The Legacy of SPAWN
Todd McFarlane’s Spawn reaches issue #300 this week, tying Dave Sim’s Cerebus for the longest-running independently published comic book. While this means all this week’s hoopla should be reserved for...
What Looks Good for 9/4/2019 – Long Weekend Edition
Labor Day weekend means that our weekly recap of what looks good for this upcoming Wednesday is a day late. However, there's a lot of good material to check out from your LCS tomorrow, including one series'...
Collecting Profile: NFL Superpro
It is football season. To honor that I will blog about NFL SuperPro. This Marvel comic book came out in 1991 and lasted for 12 issues. It is about an ex-NFL player, Phil Grayfielf, who got involved in an...
The Full Run: Final Crisis #3
Good news! Barry Allen’s back from the dead! But Batman’s MIA, Superman is sidelined, Martian Manhunter’s still dead, and Wonder Woman’s over-matched. As more heroes fall off the board, it’s clear...
Comic Collecting and The Thrill of the Hunt
Comic book collectors... anybody who collects anything knows that feeling when you finally find what you’ve been looking for. When it’s finally in your eyesight, within your grasp. That’s a feeling that...
What Looks Good for the Week of 8/28/2019
Not one to let DC get all the glory, Marvel's big title this week is a celebratory 1000th issue. Celebrating readers' willingness to shell out $9.99, it's a gimmick that's probably going to work. Also, there's...
Collecting Profile: Bloodshot (Valiant)
Back in 2012 Columbia Pictures acquired the film rights to Valiant comic books. Their goal is to make 5 movies, two Bloodshot, two Harbinger and the final one being a crossover between the two titles. Names...
A History In Panels: Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham Asylum
Let me preface this: I am not trying to convince anyone that Batman: Arkham Asylum is the greatest game ever; because there is no argument. It is the best comic based video game, and all around the greatest...
The Full Run: Final Crisis Tie-in – Rogues Revenge
Even though it’s a beast wholly unto itself, Final Crisis was still an event book. With that came the usual nonsense like overenthusiastic (and misleading) marketing, and tie-ins. It should come as a...
What Looks Good for the Week of 8/21/2019
Plenty of new books worth checking out this week, from both the Big Two and some of the other indie/premiere publishers. Perhaps most impressive is that there's a double-dose of the Big Blue Boy Scout, though...
The Full Run: FINAL CRISIS #2
After a first issue that stretches back to the beginnings of the DC Universe, Final Crisis #2 kicks off by going international. From tying into Morrison’s Seven Soldiers of Victory to the next strike against...
What Looks Good for the Week of 8/14/2019
Full disclosure: my birthday falls on Wednesday this week. So here's to all the books I get to celebrate with as I get a year closer to my AARP membership! The Flash #76 (DC Comics) (w) Joshua Williamson...
Collecting Profile: King Shark
Shark Week was from July 28 to August 4. To honor Shark Week, I will blog about a shark character. The character that comes to mind is King Shark. King Shark first appeared in Superboy volume 4 #0 (October...
What Looks Good for the Week of 8/7/2019
There’s a lot of books that look good this week, which doesn’t look good for our wallets. Still, it’s better to have to decide between a bunch of (hopefully) good books than a bunch of crap. House of...
The Full Run: FINAL CRISIS #1
Comic book events are designed to be welcoming to new readers, or at least those with a cursory knowledge of a given publisher’s universe. They embrace a broad strokes approach to storytelling, capturing big...