2011 December
The 12 Days of Marvel Christmas
- by Brian Cronin
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Here’s a little carol I came up with back in ’07 that I thought I’d share with you all again… On the twelfth day of Christmas, Marvel gave to me….
Comic Theme Time Month – Best Retroactive Insertion Character
All December long, I will be doing daily installments of Comic Theme Time. Comic Theme Time is a twist on the idea of a “Top Five” list. Instead of me stating a topic and then listing my top five choices in that topic, I’m giving you the topic and letting you go wild with examples [...]
The Abandoned An’ Forsaked – Scarlet Witch Uses Chaos Magic?
All throughout December, we will be examining comic book stories and ideas that were not only abandoned, but also had the stories/plots specifically “overturned” by a later writer (as if they were a legal precedent). Click here for an archive of all the previous editions of The Abandoned An’ Forsaked. Feel free to e-mail me [...]
Comic Theme Time Month – Best Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
All December long, I will be doing daily installments of Comic Theme Time. Comic Theme Time is a twist on the idea of a “Top Five” list. Instead of me stating a topic and then listing my top five choices in that topic, I’m giving you the topic and letting you go wild with examples [...]
2011 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar
Just like a real Advent Calendar, every day until Christmas Eve you can click on the respective day on the Advent Calendar to reveal a special treat (you can click on the previous days of the month, as well, of course)! In this instance, the “special treat” is the revelation of #100-51 on the Top [...]
The Abandoned An’ Forsaked – Lionheart Seeing Her Kids is a BAD Thing?
All throughout December, we will be examining comic book stories and ideas that were not only abandoned, but also had the stories/plots specifically “overturned” by a later writer (as if they were a legal precedent). Click here for an archive of all the previous editions of The Abandoned An’ Forsaked. Feel free to e-mail me [...]
Comic Theme Time Month – Best Superhero Crossover
All December long, I will be doing daily installments of Comic Theme Time. Comic Theme Time is a twist on the idea of a “Top Five” list. Instead of me stating a topic and then listing my top five choices in that topic, I’m giving you the topic and letting you go wild with examples [...]
2011 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar
Just like a real Advent Calendar, every day until Christmas Eve you can click on the respective day on the Advent Calendar to reveal a special treat (you can click on the previous days of the month, as well, of course)! In this instance, the “special treat” is the revelation of #100-51 on the Top [...]
Fugitive Weekend on the Coast
My wife is sentimental about holidays and family. Me? Not so much.
Comic Book Legends Revealed #346
Welcome to the three hundredth and forty-sixth in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. This week, examine the odd history of Snake-Eyes and just what role Larry Hama played in his creation! Plus, what popular teen-themed comic strip backed away from having a gay character over [...]
The Top 50 Most Memorable Covers of the Marvel Age: #25-1
You all voted for the most memorable Marvel covers from the past 50 years (since Fantastic Four #1 came out, the beginning of the “Marvel Age”) and here are your results for the Top 50 covers that you deemed to be the most memorable of the Marvel Age! Enjoy!
The Abandoned An’ Forsaked – Namora Died?
All throughout December, we will be examining comic book stories and ideas that were not only abandoned, but also had the stories/plots specifically “overturned” by a later writer (as if they were a legal precedent). Click here for an archive of all the previous editions of The Abandoned An’ Forsaked. Feel free to e-mail me [...]
Comic Theme Time Month – Best Superhero Name That’s a Pun
All December long, I will be doing daily installments of Comic Theme Time. Comic Theme Time is a twist on the idea of a “Top Five” list. Instead of me stating a topic and then listing my top five choices in that topic, I’m giving you the topic and letting you go wild with examples [...]
What I bought – 21 December 2011
Was the rise of the radical intelligentsia desirable, was their unchecked progress necessary in order that mankind might be led to the broad uplands of democratic freedom? Or was the very concept of democratic freedom a blind alley, developed to make the world safe for an intelligentsia which is only happy when playing at politics, [...]
The Top 50 Most Memorable Covers of the Marvel Age: #50-26
You all voted for the most memorable Marvel covers from the past 50 years (since Fantastic Four #1 came out, the beginning of the “Marvel Age”) and here are your results for the Top 50 covers that you deemed to be the most memorable of the Marvel Age! Enjoy!
