by | Jul 12, 2022 | Articles
Say what you will about the current state of Marvel Comics, but they do support their legion of stellar 1990’s hard-working artists by continuing to employ them. Artists like Ron Lim, Chris Sprouse, Rob Liefeld and Todd Nauck are seen regularly on the covers and...
by | Jul 6, 2022 | Articles
On June 1st 1982 on a second floor on the corner of First and Addison in a town called Elmhurst, a little comic store was opening for the first time. Somehow a 13 year old kid found out and rode his bike there. That kid’s mind was blown. He had always bought comics...
by Doc Schaefer | Jun 29, 2022 | Docs Corner, Reviews
IRON MAN/HELLCAT ANNUAL #1 MARVEL COMICS Wow! This one is a bit of a trip. Revisiting many previous plot points in the life and times of Patsy Walker, this little one shot seems to be laying groundwork for future plans with the character but that’s the...
by | Jun 27, 2022 | Articles, My First Comic
My first comic was Marvel Tales #143 The Amazing Spider-Man #6, it was the first appearance of The Lizard. I remember I was only a kid at the time and my grandpa gave it to me as a gift and of course after seeing that cover I had to see what was inside, and I’m...
by Doc Schaefer | Jun 22, 2022 | Docs Corner, Reviews
BATMAN/SUPERMAN WORLD’S FINEST #4 DC COMICS There appears to be no stopping Mark Waid and Dan Mora’s run on this title. With Nezha possessing most of the world’s population, it’s up to the dynamic teams of Superman and Batman, Supergirl...
by | Jun 21, 2022 | Articles
Early morning mist rises from the fields as the sun crests over the mountains. A group of adventurers is suddenly awoken to the sounds of wolf-riding goblins raiding their camp. Quickly rising to their feet, no time to wipe the sleep from their eyes, they engage their...
by Doc Schaefer | Jun 15, 2022 | Docs Corner, Reviews
Feeling nostalgic and getting the opportunity to do a deep dive into some back issue boxes, this week found some real gems in those scuffed up white long boxes. PETER PORKCHOPS #12 DC COMICS (OCT. 1952) Way back in the early 1950’s, the comic book...
by | Jun 13, 2022 | Articles
It’s pride month, and you know what that means? Time for some corporate shilling! But don’t worry, I won’t be shilling today (much). Just know that if I shill, I do it only to shill what I love. I would never shill irresponsibly. Alright, enough of that word and onto...
by Doc Schaefer | Jun 8, 2022 | Docs Corner, Reviews
BATMAN #124 DC COMICS With all the world changing events happening to the characters in the Batman universe, it’s nice to see writer Joshua Williamson take time out to do a nice little encapsulated story that closes an open plot point. With the future of...
by | Jun 6, 2022 | Articles
“We all got it coming, kid.” -Unforgiven Yeah, it’s all jean Grey’s fault. All of it. Every time you think to yourself how sick you are of comics constantly offing their characters, you should simultaneously be thinking about how stupid the...
