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Category: Comic Book Review

· 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…

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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.…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 3, 2019

X-Men #137 “The Fate of the Phoenix”

Before we dive into this landmark issue, I feel a brief recap is in order for those of you who are unaware of this story’s background. The X-Men had been kidnapped and taken into space by a man named Stephen…

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 27, 2019

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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· by Thomas Stockel · May 20, 2019

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.…

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 13, 2019

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…

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 6, 2019

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…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 29, 2019

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…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 22, 2019

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…

Category: Comic Book Review

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”

Introducing Venom: Amazing Spider Man #300

X-Men #137 “The Fate of the Phoenix”

X-Men #175 “Phoenix!”

X-Men #150 “I, Magneto...”

DC Comics’ Legends #6

DC Comics’ Legends #5

DC Comics’ Legends #4

DC Comics’ Legends #3

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