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Author: Thomas Stockel

· by Thomas Stockel · Oct 14, 2019

Batman #428 “A Death in the Family” (part 3 of 4)

In part two of “Death in the Family”, the Joker blew up a warehouse with Jason Todd inside and DC left it up to us to decide if he would live or die. Part three opens with Batman stumbling through…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Oct 7, 2019

Batman #427 “A Death in the Family” (part 2 of 4)

Last time, in a story jam-packed full of coincidences, Jason Todd, the least popular Robin, discovered his dead mom was not his biological mom. He went on a quest to find her and he and Batman wound up in the…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Sep 30, 2019

Batman #426 “A Death in the Family” (part 1 of 4)

DC Comics post-Crisis on Infinite Earths was a weird time. Initially, me and everybody I know who read that epic considered it one of the best stories ever printed. George Perez’s art was top notch as usual, and the…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Sep 23, 2019

Avengers/JLA #4 of 4 “The Brave... and the Bold”

Our story opens with a series of viewscreens showing calamity and disaster as a universe dies, as someone monologues about the end of this reality while we see a nebulous face that calls itself the “sentience of the universe”. It…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Sep 16, 2019

JLA/Avengers #3 of 4 “Strange Adventures”

It’s another amazing cover from George this time, with an honest attempt to get every single JLAer and Avenger on it. I mean, he has both Crimson Foxes on this thing! If he missed anybody, it must have been a…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Sep 9, 2019

Avengers/JLA #2 of 4 “A Contest of Champions”

So before we jump into the game, I just have to break down this cover. It’s a fantastic work, and it’s great to see the one, true Captain Marvel featured on the front. Although I do have an issue with…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Sep 3, 2019

JLA/Avengers #1 of 4 “A Journey into Mystery”

X-Men/Teen Titans was the first DC/Marvel crossover story I ever bought. The stories published during the ’70s came out before I was buying comics, and I suppose when reprints were available they looked a little to, uh, Silver Age for…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Aug 26, 2019

Marvel and DC Present The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans (part 2 of 2)

When we last left our tale, our titanically uncanny heroes, um, lost. Right. Moving on. We cut to… the Wall. Not that wall. This Wall. Remember what I said last time about Simonson being Kirby’s spiritual successor? Well, here you…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Aug 19, 2019

Marvel and DC Present The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans (part 1 of 2)

You know what we haven’t seen in a long while? A crossover event between DC and Marvel. I’m not saying it was ever a common occurrence, but does anyone remember All Access, or DC vs. Marvel? Or smaller…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Aug 12, 2019

Marvel Fanfare #13 “Black Widow, Web of Intrigue” (part 4 of 4)

As we take a look at the final installment of this four-part story, I want to take a moment to mention the cover art. For me, the cover should imply the action that will take place in the comic, and…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Aug 5, 2019

Marvel Fanfare #12 “Black Widow, Web of Intrigue” (part 3 of 4)

So I read the article over at Inverse regarding the Black Widow movie’s screenwriter, Jac Schaeffer, and I dunno. Some of what she says I agree with, such as not adhering slavishly to canon. It worked for Thor, for example;…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jul 29, 2019

Marvel Fanfare #11 “Black Widow, Web of Intrigue” (part 2 of 4)

Before we get into this week’s recap, I just wanted to talk about the format of Marvel Fanfare back in 1982. Most if not all issues ran more than one story, and also often contained full page pin-ups from different…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jul 22, 2019

Marvel Fanfare #10 “Black Widow, Web of Intrigue” (part 1 of 4)

So the San Diego Comic-Con has come and gone, and the first thing that struck me was how nobody I’m following on Twitter, none of my Facebook friends, and none of the “news media” hyped up anything related to actual…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jul 15, 2019

Justice League of America #200 "A League Divided" (part 2 of 2)

Previously in part one, we had a recap of how the Justice League was formed after they defeated seven alien combatants who came to Earth to fight for the rulership of another world. The seven Kryptonite meteors they arrived in…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jul 8, 2019

Justice League of America #200 "A League Divided" (part 1 of 2)

Back in the early ’80s, my comic buying habits were a bit erratic. Other than X-Men, there weren’t a whole lot of titles I was steadfastly wedded to. However, I do remember really enjoying Justice League of America when…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jul 2, 2019

The Amazing Spider-Man #24 “Spider-Man Goes Mad!”

A new Spider-Man movie is coming out tomorrow, and honestly, I’m not feeling the sort of buzz I experienced years and years ago when Toby Maguire wore the red and blue. Oh, I know Sam Raimi’s films had their flaws,…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 24, 2019

Batman battles Swamp Thing in Swamp Thing #53 “The Garden of Earthly Delights”

A lot has happened between issue #21 of Swamp Thing’s title and now: Swamp Thing fought Jason Woodrue AKA the Floronic Man for control of a mysterious force known as the Green. He met John Constantine, who gave him some…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 17, 2019

Swamp Thing #21 “The Anatomy Lesson”

So the Swamp Thing TV series just became a mini-series, and there seem to be conflicting stories as to what the hell happened. DC Comics’ response was a bit vague, and even the producer James Wan (if the name sounds…

Raw Feed

· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 15, 2019

RAW FEED: Science City

A video showcasing and celebrating my play by e-mail game, Science City.

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 10, 2019

Introducing Venom: Amazing Spider Man #300

I confess I’ve never been a big Spider-Man fan. I’ve grabbed the odd issue here and there over the years, and except for a lot of J. Michael Straczynski’s run, ol’ Web-head doesn’t occupy much space in the short boxes.…

Author: Thomas Stockel

Batman #428 “A Death in the Family” (part 3 of 4)

Batman #427 “A Death in the Family” (part 2 of 4)

Batman #426 “A Death in the Family” (part 1 of 4)

Avengers/JLA #4 of 4 “The Brave... and the Bold”

JLA/Avengers #3 of 4 “Strange Adventures”

Avengers/JLA #2 of 4 “A Contest of Champions”

JLA/Avengers #1 of 4 “A Journey into Mystery”

Marvel and DC Present The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans (part 2 of 2)

Marvel and DC Present The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans (part 1 of 2)

Marvel Fanfare #13 “Black Widow, Web of Intrigue” (part 4 of 4)

Marvel Fanfare #12 “Black Widow, Web of Intrigue” (part 3 of 4)

Marvel Fanfare #11 “Black Widow, Web of Intrigue” (part 2 of 4)

Marvel Fanfare #10 “Black Widow, Web of Intrigue” (part 1 of 4)

Justice League of America #200 "A League Divided" (part 2 of 2)

Justice League of America #200 "A League Divided" (part 1 of 2)

The Amazing Spider-Man #24 “Spider-Man Goes Mad!”

Batman battles Swamp Thing in Swamp Thing #53 “The Garden of Earthly Delights”

Swamp Thing #21 “The Anatomy Lesson”

RAW FEED: Science City

Introducing Venom: Amazing Spider Man #300

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