by Doc Schaefer | Aug 1, 2018 | Docs Corner, Reviews
CAPTAIN AMERICA #2 MARVEL COMICS Decided to try a little something different with this title. Instead of jumping on board immediately with issue #1, I held back to read until issue #2. What I was given was fine art, nice characterization, and an interesting story....
by Doc Schaefer | Jul 27, 2018 | Docs Corner, Reviews
Jimmy Carter was just sworn in as President of the United States. Legendary band Toto was founded. And just before leaving office President Gerald Ford pardoned Tokyo Rose. I had moved on from the Rexall Drug store in Northlake, IL. to Gray’s Drugstore down...
by Doc Schaefer | Jul 25, 2018 | Docs Corner, Reviews
DOOMSDAY CLOCK #6 DC COMICS Really?! We’re only halfway through? And while this issue does not really move the story forward much and I am still aggravated at the delays, I can’t help but really enjoy the origin and backstory of our two Watchmen...
by Doc Schaefer | Jul 19, 2018 | Docs Corner, Reviews
President Ronald Reagan was in the White House. The USSR was just trying to figure out Daylight Savings Time. Rick James’s new album Street Songs was playing on the radio and we had just watched the last episode of the TV comedy, Soap. Meanwhile, I...
by Doc Schaefer | Jul 18, 2018 | Docs Corner, Reviews
NANCY IN HELL THE LONG ROAD #1 AMIGO COMICS It’s almost hard to believe that Nancy has been wandering through Hell since 2010 and through two mini-series. But here she is back again under the guiding hands of co-creator El Torres and new artist Abel Cicero....
by Doc Schaefer | Jul 13, 2018 | Docs Corner, Reviews
HISTORY OF COMICS 102 HOSTED BY “DOC” SCHAEFER You know, it’s simply amazing what a simple $1.00 comic can cause a fella to remember. What seems like a lifetime ago, comic team ups were not an everyday occurrence. And comics like Justice League...