by Doc Schaefer | Jan 25, 2023 | Docs Corner, Reviews
ACTION COMICS #1051 DC COMICS First off, I’d like to personally thank DC Comics for NOT starting a new numbering system with an All-New #1 issue. Getting to a issue count over 1000 should be something to celebrate and brag about. And this issue brings us...
by | Jan 24, 2023 | Articles
From heists gone wrong, to revenge served cold as ice, there is no honor among thieves, and no reason to skip these series, the best crime fiction and noir comics available today. Whether it’s in ink-black city alleys or the sun-dappled 1980s SoCal coast, here (in no...
by Doc Schaefer | Jan 18, 2023 | Docs Corner, Reviews
WASP #1 MARVEL COMICS Well now, this one was actually quite refreshing. Writer Al Ewing definately knows his Tales To Astonish stories. Jumping back to pull a villain from June of 1963! This first issue stands as a love letter to the First Lady of the Avengers....
by | Jan 16, 2023 | Articles
Exactly 57 years ago the world of comic books experienced its most Earth-Shattering and long lasting shot in the arm! On January 12th, 1966 the BATMAN television program debuted on ABC-TV. It’s twice weekly formulaic episodes began with the greatest, most iconic...
by Doc Schaefer | Jan 11, 2023 | Docs Corner, Reviews
BATMAN INCORPORATED #4 DC COMICS As the members of Batman Inc and Lex’s group go head to head, Ed Brisson’s story ventures a little into predictable territory as we get more details of Phantom 1’s miraculous return and meet the failed Batman...
by | Jan 10, 2023 | Articles
I know it is the beginning of the year and people are looking forward to the new books that are coming out during the year. You know what I am excited for this year? Naperville’s back issue displays for the whole year. If you do not shop in the Naperville store, you...
by Doc Schaefer | Jan 4, 2023 | Docs Corner, Reviews
SCARLET WITCH #1 MARVEL COMICS Many creative teams have tried their hand at a Scarlet Witch title. None have really succeeded. And now that she’s in the Cinematic Universe and had her own short TV show, it was only nature that someone would try again. But...
by Doc Schaefer | Dec 28, 2022 | Docs Corner
Still out here at the underground security archives of Doc’s Corner, researching the missing 13 characters from DC’s most current universe. The Golden Age Aquaman has actually been an established character in both the Golden Age and the more modern eras so this...
by | Dec 27, 2022 | Articles
The end of the year is swiftly approaching and all the brand-new possibilities of the days to come are at our doorstep. That means sweet, sweet, new comics on the horizon. Now we may not know all that is to come for the whole year, but we at least have a good idea how...
by Doc Schaefer | Dec 21, 2022 | Docs Corner, Reviews
DARK CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7 DC COMICS And so finally, another year long “Next Big Thing” event comes to an end. Not with a big finale but rather with a one on one before teenage Robin and Deathstroke. And with Dr. Light’s help, the Flash...