Alan Davis
Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 363: Uncanny X-Men #213
Every day this year, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. As it’s now December, I will be examining the LAST pages of random comics, so watch out for SPOILERS! Today’s page is from Uncanny X-Man #213, which was published by Marvel and is cover dated January 1987. Enjoy!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 352: 2000AD #317: “D.R. and Quinch Have Fun on Earth!”
Every day this year, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. As it’s now December, I will be examining the LAST pages of random comics, so watch out for SPOILERS! Today’s page is from 2000AD #317: “D.R. and Quinch Have Fun on Earth!, which was published by Fleetway and is cover dated 21 May 1983. This scan is from The Complete D.R. and Quinch, which was published by Rebellion in June 2010. Enjoy!
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Trade paperbacks, older editions, and miscellaneous for October 2012
These posts will only get longer, I fear!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 141: Excalibur #46
Every day this year, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today’s page is from Excalibur #46, which was published by Marvel and is cover dated January 1992. Enjoy!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 119: The New Mutants Annual #2
Every day this year, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. This month I will be doing theme weeks (more or less), with each week devoted to a single writer. This quasi-week: Chris Claremont. Today’s page is from The New Mutants Annual #2, which was published by Marvel and is cover dated October 1986. Enjoy!
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Committed: “Wolverine The Best There Is”, Gluttony (in Moderation)
Gory, silly, funny, violent and a little bit sleazy… Sometimes that’s what I crave from a comic book, and nothing is delivering it for me right now like Wolverine: The Best There Is.
Comics You Should Own – The Maze Agency
This is another series that you should own despite its weaknesses, of which there are more than a few. But I’ll dismiss those quickly and get to the juicy stuff fast enough!
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Comics You Should Own flashback – Detective #569-574
Such a great run, and so short-lived! Consarnit!!!!!
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Comics You Should Own flashback – ClanDestine (the Alan Davis issues)
This is a bit tricky, because since I wrote this, there’s been a sequel. I’ll deal with that below!
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Committed: Issues with Back Issues, pt. 1
Last week, on my last day in London visiting the house I grew up in, I decided to tackle my comic book collection. This is a pretty sparse little pile of boxes, taking up some space in my dad’s office. I really wasn’t sure what state they’d be in, or how I’d be able to find them (my dad’s way of storing things is… interesting to say the least), but I was pretty determined. After a day of moving the things that were in front of and on top of the boxes (it turned out he’d put boards on top of them and made them a table to hold a tv and other assorted detritus), we managed to unearth a rather neat little time capsule spanning my comic book collecting years of 1981-1995. Continue Reading »
