UncategorizedGraham Crackers Comics Lakeview: An Artistic Outlet
If you’ve ever been to our location in Lakeview, you’re likely aware of “The Vault,” our basement full of $.50 comics and half-off graphic novels. What you may have never realized though is that past the literal thousands of bargain comics, behind a cardboard cutout of Star Trek Voyager’s Chakotay, through a set of thin … Read more A Few Words On Stan Lee by Doc SchaeferThis was the Stan Lee I was more or less introduced to in my teen years. He was one of the first comic professionals whose name I remembered. With his porn star moustache and sunglasses, he always seemed to be surrounded by Marvel Comics no matter where he had his picture taken. Over the … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of June 27, 2018 – CANCELLED
DUE TO A FAMILY EMERGENCY, DOC IS UNABLE TO REVIEW THIS WEEK’S BOOK SELECTION. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. HOWEVER, WE DID COME ACROSS AN AMAZING FACT. DOC SCHAEFER HAS BEEN REVIEWING COMICS FOR US FOR CLOSE TO TEN YEARS (AND THAT DOESN’T INCLUDE WHEN HE WAS AT OUR PHYSICAL STORES GIVING HIS … Read more Graham Crackers Edgewater: Bigger, better and brighter!After ten years at our current location, we’ve outgrown our space and need a LARGER location to carry all of the product and services customers expect. What can be expected at our new store, located at 5028 N. Clark Street? Obviously, the top notch customer service you’ve come to love from Nick, Kayleigh and all of the … Read more Wayback Wednesday for 3/28/2018“Doc,” they said. “why don’t you put all those years of comic reading to good use. Start up some new feature like a ‘flashback friday’ where you review and dig deep into the world of comics.” I hate it when someone upsets my usual routine with a good idea. When they are dumb ideas, I … Read more Reviews for the Week of 11/22/17
DOOMSDAY CLOCK #1 DC COMICS Ok, lets get this over with. With all the hype this title has been generating, it is a title that screams to be reviewed. On the one hand, this is off to a good start. Ozymandias’s big plan has gone totally sour and his quest to create a united society … Read more Doc’s Reviews for 11/1/17
BATMAN THE DEVASTATOR #1 DC COMICS A Doomsday version of Batman? I guess it was bound to happen but it doesn’t do much to help the overall storyline and raises interesting questions that are never answered. This concept would have worked great as a Elseworlds one-shot that had an expanded page count and the tie … Read more Doc’s Reviews for 8/23/17
MANHUNTER SPECIAL #1 DC COMICS Like taking a step back into the past! While this book provides us with a cornucopia of great Kirby nostalgia, Keith Griffen, Mark Buckingham, Dan Didio, and Chris Sotomayor steal the show with their take on Adventure Comics stalwart Manhunter! Giffen’s dialog is right out of a 40’s comic and … Read more TOP 10 REASONS PRINTED COMICS ARE BETTER THAN DIGITAL COMICS.
There’s lots of reasons why physical beats digital and here’s a top 10 list breaking down what makes physical comics superior to digital comic books. 1. Experience the book as it was intended. Comics were designed to be read in the format they’re printed. They weren’t designed to be read on a 3 … Read more |
