by | Jan 13, 2021 | Articles, Managers
I was going to try to write something poignant for my first blog entry of the year. Maybe an essay on the state of the industry or the speculator market would be nice. But I wanted to start my year off with something fun. I am going to write about something that is...
by Doc Schaefer | Jan 13, 2021 | Docs Corner, Reviews
RED SONJA THE SUPERPOWERS #1 DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT Dan Abnett’s story is a huge tapestry of ideas. The concepts here are well done and told to the reader without too much explination. A multidimensional group of heroes checking on alternate worlds as super...
by | Jan 6, 2021 | Articles, Reviews
As the new year rolls around people tend to look for something new and different to read. Comics come out every week so there is always a ton of options, but if you are looking for a change here are a couple great recommendations! Jujutsu Kaisen: This has sky rocketed...
by Doc Schaefer | Jan 6, 2021 | Docs Corner, Reviews
FUTURE STATE WONDER WOMAN #1 DC COMICS The story of Yara Flor, the Future State version of Wonder Woman starts her career with a bit of fun. Joelle Jones’s story is well told and all around good fun. This is actually a title that I could recommend to younger...
by Doc Schaefer | Dec 30, 2020 | Docs Corner, Reviews
With the end of the year approaching, I was feeling a bit nostalgic. Having to spend a good portion of this year stuck indoors, this nostalgia reminded me of a time when the world appeared to be filled with adventurers who gained incredible abilities and discovered...
by | Dec 29, 2020 | Articles
Hello, Graham Crackers friends and family! Congratulations, you are just hours away from 2021! Now we can’t promise that it will be better or easier than 2020 (if our Chicago friends give us out in California a heads up that would be great… Lol) but you can say...
by Doc Schaefer | Dec 23, 2020 | Docs Corner, Reviews
COMIC BOOK HISTORY OF ANIMATION #2 IDW PUBLISHING Picking up where issue 1 left off, learn how the loss of Felix the Cat in legal limbo opened the door to a certain man named Walt and his new creation. Learn how loose change can make you a better artist. And most...
by | Dec 21, 2020 | Articles, Back Issue to the Future, Managers
Commentary by Dan W. 2004 was a good year to be a Conan fan. Publishing house Del Rey was in the midst of publishing three excellent collections of Robert E. Howard’s original Conan pulp stories (removing all the edits L. Sprague de Camp introduced in the Lancer...
by Doc Schaefer | Dec 16, 2020 | Docs Corner, Reviews
TALES FROM THE DARK UNIVERSE CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTH #1 DC COMICS A Universe where Earth 2 survived instead of Earth 1?! Count me in! Writer Steve Orlando’s story does an amazing job and really throws us Golden Agers some real treats. The fact that it is...
by | Dec 15, 2020 | Articles
Xtinction Agenda, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Implosion, a look at how you got your AT&T in my Warner Brothers, and an answer to “Are you guys gonna be okay?” Listen kid, I’ve been from one end of this comic shop to the other....