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Comic Theme Time

Comic Theme Month – Best Comic Book Near-Romances

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 that you think fit the theme.

Today’s topic is “what do you think was the best comic book romance that was teased in the comics but never actually came to pass?”

Some examples include Storm and Cable, Captain America and the Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye and the Scarlet Witch, Flash (Barry Allen) and Zatanna and Flash (Wally West) and Power Girl.

What’s your pick?

Comic Theme Month – Best Comic Book Wedding

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 that you think fit the theme.

Today’s topic is “what do you think was the best comic book wedding?”

Reed and Sue Richards? Donna Troy and Terry Long? Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson?

What’s your pick?

Comic Theme Month – Best Image Comic Book Series Ever

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 that you think fit the theme.

Today’s topic is “what do you think is the best comic book series that Image Comics ever produced?”

You really don’t need samples for this, do you? Just in case you do, some popular ones over the years have been Savage Dragon, Walking Dead, Invincible, Torso, Chew, Fell, Wanted, Codename: Stryke Force, Jinx, Nightly News, Morning Glories, Noble Causes, Powers, Phonogram, Proof, Stormwatch, Severed.

That’s just a sampling. Which one do you think was the best?

Comic Theme Month – Who Would Draw Your Composite Avengers?

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 that you think fit the theme.

Today’s topic is a “Working with an Avengers lineup of, let’s say, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Vision, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, Wasp and Hank Pym (whatever identity) – who would be the most iconic artist for each of those eight characters?”

Read on to see what I’m looking for specifically, along with some examples to get you started…

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Comic Theme Month – Best Cover Artist of the 1940s

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 that you think fit the theme.

Today’s topic is a “Who do you think was the best cover artist of the 1940s?”

Read on to see what I’m looking for specifically, along with some examples to get you started…

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Comic Theme Month – Best Resolution In a Comic Series of a Plot From a Canceled Series

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 that you think fit the theme.

Today’s topic is a “What do you think is the best instance of a comic book series taking the time out to feature the resolution to a plot from a canceled comic book series?”

Read on to see what I’m looking for specifically, along with some examples to get you started…

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Comic Theme Month – Best Comic Hero Turned Villain

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 that you think fit the theme.

Today’s topic is a follow-up to the last topic “What do you think is the best comic book hero-turned-villain?”

Read on to see what I’m looking for specifically, along with some examples to get you started…

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Comic Theme Month – Best Comic Villain Turned Hero

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 that you think fit the theme.

Today’s topic is “What do you think is the best comic book villain-turned-hero?”

Read on to see what I’m looking for specifically, along with some examples to get you started…

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Comic Theme Month – Oddest Brand of Comics Within a Comic Company

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 that you think fit the theme.

Today’s topic is “What do you think is the oddest brand of comics within a comic book company, like the way that Vertigo is a brand of comics within DC Comics?”

Read on to see what I’m looking for specifically, along with some examples to get you started…

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Comic Theme Month – Best Avengers/X-Men Story

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 that you think fit the theme.

Today’s topic ties in with an article I wrote for Comic Book Resources’ front page about the history of the Avengers and the X-Men’s shared stories. You can read it here. So the topic is “What is the best Avengers/X-Men story?”

Comic Theme Time Month – Best Female Adoption of a Male Superhero/Supervillain Name

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 that you think fit the theme.

Today’s topic is “What do you think is the best example of a female superhero/supervillain adopting the name of a male superhero/supervillain?”

Read on to see what I’m looking for specifically, along with some examples to get you started…

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Comic Theme Time Month – Best Non-Fiction Comics

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 that you think fit the theme.

Today’s topic (partially in honor of Fred Van Lente Day) is “What do you think are the best non-fiction comics?”

Read on to see what I’m looking for specifically, along with some examples to get you started…

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Comic Theme Time Month – Best Cross-Title Storyline

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 that you think fit the theme.

Today’s topic is “What do you think was the best cross-title storyline?”

Read on to see what I’m looking for specifically, along with some examples to get you started…

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Comic Theme Time Month – Best Superhero Origin

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 that you think fit the theme.

Today’s topic is “What do you think is the best superhero origin out there?”

Read on to see what I’m looking for specifically, along with some examples to get you started…

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Comic Theme Time Month – Worst Logo Change on a Long-Running Title

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 that you think fit the theme.

Today’s topic is “What do you think was the worst logo change on a long-running series?”

Read on to see what I’m looking for specifically, along with some examples to get you started…

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