San Diego Interview Special: Len Wein Goes Back to the Future
The legendary co-creator of Swamp Thing is set to take on his creation again and in a move that could only warm the heart (or responsometer) of true...
Classic Interview: Frank McLaughlin – Never a Dull Moment
Frank McLaughlin has done scads of work for many years among many publishers, but perhaps some of his best stories from our enjoyable conversation...
Review: “The League of Regrettable Superheroes” – Not Just a Coffee Table Book
Jon Morris; Quirk Books It’s safe to say that with the boom of superhero movies and the recent popularization of the comics medium...
Writers and the art of writing
What is a writer? I ask that rhetorical question partially because it’s something that I’ve seen change in my lifetime. Oh, sure, writers...
Interview: Len Wein: History Decides Your Legacy
Writer, editor and even sometimes an artist, Len Wein has an impressive and still growing list of accomplishments on his resume. You might have...
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Review: Doctor Who Special 2012
Not that I want to come across as colonial and xenophobic and “Rule Britannia” tra-la-la, but something very noticeable happens as...
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Batman: Hidden Treasures #1
These stories celebrate the work of renowned artist Wrightson relating to the Bat. The second tale is the reprint, now re-colored by Alex...
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Doctor Voodoo: the Origin of Jericho Drumm
Man, it's so damn nice to see artwork by Gene Colan in a mainstream Marvel book, even if the art is in a reprint. Leaving aside all talk of the...
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Justice League of America #37
Wow, this is a rotten comic. I mean, it's not just bad, it's plan rotten on every level: stupid, annoying, with dull heroes and uninteresting...
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Justice League of America #36
Wonder Woman! Red Tornado! Firestorm! Plastic Man! Vixen! Doctor Light!These, my friends, are your Justice League of America.Feeling underwhelmed...
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The Victorian Act V: Self-Exsoulment
The Victorian is a tremendously ambitious comic series, a 25-issue saga (or five-volume graphic-novel, if you prefer) of two men who live in dramatic...
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Essential Spider-Man v8
Reprinting stories from: Amazing Spider-Man #161-185, Annual #11, and Nova #12.Collecting 2 years worth of ‘Amazing Spider-Man’,...
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Essential Defenders v2
I love crazy comics. And few comics got crazier than ‘The Defenders’. The concept was simple: A non-team of heroes that reluctantly...
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Essential Luke Cage, Power Man v1
collects Hero for Hire #1-16 & Power Man #17-27Comments: Luke is big, bad and ready to rumble on the cover, featuring his signature costume...
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Essential Defenders v1
Reprinting material from: Defenders #1-14, Marvel Feature #1-3, Dr. Strange #183, Incredible...