by Doc Schaefer | Sep 30, 2020 | Docs Corner, Reviews
DARK KNIGHTS DEATH METAL MULTIVERSE’S END #1 DC COMICS Another of the seemingly endless tie ins to the Dark Knights storyline. However this one offers up a bit of charm and ingenuity that spotlights wiriter James Tynion IV’s talents. It also highlights...
by | Sep 29, 2020 | Articles, Managers, Reviews
There are so many new comic titles every year it is easy to forget what came out last month let alone last year, and even harder to remember the last ten years. Sadly these books get pushed to the backs of people’s minds even if they read them at the time they no...
by | Sep 23, 2020 | Articles, Jake's Gag Bag, Managers
Time for the second issue of Jake’s Gag Bag, where I talk about a moment in a comic book that got a real laugh from me, and not one of those fake laughs you give to your boring cousin during the holidays and family gatherings. 2016 was a wild time for DC, they had...
by Doc Schaefer | Sep 16, 2020 | Docs Corner
METAL MEN #10 DC COMICS All these years of reading and reviewing comics have taught me certain telltale signs of where a storyline is going. And unfortunately, most times that leads to a bad place. So I have to give credit to the talented crew on the Metal Men...
by | Sep 13, 2020 | Articles, My First Comic
I hear a lot of stories of people getting into the comic book world really young but I was sort of a late bloomer. I lived in San Diego around the age of 11 or 12 when my dad tried to get me to go to the San Diego Comic Con but I declined as my foolish mind thought...
by Doc Schaefer | Sep 9, 2020 | Docs Corner, Reviews
RISE OF ULTRAMAN #1 MARVEL COMICS This book has a little bit of everything for the Ultraman fan. Writers Kyle Higgins and Mat Groom obviously did their homework in researching the 1966 original series. And trust me cause I was watching it on a static-filled...
by | Sep 6, 2020 | Articles, Managers
There is an old adage that in comics death doesn’t really matter. Your favorite character has probably died, been reborn, been a zombified version of themselves, been cloned, been brainwashed to kill for the enemy or maybe even had their marriage erased by “the devil”...
by | Sep 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
In 1989, Dark Horse Comics began publishing their flagship (at the time) licensed title, ‘Aliens’. ‘Predator’ joined soon after. Over the span of 30 plus years, these properties have fought against the idea that licensed comics are a quick money grab. Quality...
by Doc Schaefer | Sep 2, 2020 | Docs Corner, Reviews
FCBD JACK KIRBY EPIC LIFE OF THE KING OF COMICS TEN SPEED PRESS The beginning chapter of Tom Scioli’s look at the life and times of the artist we all call King! Presented with a personal voiceover, the factors that shaped the King of Comics highlights the...
by Doc Schaefer | Aug 26, 2020 | Docs Corner, Reviews
BATMAN THREE JOKERS #1 DC COMICS With all that is going on in the current Batman universe, Geoff Johns’s reminds us how great the Batman, the Batman Family, and the Rogue’s Gallery can truly be! From concept to final product, this title is spot on!...
