by Doc Schaefer | Mar 29, 2023 | Docs Corner, Reviews
STARGIRL THE LOST CHILDREN #5 DC COMICS Let me first point off just how brilliantly Todd Nauck’s art captures the spirit of this series. Especially in the battle scenes and the floating head intro page. It’s almost like I’m reading an issue of...
by | Mar 29, 2023 | Articles
Music is influenced by many things. From games to comics, great story telling, and being voices to all the moments in our lives, music finds itself a great tool to celebrate the things we love. And we love to see when the things we love influence each other. Southern...
by Doc Schaefer | Mar 22, 2023 | Docs Corner, Reviews
EXCITING COMICS #101 (FINE…#32) ANTARCTIC PRESS In February 1940, Whiz Comics #2 from Fawcett Publications marked the creation of a new magical character called Ibis the Invincible! Created by Bill Kingett, Ibis would appear in Whiz Comics until isuue #155...
by | Mar 21, 2023 | Articles
A picture is worth a thousand words. But sometimes a picture just isn’t enough. Comics are a medium that thrive on lore, the deeper story behind the story. Some lore is built off of years and years of previous stories, like how everyone knows Uncle Ben is dead and...
by Doc Schaefer | Mar 15, 2023 | Docs Corner, Reviews
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #3 DC COMICS The Huntress’s trip bouncing through space and time have ended in the present and a very interesting combination of JSA members including the Infinity Inc Wildcat and the Stargirl TV show Doctor Mid-Nite (I...
by | Mar 14, 2023 | Articles
I used to think stuff… I used to think I’d be a film director, a writer, or even an astronaut at one point. I currently am none of these, although I can clearly type things. Anyway, I conversely used to think I would never live in Wisconsin, see the word...
by Doc Schaefer | Mar 8, 2023 | Docs Corner, Reviews
Reviewing comics for this long, I am always amazed at the comics that seem to fly under the radar. And while even the main two comic companies have these, it is mainly the independent comic publishers that this happens to. So I’d like to take a look at a few of...
by Doc Schaefer | Mar 8, 2023 | Docs Corner, Reviews
BATMAN #357 FACSIMILE EDITION DC COMICS Batman in the early 80’s was an interesting yet disjointed time. While Writer Gerry Conway was venturing into themes like Jim Gordon’s health issue (blood pressure, smoking, stress were leading to a possible...
by | Mar 7, 2023 | Articles
In the early to mid-2000s after the 90s craze of Batman, X-Men, and Spider-Man animated series my adolescent brain made the switch, and probably mostly due to my television viewing schedule, and I started watching anime. I started with the same series that introduced...
by Doc Schaefer | Mar 1, 2023 | Docs Corner, Reviews
STARGIRL THE LOST CHILDREN #4 DC COMICS Holey Moley! Not even including the avamzing semi-retro cover, this one starts the ball rolling! Classic Rip Hunter Time Master stuff! Flashbacks featuring the Flash and Batman! A new way to look at the multiverse! And...
