Docs Corner

SO … WHILE ALL THE OTHER REVIEWERS ARE AT GC CORPORATE GIVING OUT ADVISE AS TO WHAT FREE COMIC BOOKS YOU SHOULD BE SCOOPING UP ON SATURDAY MAY 6TH AT YOUR LOCAL GRAHAM CRACKERS COMICS STORES FOR FREE COMIC BOOK DAY, I’M RIGHT HERE IN THE ARCHIVES TAKING A LOOK AT THIS WEEK’S NEW COMICS!  … Read more

 MARVEL VALUE STAMPS A VISUAL HISTORY      Out two weeks ago, this little jewel was brought to my attention. Now I can’t tell you when I first noticed the now famous Marvel Stamps in my Marvel Comics but it must have been late 1974. It was quite early on but ironically enough, I didn’t … Read more

 PLAN 59 FROM OUTER SPACE #2     DREN PRODUCTIONS Not wasting any time, Dren gives us the second issue the week after we got the first. And I am glad for one. As Michael Dolce and James Mascia’s story develops, it continues to show how clever it really is. The actual Plan 59 is a … Read more

 FLASH #797     DC COMICS Finally, the One-Second War storyline is finished and we can move on. And writer Jeremy Adams gives us a nice little interlude to cleanse our pallets. A little playtime in the multiverse and a new group of Super-Villains steals the show here. Even a guest appearance by the Super Sons … Read more

FLASH #796     DC COMICS And in the final chapter of the One-Minute War storyline, not only is Jeremy Adams able to wrap everything up but actually makes sense of it all. From the onset, I haven’t been a big fan of this story. And with the cliffhanger at the end of the last issue, … Read more

STARGIRL THE LOST CHILDREN #5      DC COMICS Let me first point off just how brilliantly Todd Nauck’s art captures the spirit of this series. Especially in the battle scenes and the floating head intro page. It’s almost like I’m reading an issue of All-Star Squadron. And I am so glad that I was … Read more

 EXCITING COMICS #101 (FINE…#32)     ANTARCTIC PRESS In February 1940, Whiz Comics #2 from Fawcett Publications marked the creation of a new magical character called Ibis the Invincible! Created by Bill Kingett, Ibis would appear in Whiz Comics until isuue #155 (along with 6 issues of his own title and appearances in America’s Greatest #4 … Read more

 JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #3     DC COMICS The Huntress’s trip bouncing through space and time have ended in the present and a very interesting combination of JSA members including the Infinity Inc Wildcat and the Stargirl TV show Doctor Mid-Nite (I don’t care, that is the official way to spell it!). But thanks to … Read more

      Reviewing comics for this long, I am always amazed at the comics that seem to fly under the radar. And while even the main two comic companies have these, it is mainly the independent comic publishers that this happens to. So I’d like to take a look at a few of these … Read more

 BATMAN #357 FACSIMILE EDITION     DC COMICS Batman in the early 80’s was an interesting yet disjointed time. While Writer Gerry Conway was venturing into themes like Jim Gordon’s health issue (blood pressure, smoking, stress were leading to a possible heart attack or worse). Crime Boss Falco had been taken down by the Batman and … Read more