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Into the back issue box #48

• by Greg Burgas
• in Into the Back Issue Box

• 12 Comments

You know, I've been experimenting with putting some covers above the break, just to entice you to keep reading, but this entrant into our series is so godawful, so terrible, so horrifyingly eye-gouging, that I must keep you in suspense as long as I can. If you thought writing 2000 words about Firestar was excessive, I'd think twice about reading this, as I'll probably double that writing about how bad this comic is. But hey! that's part of the fun, isn't it? So don't click that "Continue Reading" link unless you've prepared yourself mentally and physically. I suggest re-reading V for Vendetta really quickly before you read further. That should help.
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Nostalgia November Day 21 -- Solar, Man of the Atom #25

• by Chad Nevett
• in Nostalgia November

• 3 Comments

Each day in November, I will read and review/discuss/whatever one comic taken from a box of some of my childhood comics. Today, it's Solar, Man of the Atom #25.

The Nostalgia November archive can be found here.

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The Top 75 Most Iconic Covers in DC History - Day 20

• by Brian Cronin
• in Top 75 Most Iconic DC Covers

• 14 Comments

Okay, in case you didn't see the introduction, the concept is that each day up to and including the 23rd of November, I'll be posting four iconic covers from DC Comics' 75-year history. On the 23rd, you folks will get a chance to pick your Top 10 out of the 90 choices. I'll tabulate the votes and I'll debut the Top 75 Most Iconic Covers in DC Comics History on November 30th. In the meantime, feel free to e-mail me (bcronin@comicbookresources.com) with suggestions for covers for me to use!

Here's the next four covers! And click here for the master list of all the covers posted so far!

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A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments - Day 324

• by Brian Cronin
• in Year of Cool Comic Moments

• 12 Comments

Here is the latest cool comic book moment in our year-long look at one cool comic book moment a day (in no particular order whatsoever)! Here's the archive of the moments posted so far!

The creative team behind Hitman, Garth Ennis and John McCrea, returned to the character for a JLA/Hitman mini-series - this is how it ended (NOTE: Major spoilers for the Hitman series lie beneath the fold!)...

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Friday's Cross-Hatchings for November '09

• by Greg Hatcher
• in Fridays...with Greg Hatcher

• 17 Comments

Like several of you, I also decided I liked "Cross-Hatchings" best of all the suggestions for titling the occasional hodge-podge column. Many thanks to Sam L. for coining it.

Since embarking on the just-concluded month-long series of columns about comfort food, the hodge and the podge have been rather piling up, so let's get to it, shall we?

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Nostalgia November Day 20 -- Secret Weapons #1

• by Chad Nevett
• in Nostalgia November

• 5 Comments

Each day in November, I will read and review/discuss/whatever one comic taken from a box of some of my childhood comics. Today, it's Secret Weapons #1.

The Nostalgia November archive can be found here.

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Comic Book Legends Revealed #234

• by Brian Cronin
• in Comic Book Legends Revealed

• 44 Comments

Welcome to the two-hundred and thirty-third in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Click here for an archive of the previous two hundred and thirty-two.

Comic Book Legends Revealed is now part of the larger Legends Revealed series, where I look into legends about the worlds of entertainment and sports, which you can check out here, at legendsrevealed.com. I'd especially recommend you check out this installment of Peotry Legends Revealed to learn what poet was asked to come up with a name for a line of Ford cars (her suggestions alone are worth the read!).

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The Top 75 Most Iconic Covers in DC History - Day 19

• by Brian Cronin
• in Top 75 Most Iconic DC Covers

• 35 Comments

Okay, in case you didn't see the introduction, the concept is that each day up to and including the 23rd of November, I'll be posting four iconic covers from DC Comics' 75-year history. On the 23rd, you folks will get a chance to pick your Top 10 out of the 90 choices. I'll tabulate the votes and I'll debut the Top 75 Most Iconic Covers in DC Comics History on November 30th. In the meantime, feel free to e-mail me (bcronin@comicbookresources.com) with suggestions for covers for me to use!

Here's the next four covers! And click here for the master list of all the covers posted so far!

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A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments - Day 323

• by Brian Cronin
• in Year of Cool Comic Moments

• 32 Comments

Here is the latest cool comic book moment in our year-long look at one cool comic book moment a day (in no particular order whatsoever)! Here's the archive of the moments posted so far!

Today, believe it or not, we're going to look at ANOTHER epilogue to X-Cutioner's Song! This time, courtesy of Peter David and Joe Quesasa, as David explains to us just why Quicksilver is so ornery...

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What I bought - 18 November 2009

• by Greg Burgas
• in Comic Reviews, What I Bought

• 26 Comments

Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice
And could of men distinguish her election,
Sh' hath seal'd thee for herself, for thou hast been
As one in suff'ring all that suffers nothing,
A man that Fortune's buffets and rewards
Hast ta'en with equal thanks; and blest are those
Whose blood and judgment are so well co-meddled,
That they are not a pipe for Fortune's finger
To sound what stop she please.

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Manga Before Flowers -- Recommendation Post #4

• by Danielle Leigh
• in Manga Before Flowers

• 24 Comments

Matthew E. (who might hate me just a little) wrote,  "Well, my favourite comic book is Legion of Super-Heroes.  I like stuff that suggests that some intelligence went into its creation.  I like baseball.  I like Arthuriana.  I like stuff that's funny."

Because Matthew gave no indication that he's read any manga at all I decided to offer recommendations of fairly well known titles to help him get his feet "wet" with stories I feel are very friendly to the American comic book reader.

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Statement of Truth #1

• by Brian Cronin
• in Statement of Truth

• 11 Comments

Superman would kick your ass in chess.

Nostalgia November Day 19 -- Transformers #64

• by Chad Nevett
• in Nostalgia November

• 3 Comments

Each day in November, I will read and review/discuss/whatever one comic taken from a box of some of my childhood comics. Today, it's Transformers #64.

The Nostalgia November archive can be found here.

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The Original or the More Famous Homage?

• by Brian Cronin
• in General

• 16 Comments

Another chance for a poll!

Neal Adams' cover for DC 100-Page Super Spectaculer #6 would seem to certainly be on the list of options for the Top 75 Most Iconic DC Covers. It was so famous that DC reprinted the comic in 2004, and it was ALREADY a reprint collection! That's how notable Adams' cover was.

However, Adams' cover is an homage to the cover of All-Star Comics #16 by Frank Harry.

So which one should make the list?

The original cover or the more famous homage?

The Top 75 Most Iconic Covers in DC History - Day 18

• by Brian Cronin
• in Top 75 Most Iconic DC Covers

• 35 Comments

Okay, in case you didn't see the introduction, the concept is that each day up to and including the 23rd of November, I'll be posting four iconic covers from DC Comics' 75-year history. On the 23rd, you folks will get a chance to pick your Top 10 out of the 90 choices. I'll tabulate the votes and I'll debut the Top 75 Most Iconic Covers in DC Comics History on November 30th. In the meantime, feel free to e-mail me (bcronin@comicbookresources.com) with suggestions for covers for me to use!

Here's the next four covers! And click here for the master list of all the covers posted so far!

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