by | Jun 17, 2019 | Articles, Managers, My First Comic
Being a product of the 90s I watched the Spider-man animated series until my eyes turned red as a child. It was my first introduction to super heroes and the bad guys they fought over and over again. I loved every episode of the series and loved watching Spidey duke...
by | Jun 12, 2019 | Articles, Managers, My First Comic
I first discovered comics with a Superboy issue found on a Chicago bus. Amazing Spider-Man #7 was the first Marvel to really hit me. It was issue #9 that started me collecting. Back in the day, issue numbers were meaningless. Stories had little or no continuity, and...
by | Jun 4, 2019 | Articles, Managers
Tom King is leaving Batman. O.K., leaving might be a bit of a stretch. Words and rumors, suggestions and back-alley talk all point to him being removed from the book. He will end with issue #85, followed by a Bat/Cat mini series that may cover much of the material...
by | May 24, 2019 | Articles, Managers
Journey into Comics #83… I had no idea what to write for this article. So I called Dekalb’s own Lucy for a suggestion and she said “women in comics.” I have no pertinent knowledge of that topic so I began thinking about the women in my life that are part of my love of...
by | May 22, 2019 | Articles, Managers
I, like many of us, have loved comics seemingly my whole life. Growing up not particularly popular and without many friends, I could always escape into my favorite fantasy worlds of comics. I think that’s why I take them so personally. These guys weren’t just super...
by | May 8, 2019 | Articles, Back Issue to the Future
Commentary by Dan W. Less a ‘back issue’ in the traditional sense this time, and more an overlooked graphic novel that you need to read. Should we rename this column for its next quarterly appearance? Let us know in the comments!* One of the comic shopkeeper’s laments...
