by | Dec 20, 2022 | Articles
2022 had a lot of interesting comics come out. Sadly, no one can read them all. I know as a comic shop manager I should read every book that comes out each week, but unfortunately, I have other managerial duties to attend to. However, I did read some fantastic comics...
by Doc Schaefer | Dec 14, 2022 | Docs Corner, Reviews
DARK CRISIS: BIG BANG #1 DC COMICS When I was handed this issue as possible review material, I snickered at my Graham Crackers Comics contact. Why would I want to review a book that represents everything I hate about the current state of comic stories. Stories so...
by | Dec 13, 2022 | Articles
When I was a kid, an issue of Wizard Magazine had an article laying out their dream cast for an X-Men movie “if it ever gets made”. This was long before an entire generation has grown up with comic properties dominating the big and small screen. Now we get tons of...
by Doc Schaefer | Dec 7, 2022 | Docs Corner, Reviews
THE THREE STOOGES MEET ROBIN HOOD #1 AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY In 1962, Dell Comics was still the final destination of thousands of media properties. One of these was the Three Stooges. At this point in time Curly and Shemp had passed away and Moe and Larry had recruited...
by | Dec 6, 2022 | Articles
Every year we wonder what to gift our loved ones for the holidays, for some it’s fun, for others it can be a task, if you’re like me it can be stressful getting the right stuff for a significant other or parent. So instead of spending my time figuring that out, I...
by Doc Schaefer | Nov 30, 2022 | Docs Corner, Reviews
CAT-MAN AND KITTEN #1 DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT Starting with Crash Comics #4 in 1940, Catman made his spectactular debut. Billed as a cross between Batman and Tarzan, the unusual backstory for the hero as he was raised by a tigress in Burma after his parents died....
by | Nov 29, 2022 | Articles
A youthful employee here at the store here recently asked me what comics and creators I liked. Among the creators I mentioned were Will Eisner and Harvey Kurtzman, whereupon I was asked “What did they do?” After I picked my jaw up off the floor, I pointed out they...
by | Nov 23, 2022 | Articles
*Author’s note- my family was? is? RIDDLED with this sort of thing, and my take on that may not be to your liking. We all cope in our own way. Mine often involves comics. And drinking. You’ve been warned. Hooked on Comics Or ‘How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love...
by Doc Schaefer | Nov 23, 2022 | Docs Corner, Reviews
HUMAN TARGET #9 DC COMICS A Cat and Mouse game without the Cat! Christopher Chance is dead but it’s only day 9. But with the help of Doctor Mid-Nite and Ice, Chance is back for his 3 remaining days. And now the chase is on as he realizes that there is one...
by Doc Schaefer | Nov 16, 2022 | Docs Corner, Reviews
BATMAN/SUPERMAN WORLD’S FINEST #9 DC COMICS You know what the best part of this story is? (And this is something you will really never here me find positive!) It’s the lack of continuity. Now, an arguement can be made that DC pitched continuity out the...
