Kevin’s Comic Controversies, Part one
Comics are just funny books for kids, right? That’s what Congress was told in the 1950’s. They were so convinced that comics were a kids medium that a whole system was put in place to protect those kids from subjects that might seem to lascivious and tantalizing, too obscure or terrifying, too inappropriate and vulgar. … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 8/17/2022
BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLD’S FINEST #6 DC COMICS Mark Waid continues to prove that he is the master of real dialog even in a one issue story like this. And the fact that we don’t seem to be concerned with time travel consequences, works out here. Due to the stories of Ray Bradbury and Lewis … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 8/9/2022 with a Bonus Wayback Wednesday!
DARK CRISIS WORLDS WITHOUT A JUSTICE LEAGUE GREEN LANTERN #1 Any time you have a title that is longer than the amount of space I have on the page, we have a problem. Luckily, I didn’t have to identiify the book as being from DC Comics because DC has a monopoly on the … Read more Pie Crust and Me…. A tale 40 years in the baking? By Rick Berg
Well for me it’s more like 39 years. When I first visited Graham Crackers Comics it was located in downtown Naperville on Washington Street. It was behind what I thought was a “malt shop” but learned years later was a sandwich shop. It was the tiniest little place but had an arcade game and comics! … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 8/3/2022
DARK CRISIS #3 DC COMICS For the past few months, all I have heard about is the return of the Justice Society! But I’ve heard that before. I believe DC has promised me the return of the Justice Society at least three other times and failed to deliver. Cameos and flashbacks do not count. … Read more Another 5 Favorite Gimmick Covers of the 90’s! by Nick Lipe
In my last article, I listed my absolute favorite gimmick covers of the 90’s, which were: Wolverine #50 (die-cut) , Uncanny X-men #304 (hologram), Amazing Spider-man #365 (hologram) , Superman Man of Steel #30 (build a cover), and of course, Superman #75 (bagged death of Superman). But the 90s were such a fun filled time … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 7/27/2022
DC MECH #1 DC COMICS Sigh, not another Mech book?! What is it that makes comic companies think that creating armored warsuits for their popular heroes is a hot ticket item. Mech suits reek of a 1990’s action figure gimmick that has long past it’s prime. The problem here is that writer Kenny Porter’s … Read more Wonderful World of Coloring Books by John Elle
Ah, the memories. Waking up on a Saturday morning with a bowl of Lucky Charms to the best lineup of Saturday Morning Cartoons, a box of crayons and a clean coloring book. Most of us probably started our artistic journeys in a way similar to this. To be young with no regard for color theory … Read more Doc’s Guest Reviews for the Week of 7/20/2022
HAD A FEW FRIENDS POP IN WHILE REVIEWING AND DECIDED IT MIGHT BE A CHANCE FOR SOME FRESH PERSPECTIVE. SO I GIVE YOU THIS WEEK’S GUEST REVIEWS! MANGA Z #1 ANTARCTIC PRESS (REVIEWED BY LILY S.) Antarctic Press returns to it roots and starts out a new Manga title with ties … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 7/20/2022
BATMAN/SUPERMAN WORLD’S FINEST #5 DC COMICS Now I have been praising this title since it started all those months ago. Mark Waid’s story has been inventive and well done. Dan Mora’s art has been splendid. But to be honest, I feel a little cheated at the ending. While I will give no spoilers here, … Read more |
