Special Reviews Report from the Comic Con Revolution
Recently, I had the honor of attending the Chicago Comic Con Revolution at the Douglas E. Stephens Convention Center. The best part of the show was running into old acquaintances and friends. Spending the day catching up with Hilary Barta, Bill and Linda Reinholt, Jonathan LaMantia, James O’Barr, Don Rosa, Rafael Nieves, Rafael Navarro, and … Read more My First Comic by Earl G.
I first discovered comics with a Superboy issue found on a Chicago bus. Amazing Spider-Man #7 was the first Marvel to really hit me. It was issue #9 that started me collecting. Back in the day, issue numbers were meaningless. Stories had little or no continuity, and each issue could be read as you found … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 6/12/2019
EVENT LEVIATHAN #1 DC COMICS Another spin off of this months (sarcasm) Next Big Thing, the main upnote of this 1st issue is the inclusion of Lois Lane. The cover reads “greatest detectives hunt…” and someone took the time to realize that Lois Lane belongs in that grouping. (I can … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of June 5, 2019
GREEN LANTERN #8 DC COMICS Comfort. That’s what this issue is all about. I’ve seen many a GA/GL team up and not all of them were good. But it seems that DC is letting Grant Morrison do what he does best, and that is use DC’s past to his heart’s content. From … Read more Knightmare: Fall of a King by Kevin Healy
Tom King is leaving Batman. O.K., leaving might be a bit of a stretch. Words and rumors, suggestions and back-alley talk all point to him being removed from the book. He will end with issue #85, followed by a Bat/Cat mini series that may cover much of the material that would have finished his run. … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of May 29, 2019
HEROES IN CRISIS #9 DC COMICS I can hear the arguing already. Doc, we all know you hate this mini-series, why review another issue? As this is the finally, I wanted to see just how they would end it. And after reading this issue, I am even more confused then ever. However, the high … Read more Journey into Comics #83 by Rick Berg
Journey into Comics #83… I had no idea what to write for this article. So I called Dekalb’s own Lucy for a suggestion and she said “women in comics.” I have no pertinent knowledge of that topic so I began thinking about the women in my life that are part of my love of comics. … Read more My Life in Comics! By Nick Lipe
I, like many of us, have loved comics seemingly my whole life. Growing up not particularly popular and without many friends, I could always escape into my favorite fantasy worlds of comics. I think that’s why I take them so personally. These guys weren’t just super heroes, I felt like they were my friends. And … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of May 22, 2019
FREEDOM FIGHTERS #6 DC COMICS Writer Robert Venditti surprises even me with this newest installment. Not only does he not make Overman, the ultimate unstoppable villain I feared he might have but he brings about an identity switch up that even caught me off guard. Plots and counter plots begin and some backround into … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of May 15, 2019
GIANT-MAN #1 MARVEL COMICS This one initially presents me with a reviewers dilemma. On the one hand, I’m a big fan of the character of Giant Man (especially the Black Goliath version) but I really don’t give a rat’s about the War of the Realms. So let’s see what we’ve got inside, shall we. An … Read more |
