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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 342: Conan the Cimmerian #2
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 Conan the Cimmerian #2, which was published by Dark Horse and is cover dated August 2008. This scan is from the trade paperback Conan volume 7: Cimmeria, which was published in 2009. Enjoy!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 319: Wildstorm Rising #1
Every day this year, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today’s page is from Wildstorm Rising #1, which was published by Image (under the Wildstorm imprint) and is cover dated May 1995. This scan is from the trade paperback James Robison’s Complete WildC.A.T.s, which was published by DC (which by then owned Wildstorm) in 2009. 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 297: Swamp Thing #151
Every day this year, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. This month I will be showing pages that are either scary or are part of “scary” issues (as scary as a comic can be, of course), because it’s October! Today’s page is from Swamp Thing #151, which was published by DC/Vertigo and is cover dated February 1995. Enjoy!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 246: Generation X #17
Every day this year, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today’s page is from Generation X #17, which was published by Marvel and is cover dated July 1996. Enjoy!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 195: Fantastic Four: 1234 #3
Every day this year, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today’s page is from Fantastic Four: 1234 #3, which was published by Marvel (which for some reason calls this “volume 2″ in the indicia, as you can see) and is cover dated December 2001. Enjoy!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 108: Empire #3
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: Mark Waid. Today’s page is from Empire #3, which was published by DC and is cover dated November 2003. Enjoy!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 42: X-Men #114
Every day this month, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. This month I will be doing theme weeks, with each week devoted to a single artist. This week: Frank Quitely! Today’s page is from X-Men #114, which was published by Marvel and is cover dated July 2001. Enjoy!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 10: High Roads #2
Every day this month, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today’s page is from High Roads #2, which was published by DC/Wildstorm and is cover dated July 2002. Enjoy!
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