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 [...]
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 [...]
Handmedowns of the Ragged School: Books of Magic #9: Long Lost Longbox
Welcome back to the Long Lost Longbox. We continue the epic journey through the Books of Magic and meet some artful dodger types - cor, blimey! A little background. A long time ago in a lost era [...]
Altars: Books of Magic #8: Long Lost Longbox
Welcome back to the Long Lost Longbox. Today we begin an epic journey through the Books of Magic. We will be covering issues 8-17, 43-49 and annuals 1 & 2. So yeah, that's a lot. Best get started. [...]
The Foundling’s Tale: The Books of Faerie #1: Long Lost Longbox
Welcome back to the Long Lost Longbox. Today we examine The Books of Faerie, but alas only for one issue. The Books of Faerie is a spinoff of the very successful and popular Books of Magic 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. [...]
