WONDER TWINS #7 DC COMICS Once again the talented team of Mark Russell and Stephen Byrne give us a tale riddled with life lesson but never-the-less entertaining. Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman’s dialog is hilarious and the Twins’s attitudes are spot-on. With Zan being the cocky one and Jayna being the one who actually … Read more
Back in the Golden Age of comics, the covers generally had nothing to do with the inside. World’s Finest comic showed Superman, Batman and Robin playing baseball, even though they didn’t even appear in a story together in the issue. Captain America and Captain Marvel routinely were shown fighting on the battlefield, whether a scene … Read more
DOOMSDAY CLOCK #11 DC COMICS As the mini-series winds down, I’m amazed at what is missing. The hints and shadowy promises of the return of the JSA, the Legion, etc. didn’t really materialized. We got Johnny Thunder and Saturn Girl sure and some snippits but nothing concrete. Delay ridden and somewhat confussing, what this … Read more
FFS, and comics. This should have a different meaning than what you’re expecting. Let’s talk about why you should love comics, why you should read comics, why you should collect comics: For Fun’s Sake. There is a derth of comic speculation going on right now and it has cast a pall across the industry like … Read more
So after over a decade of nothing important happening and sales dropping to the point of near cancelation, Marvel handed the struggling God of Thunder over to artist writer Walter Simonson. Simonson became a huge name with his award winning artwork on the Manhunter backups in the 70s. He was fresh off an exhilarating run … Read more
FLASH #77 DC COMICS Well, it’s official DC has official ticked me off. It’s bad enough that we had to water down the Speed Force with a series of other forces that really have no place in a title called the Flash about a speedster. Didn’t we learn anything from taking away the … Read more
PRETTY VIOLENT #1 IMAGE COMICS Holy Cr*p! I think I have a new favorite 2019 book! Who would have thought that Image Comics would have this little bizarre title on the stands. And just for the record, the subtitle “with lots of swears” doesn’t do it justice. Derek Hunter & Jason Young’s story of … Read more
Working in a comic store was something I always thought required a vast amount of knowledge. We all know Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons, constantly spewing facts and information. Getting into comics so late in life, most of my knowledge came from tv, movies, or my own research. The only comics I had really … Read more
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #27 MARVEL COMICS What Nick Spencer and Kev Walker have created here if a perfect issue of the 1970’s Marvel Team Up title! The humor here is well placed and the potential of the all girl group of the Sinister Six has endless possibilities. Electro’s admissions are magnificent and you can’t … Read more
Being a kid most of the things you liked your parents did not get, that went especially for Pokémon games, tv shows, clothes, toys, movies and especially the cards. I still hear parents say it is all Japanese to me. If you haven’t been around since the 90’s or are completely oblivious to what popular … Read more