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1970's Flashback: Giant-Size
1974 and 1975 saw Marvel Comics introduce their popular Giant-Sizeformat where for $.35 (soon $.50) fans were treated to 52 pages of pure magic from the House of Ideas. Often these annual-sized volumes...
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STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT [2015]
Hope everyone had a pleasant Thanksgiving, or in lieue of participating in the traditional holiday feast, a decent day off (or something)?I've been playing Star Wars: Battlefront this week and since I...
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1980's Flashback: The Rocketeer
Pacific Presents #2 (Apr.1983)The Rocketeer is a fictional character created by writer-illustrator Dave Stevens. The character first appeared as a backup feature in the Pacific Comics series Starslayer...
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"Gal" Friday! Jenna Coleman
It goes without saying that the BBC’s Doctor Who series is the longest running genre show on television, and although the series conveniently refreshes its cast by having the lead character...
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"Gal" Friday! Meg Turney
For those times when a picture just says a thousand words; ......and all of 'em are quite inadequate to the task!
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"Gal" Friday! Candice Night
The lovely Candice Night is an American vocalist/lyricist, multi-instrumentalist for the traditional folk/rock group Blackmore's Night alongside her husband, legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore...
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In Memorium: Alan Rickman
Aclaimed on both stage and screen as an actor and director, the great Alan Rickman passed away yesterday at the age of 69 from cancer.His acting career had eventually begun after his original success...
View ArticleThings we lost in the fire ........
Try as I might over the last couple of years, it is often difficult to find the time to make posts here - no matter how much I would prefer to do so!On February 6, 2016 a fire at my apartment building...
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In Memorium: Paul Ryan
Comic book artist Paul Ryan, who previously worked extensively for Marvel Comics and DC Comics on a number of super-hero comics passed away on March 7, 2016 at the age of sixty-six. Until his death, he...
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1980's Flashback: Groo the Wanderer
Groo #1 (Dec.1982)Groo the Wanderer was one of the first widely successful creator-owned comics, one of the few successful humorous comic books in the United States during its time, and one of the...
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1970's Flashback: The Tomb of Dracula
Tomb of Dracula #13 (Oct.1973)In 1971, the Comics Code Authority finally relaxed some of its longstanding restrictions regarding horror comics, such as a virtual ban on vampires. After having recently...
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Review: Batman v Superman
In regards to Batman v Superman, there are tons of highly negative reviews which also still single out an aspect or two for deserving praise (mostly that Wonder Woman is really awesome and some that...
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SC Comicon 2016
On Saturday I attended the SC Comicon 2016 in Greenville, South Carolina, a new show on the map that is only in its third year, if I'm not mistaken. Given that this convention is held literally in my...
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Today is a "banner" day!!
Since I've got nothing else running at the moment, I thought that anyone who may not have seen these nifty banners promoting the upcoming film X-Men: Apocalypse would enjoy giving their eyeballs a sample.
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Free Comic Book Day 2016
It's only gonna be a measly five more days for most us, but this years annual Free Comic Book Day event is on Saturday, May 7, 2016!Make plans now to visit your local comic book specialty store, and...
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FCBD 2016 [afterward]!!
So, Free Comic Book Day 2016 is now behind us, alas! I chose to visit my local shop, Borderlands in Greenville, SC and owner Rob Young allowed visitors to select six totally free comics (plus the...
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Justice League: The Darkseid War!!
With issue #49 of DC Comics Justice League currently sitting on the stands, it appears that artist Jason Fabok's stellar run [#36-present] on this blockbuster series is all but done with the conclusion...
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In Memorium: Darwyn Cooke!!
Within a twenty-four hour span late last week an official announcement from his family that he was undergoing an aggressive form of treatment was then immediately followed by their sad update that...
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Game of Thrones [Season 6]!!
Prior to its recent premiere, the showrunners suggested that their current season might end up being their best yet. Boasting, perhaps, but thus far Game of Thrones has certainly been giving every...
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Rayboy's Review: Future Quest #1 [DC Comics]
Comic book fans will easily remember the many terrific Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon shows starring a legion of colorful heroes (designed by the late Alex Toth) back in the 1960s, and now...
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