Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 11/09/2022
GODZILLA MONSTERS & PROTECTORS ALL HAIL THE KING #2 IDW PUBLISHING Well, it’s a good thing that the folks at IDW decided to pull a classic bait and switch manuever on issue #2 or else I would have passed right by it. But slap an awesome Dan Schoening King Ghidorah cover on it and … Read more Four Comics Books That Shaped The Way I Read & Collect Comics By Rick B
GRENDEL #1 by Comico Leading up to October 1986, I had bought and read comics off and on for roughly 9 years. Spider-Man, Batman, Hulk and anything with Wolverine on the cover. I started trying to collect GI Joe and Transformers but even back then, I unconsciously recognized that not all comics were made the … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 11/2/2022
NEW CHAMPION OF SHAZAM! #3 DC COMICS Definately worth checking out if only for the alternate cover by the amazing Jen Bartel! Josie Campell manages to keep walking the fine line between college girl drama and following in the footsteps of Fawcett Comics’ original storytelling. Uncle Dudley is back as the world becomes aware … Read more My Favorite Halloween Covers (A Post Halloween Tribute) by Nick L
I usually like to do an article highlighting my favorite gimmick covers through the years (hologram, foil, die-cut, etc.), so this month I have decided to focus on some of my favorite Halloween covers of all time. Now I know what you are saying, “Halloween is over, what’s the deal with another Halloween article a … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 10/26/2022
GODZILLA BEST OF MOTHRA ONE-SHOT IDW COMICS The only problem with Best Of titles is that they basically consist of bits and pieces from former series. And this Ode to Mothra is no different. Giving us Mothra appearances from titles such as Rulers of Earth, Gangsters and Goliaths, and Cataclysm (insert Godzilla in front … Read more Halloween 2022 Recommendations by John Elle
It’s that time of year again so “Heeeeere’s Johnny!” First off, Happy Halloween! That time for Horror, Ghosts, Goblins and undersized candy that is somehow supposed to be “fun sized” (Nothing fun about less candy, but that’s a topic for another day). With all the great seasonal classics coming out for Harvest season, it’s time … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 10/19/2022 Part 2
CRYPT OF SHADOWS #1 MARVEL COMICS Another example of my theory that if a comic company doesn’t put out a comic title once every tens years or so, they lose the copyright. But as always, Marvel works it to their advantage. Using the one-shot as a prequel to a group of new titles coming … Read more The History of Venom by Sean H.
When the first Venom movie was released a couple of years ago, I remember there being a fair share of complaints about how the character was not being taken seriously. He was too quippy, too erratic, too goofy. I recall specifically that one of the trailers featured the line “Eyes, lungs, pancreas… So many snacks, … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 10/19/2022 (Part 1)
ROGUES BOOK 4 DC COMICS Vaguely interesting, we reach the final installment of what ends the way it started dark and depressing. Joshua Williamson’s story stays dark and moody with no happy endings, The heist has gone wrong, Sam Simeon is doomed, and the Rogues are falling one by one. An interesting tale with … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 10/12/2022
BATMAN INCORPORATED #1 DC COMICS Ed Brisson has huge shoes to fill since Grant Morrison’s stellar series in 2010. He does give us an interesting (yet easy to solve initial) mystery to solve as someone is killing off the great teachers of the Batman (and Ghost-Maker)! But he fills the story with side characters, … Read more |
