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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Comic Book Art: Man-Thing Helps Daredevil
Does it say something about me that this image has stuck with me for forty years? As a kid, I had this issue, and this panel in particular I thought was one of the coolest things I had ever seen. [...]
Something good. Something bad. A bit of Both: A Guardians of the Galaxy History
Okay, I’ll admit that when Marvel announced Guardians of the Galaxy as part of its Phase II I was … skeptical. It’s a relatively unknown franchise that features a sentient tree and a talking raccoon as major characters, that’s a [...]
How Old Is Too Old to Read Comic Books?
I am in my mid-forties and I read comics. I realize in this day and age that is not such a bold statement. In fact in certain circles it would be greeted with a resounding “so?” But for me it [...]
