BACK ISSUE TO THE FUTURE: DETECTIVE COMICS #747
Commentary by Dan W. It’s 1999. You can’t go a day without hearing Prince’s seminal hit of the same name on the radio. (Everyone still listens to terrestrial radio.) DC’s Batman comics are in the midst of “No Man’s Land”, an ambitious year-long project that ties every Batman series together in a tapestry of stories … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 10/30/19
TRANSFORMERS GALAXIES #2 IDW COMICS Jumping into issue 2 without prior knowledge, I actually found this interesting without knowing what had happened prior. Tyler Bleszinski’s story and dialog really spotlight some of the older Transformers that I remember my brother owning. The Constructicons and the Insecticons had brief periods of popularity but didn’t last … Read more Convention Reviews – Special Feature Part 1
TOYS FOR TYRANTS #T4TCUSTSERV ISSUE From the folks at The Pulp Lab comes E.D. Brass newest creation. We all know that Wily E. Coyote gets his tech from his trusty Acme Catalog, while the rest of the super-villain world gets theirs from Skelnick Industries. These wonderfully entertaining vignettes showcase the world of the uncarrying customer … Read more MIKE’S GOT ISSUES!
Anyone that goes into the Naperville store knows this. Yet this essay will not be about my personal problems. What I want to talk about is something close to all our heart: COMICS. Coming soon in November is our Winter Sale (Nov. 15th-17th with a pre-sale in our Naperville and Lakeview store from 7pm to … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 10/23/19
DIAL H FOR HERO #8 DC COMICS Unfortunately, Dial H slips a bit this time around. While still an interesting storyline with believable characters, Dial H appears to have picked up a case of that most dreaded of comic viruses, the over-complicating of a plot devise that suddenly have multiple versions of itself. Multiple … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 10/16/19
METAL MEN #1 DC COMICS Finally! Somebody gets it and from an unlikely source on top of everything else. Including a certain “Nameless” cameo, the long and sorted history of the Metal Men as seen through the eyes of Will Magnus. With flashbacks and the hard truth of these characters on public display, this … Read more Yes! More Mutants! By Chris V.
When it comes to Marvel my tastes tend to skew towards Thor, Cap, and you can inject Abnett & Lanning cosmic into my veins. One part of the Marvel universe I have stayed away from (including symbiotes, sorry, I just hate them) are the X-men. I’ve dabbled here and there, but largely could not get … Read more Your love letter to comics…by JC Cunningham
Your love letter to comics. I know what you are thinking, “shouldn’t the title be MY love letter to comics?” Admittedly this is kind of my love letter to comics, but the idea is that hopefully reading mine encourages you to think about yours. Comics are fun. There I said it. A lot of people … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 10/9/19
WEB OF BLACK WIDOW #2 MARVEL COMICS Unfortunately, the return of the Black Widow to her own title brings us nothing new. Nat is chasing ghost and vengeance from her past in the Red Room. Bucky (sorry, Winter Soldier) show up and some epic fight scenes happen. It appears that while fun to … Read more My Top 5 Current Ongoing Series By Connor K.
1. Immortal Hulk In my opinion this is the best Hulk book we’ve had since “Planet Hulk”. Al Ewing and Joe Bennet have made the perfect mix of horror and super hero comics. Bruce Banner is human by day and THE IMMORTAL HULK by night reigning terror on anyone who wronged him as Banner. This … Read more |
