Hey, What You Reading? Doctor Strange #1
Doctor Strange by Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo is the second of the monthly titles I have been following in the All-New, All-Different, post-Secret-Wars era of Marvel [...]
Hey, What You Reading? The Vision #1
Something I haven’t done in a long time is read a comic on a monthly basis. There are several reasons for this. One reason is the expanded storytelling of modern comics [...]
Hooray Internet! [Animated Comic Book Covers]
Every once in a wile you stumble upon something so cool you just have to share. Come to think of it that's actually the basis of the majority of blogs on the Internet. Anyway this is an example of a [...]
Comic Book Art: That Time Dr. Doom Rode A Surfboard
Doom rides a surfboard! Specifically, the time when Dr. Doom stole the Silver Surfer's board. This fantastic (pun intended) panel is from Fantastic Four #57 from way back in 1966. This period is arguably the most creative time for collaborators [...]
I Know A Guy: Casual Thoughts On Ant-Man
The long awaited Ant-Man movie was released in theaters this past weekend and film-goers worldwide stood up and said enthusiastically, "Hey, that wasn't as bad as we thought it was going to be." And actually it was quite good. Very [...]
Ant-icipation: Or How I learned To Shut-up And Trust Marvel
When Marvel announced it was going to do an Ant-Man movie my reaction was...meh. Ant-Man has never been my favorite character (and to my knowledge has never been anyone's favorite character) so the prospect of a film based on him [...]
Comic Book Art: That Time Flash Got Fat
Oh the 60s. As far as comic books are concerned some truly amazing things were created and fantastic stories told. And some of the greatest most iconic art drawn. There is so much to love about Silver Age comics. And [...]
Bleak Houses, Hard Times: Books of Magic #10: Long Lost Longbox
Welcome back to the Long Lost Longbox. If you think it's been a while since the last entry, you are absolutely correct. But never fear we continue the epic journey through the Books of Magic and some trouble in the [...]
Comic Book Art: Remember That Time Thor Was A Frog?
“He had the power of the God of Thunder, as well as his hammer. And e’er since, that frog, newly dubbed Throg, uses yon hammer to protect his clan and stands e’er vigilant against any who would threaten them!” Yes, [...]
Things I Like: Daredevil
Actually this post should be titled "Things I Like Now" because to be honest until recently I never liked Daredevil. Now I'm a complete convert. It may seem that after the success and critical acclaim of the new Daredevil series [...]
