by | Nov 15, 2022 | Articles
Ever wonder why the comics you are looking for this week aren’t on the shelf? Comics are such a fun hobby, they let us escape from reality or take a closer look at it, often with a fictional twist. What’s not as fun, is the process of ordering comics. It can be...
by Doc Schaefer | Nov 9, 2022 | Docs Corner, Reviews
THE NEW GOLDEN AGE #1 DC COMICS Recently, I was asked on-line, “What I wanted from DC’s newest attempt at reviving the JSA?” That one really had me thinking. I have always been the biggest fan of Golden Age heroes and in the early days, was...
by Doc Schaefer | Nov 9, 2022 | Docs Corner, Reviews
GODZILLA MONSTERS & PROTECTORS ALL HAIL THE KING #2 IDW PUBLISHING Well, it’s a good thing that the folks at IDW decided to pull a classic bait and switch manuever on issue #2 or else I would have passed right by it. But slap an awesome Dan Schoening...
by | Nov 8, 2022 | Articles
GRENDEL #1 by Comico Leading up to October 1986, I had bought and read comics off and on for roughly 9 years. Spider-Man, Batman, Hulk and anything with Wolverine on the cover. I started trying to collect GI Joe and Transformers but even back then, I unconsciously...
by Doc Schaefer | Nov 2, 2022 | Docs Corner, Reviews
NEW CHAMPION OF SHAZAM! #3 DC COMICS Definately worth checking out if only for the alternate cover by the amazing Jen Bartel! Josie Campell manages to keep walking the fine line between college girl drama and following in the footsteps of Fawcett Comics’...
by | Nov 1, 2022 | Articles
I usually like to do an article highlighting my favorite gimmick covers through the years (hologram, foil, die-cut, etc.), so this month I have decided to focus on some of my favorite Halloween covers of all time. Now I know what you are saying, “Halloween is over,...
by Doc Schaefer | Oct 26, 2022 | Docs Corner, Reviews
GODZILLA BEST OF MOTHRA ONE-SHOT IDW COMICS The only problem with Best Of titles is that they basically consist of bits and pieces from former series. And this Ode to Mothra is no different. Giving us Mothra appearances from titles such as Rulers of Earth,...
by | Oct 25, 2022 | Articles
It’s that time of year again so “Heeeeere’s Johnny!” First off, Happy Halloween! That time for Horror, Ghosts, Goblins and undersized candy that is somehow supposed to be “fun sized” (Nothing fun about less candy, but that’s a topic for another day). With all the...
by Doc Schaefer | Oct 20, 2022 | Docs Corner, Reviews
CRYPT OF SHADOWS #1 MARVEL COMICS Another example of my theory that if a comic company doesn’t put out a comic title once every tens years or so, they lose the copyright. But as always, Marvel works it to their advantage. Using the one-shot as a prequel to...
by | Oct 19, 2022 | Articles
When the first Venom movie was released a couple of years ago, I remember there being a fair share of complaints about how the character was not being taken seriously. He was too quippy, too erratic, too goofy. I recall specifically that one of the trailers featured...
