HELP US HELP YOU (HELP US)! by Kevin H.HELP US HELP YOU (HELP US)! We have one job-helping you get the comics you want. There are lots of branches on that tree, but if we start with the one main goal, we’ll all be moving in the right direction. We do (I swear!) make a concerted effort to know what books you like … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 1/22/20
WONDER WOMAN #750 DC COMICS (You’re probably wondering why I’m not displaying the 1940’s cover as my backround and age make you believe that I’d go straight for the Golden Age variant. Truth is that initially the Wonder Woman of the 1960’s was my real introduction to the character. I quickly discovered and researched … Read more Why issue numbers haven’t mattered to me and maybe you can be free too…by Rick B.
I know, I know how can you possibly start reading a comic book today if you don’t start with issue number 1. How will you know who’s who and what’s what? How, how, how? If I don’t start at the beginning all will be lost. Or will it… At the time I started reading comics, … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of January 15, 2020
FREEDOM FIGHTERS #12 DC COMICS Wow! Just a whole lot of wow here. Uncle Sam rocks it out in a no holds barred battle with this universe’s version of the Cyborg Superman. The Human Bomb blows everything. From the severed head on the cover to the especially creepy ending, this was a solid … Read more Top 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS of 2019
A quick look back at the absolute best selling GRAPHIC NOVELS from 2019. Note: this isn’t based on our opinions, it’s based on the sheer number of copies that were purchased throughout GCComics 12 store chain. In other words customers voted with their dollars and these are the books they were most interested in reading … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of January 7th, 2020
DOLLAR COMICS BRAVE AND THE BOLD #197 DC COMICS How do you make me happy? Give me a classic tale of the Golden Age written by Alan Brennert and drawn by my pal Joe Staton and George Freeman. Make it poignant and show the passage of time in the faces of the characters. And … Read more Options for Television by Nick L.
For me, there’s nothing better than seeing your favorite comics and characters come to life on the big and small screen. We’ve all been lucky to be living in this era of the Mega Marvel hit movies. Comics are everywhere, on nearly every channel and streaming service, with every comic publisher getting the chance to … Read more HAPPY 2020 EVERYONE! – Reviews and What-Not from Doc’s Corner
PREVIEWS #376 THE COMIC SHOP’S CATALOG Believe it or not, it has been years since I’ve thumbed through a Previews. For one reason, advance warning of current titles can work against a reviewer. If I see an issue coming down the pike in a month or two that really grabs me only to discover … Read more Street Geek: A Take on Geek Culture in Hip-Hop Music By Luis Barajas
My parents, at least when it came to music, were very divided. My mother listened to 80’s rock and my father stopped listening to metal before I was born and started listening to Hip-Hop. Now I know that Bon Jovi, Poison, and Guns and Roses have their place in Music history, but for me I … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 12/17/19
JUSTICE LEAGUE #38 DC COMICS Just when I thought we had reached the big finally. The heroes are back with their powers. Everyone is ready for the big push against weird looking Lex Luthor. But no, looks like we’re going to milk this thing out for at least another one of two issues. Sigh! … Read more |
