD! THUD! THUD! That is the sound of a long time comic fan hitting his head on the desk after reading #29. There was a time when DC’s innocent multiverse was willing to accept a space-faring giant starfish who made mind controlling clones that ridiculously stuck to your … Read more

  RICK AND MORTY #52     ONI PRESS In a classic rendition of a televised episode, Marty is left on his own without Rick. This is a wonderful look at the character of Morty and what makes him tick. Not having to take a backseat to Rick, Morty actually does all right for himself. On … Read more

HISTORY OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1     MARVEL COMICS Wow! Ok. This one actually gave me a headache! I give Marvel credit for trying to retell the history from day one and the reasoning for it is truly unique. The problem here is that the creative team is having to cram hundreds of thousands of … Read more

SUPERMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #1     DC COMICS I have always been a fan of Jimmy Olsen having his own title. But newer visions of Superman’s Pal have not always stayed true to his nature. Back in the day, several of the Supeman Family had their own titles (although I was alway annoyed that DC … Read more

GRIMM FAIRY TALES 2019 SWIMSUIT SPECIAL     ZENESCOPE PUBLISHING I swear I’m only reading this for the articles! Ha! This year’s swimsuit special features a short tale featuring the smallest damsel of them all, Thumbelina. The story is short and a bit confusing but does act as the introduction of a new storyline. But … Read more

    A DAY LATE BUT NEVER A DOLLAR SHORT! HERE ARE A FEW OF THE BOOKS YOU SHOULD (OR SHOULD NOT) BE READING THIS WEEK. HAVE A SAFE 4TH OF JULY EVERYONE! CHARLIE’S ANGELS VS THE BIONIC WOMAN #1     DYNAMITE PUBLISHING The concept of this title is a definite cry out to … Read more

VALIANT UNIVERSE HANDBOOK     VALIANT COMICS It doesn’t matter what Universe a handbook covers, I always find them fascinating. Aside from getting the histories and origins of the characters and various places and things, these books act as an interest generator for other titles in the line. Sure I might regularly read Archer & … Read more