2011 August
Almost Hidden – Lost in Space-Time!
Even with this large amount of comic books that have been collected in trade paperbacks, there are still a number of great comic books that have never been reprinted (I’d say roughly 60% of them are DC Comics from the 1980s through the mid-1990s). So every day this month I will spotlight a different cool [...]
Exclusive All-Ghouls School Character Bios!
- by Brian Cronin
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Later this month, All-Ghouls School will debut as an original graphic novel for IDW. Written by Marc Sumerak, with art by David Bryant and vibrant colors by Brian Miller and Hi-Fi, the graphic novel is described as: Meet Becca Norman — the first human student to enroll at Darkmoor Academy, a finishing school for young [...]
First Picture of Henry Cavill as Superman Looks Pretty Darn Cool
Warner Brothers just released the first picture of Henry Cavill as Superman. That’s pretty darn cool looking.
I Love Ya But You’re Strange – Now Barry Allen’s Actions in Identity Crisis Make Sense
Every day this August I’ll be spotlighting strange but ultimately endearing comic stories, one a day (basically, we’re talking lots and lots of Silver Age comic books). Today we look at 1959′s Flash #109, “Return of the Mirror Master.” Written by John Broome and drawn by Carmine Infantino and Joe Giella. In this tale, we [...]
Almost Hidden – Hitman in the Future
Even with this large amount of comic books that have been collected in trade paperbacks, there are still a number of great comic books that have never been reprinted (I’d say roughly 60% of them are DC Comics from the 1980s through the mid-1990s). So every day this month I will spotlight a different cool [...]
The Line It Is Drawn #51 – Acts of Vengeance
Go follow Comics Should Be Good on Twitter (if you have Twitter, that is – if you don’t, you can go sign up). Here is our Twitter page… http://twitter.com/csbg. And here are the Comics Should Be Good writers who are on Twitter (the links go to the person’s Twitter account) – myself, Greg Hatcher, Chad [...]
Committed: A Week of Nostalgic Comic Work / Love
- by Sonia Harris
- in Committed
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When I offered to cover three specific panels for Comic Book Resources at Comic-Con International, I should have known those choices would shape not only my experience of Comic-Con, but also the weeks afterwards. Perhaps I ought to have expected subjects so close to my heart to influence me…
I Love Ya But You’re Strange – There’s Always an Amnesiac Around When You Need One
All day this August I’ll be spotlighting strange but ultimately endearing comic stories, one a day (basically, we’re talking lots and lots of Silver Age comic books). Today we look at 1963′s Superman’s Girlfriend, Lois Lane #38′s “The Invisible Lois Lane.” In this story, Lois discovers Superman’s secret identity, but things don’t go the way [...]
Almost Hidden – “Nobody Dies. It’s a Rule.”
Even with this large amount of comic books that have been collected in trade paperbacks, there are still a number of great comic books that have never been reprinted (I’d say roughly 60% of them are DC Comics from the 1980s through the mid-1990s). So every day this month I will spotlight a different cool [...]
Marvel to Al Sharpton – We Have the Spider-Man You Were Looking For!
Some spoilers for this Wednesday’s Ultimate Fallout #4 follow (and the identity of the new Ultimate Spider-Man). So don’t read any further if you don’t want to learn the spoilers. SPOILER WARNING!!! In the first episode of David E. Kelley’s Boston Legal, James Spader’s character, Alan Shore, is representing a little girl who was turned [...]
I Love Ya But You’re Strange – Kissing Cousins?
All day this August I’ll be spotlighting strange but ultimately endearing comic stories, one a day (basically, we’re talking lots and lots of Silver Age comic books). We begin with 1962′s Action Comics #289′s “Superman’s Super-Courtship.” Just from the cover, you can tell that this is going to be a bit of an offbeat comic [...]
Almost Hidden – Guy and Ice Go to the Ice Capists
We live in an age of nearly total access. Our own Greg Hatcher wrote a great article on the topic here, about how so many of the comics of his youth are available in trade paperback collections. Even with this large amount of available comic books, there are still a number of great comic books [...]
Comic Book Legends Revealed Addendum – More Aparo Teasers!
In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, I discussed how Jim Aparo would hide “teasers” in issues of Brave and the Bold to let readers know who was guest-starring in the following issue. I posted teasers from issues #177-187. Reader JohnC wrote in about one in #191, so I figured I’d go back and find [...]
Almost Hidden Archive
Here are write-ups on some notable comic book stories that have never been reprinted: 1. Justice League America #45 2. Flash #54 3. Hitman #1,000,000 4. West Coast Avengers #17-24 5. The Children’s Crusade 1993-94 Vertigo Crossover 6. Swamp Thing #165 7. Spectre #52-56 8. Flash #53 9. Avengers #281-285 10. The Heckler #1-6 11. [...]
Lorendiac’s Lists – LONG-LOST AMAZON TRIBES
A few months ago I suddenly had an idea: “Why not post a request on a few comic book discussion forums, asking people how many Amazon tribes they can remember from DC’s continuity? With their help, I might compile a list of obscure Amazon societies and post it later on, for the edification of my [...]
