So hopefully over the past couple of weeks, you read my articles regarding the two Vision and Scarlet Witch limited series that were published in 1982 and 1985. While I enjoyed the first series, I found the second series a…
Read part one of this list.
I knew when I was compiling this list and going back through the Astro City library that there were going to be stories that almost made the cut but didn’t. Such is the strength…
I love Astro City. I love the concept of Astro City, a sprawling anthology series about the heroes and normal people living in what is arguably the most amazing metropolis ever seen in comics. That sounds like hyperbole.…
I continue my look at the “maxi-series” format and list my top 10 favorites of all time. Make sure to check out part one and part two if you haven’t already. And now, the thrilling conclusion!
3. Avengers Forever
With…
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As promised, I continue to take a look at the “maxi-series” format and explore my top 10 favorites of all time. If you missed the first part of this list, you can read it right here. And now, on with…
So a few things are going on right now. HBO is airing the sequel series to the Watchmen comic; the CW is airing their five-part crossover event “Crisis on Infinite Earths”, which looks so intriguing I feel I might have…
Apparently readers in the '40s had a real taste for cruel and ironic mutilation.
So I’ve talked before about DC screwing around with their classic characters by throwing them into new settings that range from “plausible” to “this writer is clearly having a nervous breakdown, please get them help.” One of the best sandboxes…
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The villains they fought weren't exactly historically accurate, unless you believe that Wolfenstein 3D was a documentary.
Inspiration ended with the archer concept, because the rest of the character looked like he had gotten all his gear from Batman's yard sale.
What followed was basically Girls with superpowers.
It's still a more satisfying fight than anything Floyd Mayweather is in.
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Cashing in on the blaxploitation fad by tossing a street-smart, jive-talking superhero up against the usual mix of comic book villains, which at the time were mostly campy, color-blind disco rejects.
With Spider-Man: Homecoming officially in the books as both a critical and financial hit (over $700 million globally), we all know what that means! Okay, yes, a sequel that’s going to suck and make another reboot necessary, but that’s not…
DC had a treasure trove of nonsensical Silver Age garbage that was just waiting to be spun into grimdark gold.
The problem with the character was that the writers had apparently never seen a Latino person outside a Death Wish movie.
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Suddenly, New York was full of unemployed ninjas without the life skills to switch to a less stabby career.
Batman barely made an effort to catch this guy, presumably thinking it was all some sort of Make-A-Wish thing for a terminally stupid patient.
What you need to do is dig into the archives and pull out one of those disposable alternate universes you guys used to have. The unique and creative ones, not the ones which were just a way for Superman to bone both Lois Lane and Lana Lang.
Back when they started out, superhero comics didn’t care all that much about keeping track of who did what, mainly because it was the 1940s, they were printed on the cheapest possible material (which incidentally is why most old comics…
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