I like these two pre-Code horror stories for various reasons. The first, “Was He Dead?” from Avon’s Eerie #3 (1951), is a murdered-spouse-returns-from-the-dead story. In a few days I will show a Graham Ingels story where [...]
Number 1517: Giant zombie and dead husband walking
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Sáu, 31 tháng 1, 2014
Review: Captain Atom Vol. 2: Genesis trade paperback (DC Comics)
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Năm, 30 tháng 1, 2014
If there's a series that lends itself to "binge reading," it's JT Krul and Freddie Williams's Captain Atom. In the first volume I liked their new Nathaniel Adam but found the book directionless; the second volume, however, [...]
Review: Spider-Man and Fantastic Four hardcover/paperback (Marvel Comics)
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Tư, 29 tháng 1, 2014
[Review by Doug Glassman, who Tumblrs at Hell Yeah '80s Marvel!]There are a variety of projects featuring team-ups between Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four, from the very first issue of What If? back in the 1960s to the [...]
Number 1516: Avenger’s scarlet “A”
Người đăng: Unknown
Casting about for new ideas to fit into the post-Comics Code era, ME Comics came up with superheroes The Avenger and Strongman. Neither of them made it past four issues, but they were an interesting experiment to see [...]
Review: Supergirl Vol. 2: Girl in the World trade paperback (DC Comics)
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Hai, 27 tháng 1, 2014
When I read the first volume of Michael Green and Mike Johnson's New 52 Supergirl, I was impressed with the balance the two struck between an edgier Supergirl suitable for modern audiences and still creating a likable character [...]
Number 1515: Little brain, big body
Người đăng: Unknown
A week ago I showed the Jack Cole story, “Murder, Morphine and Me” from True Crime #2. It featured the “injury to the eye motif” panel in Fredric Wertham’s anti-comics screed, Seduction of the Innocent. A week later I’m [...]
Number 1514: Pat’s day in court: Terry and the Pirates #8
Người đăng: Unknown on Chủ Nhật, 26 tháng 1, 2014
Not only does Pat Ryan get his day in court against the lying and scheming Tony Sandhurst (husband of Pat's love, Normandie), but gets some justice in the bargain.I will be ending my postings of Terry and the Pirates with [...]
