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Category: Comic Book Review

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 23, 2021

The Avengers vol. 3 (1998) #3 Heroes Return, part 3 of 4 “Fata Morgana”

Last issue: Morgan Le Fey had reformed the world into something more to her liking, mind controlling the Avengers into her personal guard. But the Scarlet Witch, a key component in Morgan’s schemes, imprisoned in the dungeons below her castle,…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 16, 2021

The Avengers vol. 3 (1998) #2 Heroes Return, part 2 of 4 “The Call”

Last issue: Our Heroes had returned to find the team had been disbanded, but before they could look more into it, Thor arrived with dire tidings that spurred the gathering of a gaggle of Avengers. Morgan Le Fey and her…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 8, 2021

The Avengers vol. 3 (1998) #1 Heroes Return, part 1 of 4 “Once an Avenger...”

When DC’s editors handed Justice League of America to Howard Porter and Grant Morrison, it caused a stir. Everyone loved the pair’s insane writing and dynamic art and it became the comic to buy (at least, it seemed that way…

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 19, 2021

Grant Morrison’s JLA (1997) #4: “Invaders from Mars” (part 4 of 4)

Last issue: The League was down, save for the traitorous Martian Manhunter, as well as Batman, who’s discovered the Hyperclan are [gasp!] Martians! After taking out four superheroes, Protex seems to lose it and hits the doomsday button,…

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 11, 2021

Grant Morrison’s JLA (1997) #3: “War of the Worlds” (part 3 of 4)

Last issue: Wonder Woman and Aquaman were down! Green Lantern got double-teamed! Superman was rendered helpless by (sigh) kryptonite! And Batman is… dead? Possibly? Maybe? We open with two people talking about keeping someone alive, and we see…

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 4, 2021

Grant Morrison’s JLA (1997) #2: “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (part 2 of 4)

Last issue: Alien heroes calling themselves the Hyperclan have arrived on Earth, performing wonders, staging public executions of super-villains, and winning the hearts and minds of the public. Only Batman and the Justice League know they’re up to no good.…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 27, 2021

Grant Morrison’s JLA (1997) #1: “Them!” (part 1 of 4)

“Comics sucked in the ‘90s!” has been thought by many to be “common knowledge”. And I get it, because I was caught saying the same thing a time or two when I looked back at some of the dreck I…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 24, 2021

Snyder Cut inspirations: The New 52 Justice League (2011) #1-6

So a film dropped last week on HBO Max: Zack Snyder’s Justice League AKA the “Snyder Cut”. And apparently people are very positive about it, save a guy whose name rhymes with Taser Lisp. I’m not going to be reviewing…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Mar 11, 2021

Ever dance with a boner by the pale moonlight? Batman #66

This story is a bit of an anomaly in my unending look at Bizarre Silver Age Comics. No, not because of a total lack of Superman being a dick to his friends… though, that does make it an outlier,…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jan 19, 2021

Genocide is more fun with Doctor Fate: More Fun Comics #61

We’re going way back for this one. While I’m filing this one under Bizarre Silver Age Comics for the sake of convenience, this is really my first-ever installment of Bizarre Golden Age Comics, since it comes from an issue…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jan 13, 2021

WandaVision’s inspirations: Vision and the Scarlet Witch vol. 2 (1985)

Three years later… While I can’t fit three years of Marvel Comics history into such a short space, I can at least provide a bit of background to set the stage. Damn, all that fun-poking I was doing regarding Bill…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jan 6, 2021

WandaVision’s inspirations: Vision and the Scarlet Witch vol. 1 (1982)

When it comes to comics, the one format that never made sense to me was the limited series; if a series was selling well, why would you stop at just four issues? We saw that happen with Marvel’s Transformers,…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Dec 23, 2020

Running a train on Lois Lane: Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane #29

I did it! I found a Bizarre Silver Age Comic where Superman’s not a dick at all—unless you count the ridiculous hoops he makes his friends jump through to save his life just so he can cruise in for a…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Dec 16, 2020

He’s just not that into you, time travel edition: Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane #20

It’s time for another installment of Bizarre Silver Age Comics, which is quickly becoming something I might as well rename Random Acts of Superdickery. Superman acts like a complete dick in this story—the dude literally changes history so…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Dec 9, 2020

The Cheetah’s first post-Crisis appearance: Wonder Woman (1987) #9

When I last looked at Wonder Woman, it was to cover the first seven issues of her reboot, which contained the epic seven-part Gods and Mortals story that gave the character a much-needed reboot and established a very different background,…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Dec 3, 2020

James Bond: VARGR #6 (part 6 of 6)

Last time: James endured a debriefing almost as painful as the fight with Masters, then he headed out to meet up with some MI-5 blokes to check on a shipment of infected drugs, only to run into Dharma Reach. After…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 30, 2020

James Bond: VARGR #5 (part 5 of 6)

Last time: Bond fought Bishop… wait, Bishop? His name’s Masters. Where the hell did Bishop come from?! God, I have to stop writing these things at 3 AM. And my cats are useless at editing; I have no idea why…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 23, 2020

James Bond: VARGR #4 (part 4 of 6)

Last time: James entered a drug house and killed, well, everybody. Mr. Bishop visited the local MI-6 station and killed, well, everybody. Bond is strolling down the sidewalk when Bishop approaches, calling him Mr. Hutcheon, his official cover. Bishop fumbles…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 16, 2020

James Bond: VARGR #3 (part 3 of 6)

Last time: Bond arrived in Berlin and received a warm welcome from Dharma Reach, bionic assassin. He later went to go meet Dr. Kurjak, our obvious bad guy, who told Bond where to find the drug dealers. Is it a…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 10, 2020

James Bond: VARGR #2 (part 2 of 6)

Last time: Bond avenged 008’s death and his reward was to take on the deceased agent’s case load, part of which involved a drug dealer peddling an exotic product. He was sent to Berlin, sans gun, to meet a contact…