X-Men #175 “Phoenix!”
I won’t deny that it’s tempting to spend the next six months recapping X-Men comics, seeing as this era is to my mind one of the greatest periods in comic book history. Of course, I’m biased, seeing as these were…
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X-Men #150 “I, Magneto...”
Decades ago, comics were sold in grocery stores, three comics to a bag, with the middle comic being a mystery. One day I used my paper route money to buy one of these bags, and inside it was X-Men #148.…
DC Comics’ Legends #6
The sixth and final chapter of this epic saga (I say this perhaps with only a touch of irony. A smidge. A scoch) begins with Darkseid ready to deliver an old school, classic monologue about how awesome he and his…
DC Comics’ Legends #5
Issue #5 starts out with young William Batson wandering the streets of… I think it’s New York? To be honest, I forgot which city he’s in. I guess it doesn’t matter, because America is burning due to G. Gordon Godfrey’s…
DC Comics’ Legends #4
The last issue underwhelmed, being a bit too focused on exposition and not enough on action and plot advancement. That being said, it gave us our first look at what would become the Suicide Squad, so it was far from…
DC Comics’ Legends #3
When we last left the DC Universe, Billy Batson was traumatized, Robin was brutalized, Cosmic Boy was cast aside, and Blue Beetle almost died. Oh, and President Ronald Reagan told Superman he was suspending all super heroic activity in the…
DC Comics’ Legends #2
Last time on DC’s Legends: Darkseid decided to destroy not only the world’s heroes but the very concept of heroism itself, depriving Earth of its legends. To this end Desaad, set into motion a master plan involving minions Bedlam…
DC Comics’ Legends #1
It was 1986, and DC Comics had delivered a game changer. Crisis on Infinite Earths had ushered in a new and exciting age, and as a comic book fan I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect. You had John Byrne…
The Doom Patrol #21 and 22: “Crawling from the Wreckage” (parts 3 and 4)
If you haven’t already done so, you can check out part one of this article here, where I recap issues #19 and 20 of Gran Morrison’s Doom Patrol. Reading that first will help you understand what goes down here.…
The Doom Patrol #19 and 20: “Crawling from the Wreckage” parts 1 and 2
Once upon a time in the ’60s, there was a comic about a group of people considered by the public to be freaks of nature. These outcasts were brought together by a genius in a wheelchair who gave them a…
The Thing boxes for the fate of the planet in Marvel Two-in-One Annual #7
Back in the day, both Marvel and DC Comics had what were known as team-up books. DC’s books were The Brave and the Bold which starred Batman (which was discontinued to make way for Batman & the Outsiders), and…
Homicidal steam shovels from outer space: Tales to Astonish #21
The Agony Booth’s Bizarre Silver Age Comics series has been going on for ten years now (with some admittedly long gaps in there), and you may have noticed one thing every installment so far has in common: They’re all about…
When Lois Lane almost banged a horse: Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #92
You might recall that some time ago I wrote an article chronicling the Silver Age adventures of Supergirl and Comet the Super-Horse, who some might have previously assumed was just another wacky super-pet like Krypto the Super-Dog or Streaky the…
VIDEO: Recharged Nostalgia! Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #0
A review of Boom Studio's first Power Rangers comic.
DC's Invasion! (1988): A cosmic cash-grab crossover event
This week, the DC/CW superhero shows launch their very first four-night crossover event, and most of the episodes are all titled “Invasion!”, and if you’re a comics fan you probably already know this crossover is loosely based on Invasion!, DC Comics’ company-wide event of 1988.
Marvel’s Civil War: How not to do a “heroes in conflict” story
“Unfortunately, what you often end up with is one side representing a ludicrous, straw man position either out of the laziness of the author or as a result of the author clearly choosing a side and letting that choice dictate the direction the story takes.”
The Wicked + The Divine: Try to be kinder
“The third trade paperback for The Wicked + The Divine is out, and it’s for this trade that I will always recommend this series. This is because it contains an interactive plot twist that really messed with some fans heads.”
Pretty Deadly
“Since Image Comics recently announced the production of a second arc, I made it a point to give it a try. The verdict? I have no idea how to feel. My brain is screaming ‘status code: 400’.”
Action Comics #311: When Supergirl almost banged her horse
“If this isn’t an incredibly messed up metaphor for child grooming (with an added icky layer of pseudo-bestiality), I don’t know what is.”
Rocket Raccoon, Iron Fist & the new comic book auteurs
“For the most part, it seems Corporate likes keeping their talents easily labeled and given clearly-defined jobs these days. Which is why two books (one currently being published, one coming pretty soon) caught my attention.”
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