by Graham Crackers | Mar 31, 2026 | Articles
April Fools’ Day is the perfect excuse to lean into absurdity, mischief, and a good laugh; and few mediums deliver humor quite like comic books. From slapstick chaos to clever satire, funny comics have long been a playground for creators to poke fun at the world (and...
by Doc Schaefer | Mar 25, 2026 | Docs Corner, Reviews
THE FLASH #31 DC COMICS Hey! A new era of the DC Universe! Heroes gain new powers, fight new menaces, blah, blah, blah, etc., etc. Seen it time and time again and do you know why? Because it never freakin works! Wally West is still the Flash. He’s still...
by Graham Crackers | Mar 24, 2026 | Articles
There is something about opening a comic that can pull memories from the deepest part of your mind and help inspire you to create your own worlds and characters. Whether it’s a small Peanuts comic strip in the newspaper, to your friend’s DC comic...
by Doc Schaefer | Mar 18, 2026 | Docs Corner, Reviews
WONDER WOMAN #1 FACSIMILE EDITION DC COMICS It had been nine months since William Moulton Marston’s creation first showed up in the pages of All-Star Comics #8. And it had been six months since she became the cover feature of the new Sensation Comics. And...
by Graham Crackers | Mar 16, 2026 | Articles
When people think comic books, their mind usually goes straight for super-heroes. Characters like Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, and the Fantastic Four are staples of comics, but what about the characters that aren’t published by the “big two” companies of Marvel and...
by Graham Crackers | Mar 11, 2026 | Articles
I was nine years old the first time I stepped into a Graham Crackers Comics. On a beautiful summer Saturday, my mom planned for me, my brother, and her to hop on the purple line and travel from Evanston to downtown Chicago to explore the Loop for the first time. This...
by Doc Schaefer | Mar 11, 2026 | Docs Corner, Reviews
EMPEROR AQUAMAN #15 DC COMICS I guess there is no better time than now to address the elephant in the room. Aquaman is one of those characters (much like Donna Troy – Wonder Girl) that DC just cannot get a handle on. Yellow gloves, green gloves. Orange and...
by Graham Crackers | Mar 4, 2026 | Articles
I’m sitting here writing this with one hand, the other holds a three-month old who just finished his post-bottle burps. Apparently, it’s 6:09 AM, I work today and the baby is somehow wide awake, no yawns in sight. Wish me luck. Now, where were we? A lot of prep goes...
by Doc Schaefer | Mar 4, 2026 | Docs Corner, Reviews
ACTION COMICS #419 FACSIMILE EDITION DC COMICS While the original cover was centered much better, This recreation still highlights two of the best things happening on DC covers in the 1970’s … photo backrounds and Neal Adam’s art. Editor...
by Doc Schaefer | Feb 25, 2026 | Articles
UNIVERSAL MONSTERS PHANTOM OF THE OPERA #1 Another of the classic Universal Monsters gets the Image treatment. And as usual, the creative team are aptly suited for the material. First published as a serial in Le Gaulois magazine in 1909 into 1910 by writer Gaston...
