Love Hurts: 'He'll Never Love Me Now! I Was Too Blind To See — The Formula Of...
Ah, romance! As Valentine's Day lingers on the horizon, it is once again time to turn our thoughts -- and our hearts -- to love. Or at least, the truly bizarre and occasionally downright mind-boggling...
View ArticleBizarro Back Issues: Remember That Time Four Jugheads Fought Morgan Le Fay In...
Over the past few years, I've been completely thrilled by the new approach that Archie Comics has taken with their characters. The Life With Archie series, the introduction of Kevin Keller, crossovers...
View ArticleThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy #1 hits stores today, a new series by Brian Michael Bendis and Steve McNiven that hopes to boost the profile of Marvel's space-faring super-team ahead of next summer's movie...
View ArticleFlash Thompson Debuted In A Romance Comic Before Becoming Spider-Man's...
Spider-Man fans know Flash Thompson as Peter Parker's high-school nemesis and Spider-Man's biggest fan, later turned war hero, later turned Venom. But did you know that the star quarterback had a...
View ArticleBizarro Back Issues: The Blood-Stalkers Of Count Dracula! (1974)
I know that we all love the Great Pumpkin, but if you ask me, Dracula is the Santa Claus of Halloween. I don't know what your family traditions are, but I always like to imagine the Lord of the Undead...
View ArticleFive Great Comic Book Adaptations Of Movies (And One That's Just Really Cool...
Back before the VHS tape made it possible to watch the movies you wanted when you wanted (as long as Blockbuster had a copy in stock), movie novelizations and comic book adaptations of films were some...
View ArticleLove Hurts: The Listening Heart Thinks Your Feelings Are Stupid (1965)
While my favorite superheroes are pretty well-known, I've always had a soft spot for the weird, minor and exceptionally obscure comic book characters, too. There's something about those goofy little...
View ArticleThe Great Super-Costume Poll: Captains Marvel
For day four, we look at the high-ranking uniforms of the Captains Marvel, with our pick of the best costume for each major character to bear the title --- four of them from Marvel and one from Fawcett...
View ArticleGallery: Best Wonder Woman Art Ever
Since her 1941 debut, Wonder Woman has been one of the cornerstones of DC Comics, and of superhero comics in general. In her 74-year-history, scores of artists have put their spin on the character,...
View ArticleBack Off, Dad, I'll Dress How I Like: Dracula vs Lilith in 'Tomb of Dracula'
Tomb of Dracula came out of Marvel between 1972 and 1979: start date, one year after the CCA let up on vampires. This was a year after Hammer’s increasingly psychological Karnstein Trilogy wrapped up...
View ArticleBorn 89 Years Ago Today: Gene Colan, the Virtuoso of Figurework and the Man...
Nobody drew like Gene Colan. That might sound like the sort of hyperbole one expects to read in a tribute piece, but in this case, it's true – Gene Colan was a total original, whose work looked nothing...
View ArticleThe Strange Library: Ten Essential 'Doctor Strange' Comics
Doctor Strange is a second-tier character in the Marvel pantheon, but he's making the leap to the big leagues thanks to the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe movie. To help get you up to speed with the...
View ArticleThis Woman, This Warrior: Celebrating Carol Danvers, Captain Marvel
Today, Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers is one of the greatest heroes in the Marvel Universe, one of the company's most powerful and popular characters. She's the star of her own best-selling series, she's...
View ArticleFlash Thompson Debuted In A Romance Comic Before Becoming Spider-Man's...
Spider-Man fans know Flash Thompson as Peter Parker's high-school nemesis and Spider-Man's biggest fan, later turned war hero, later turned Venom. But did you know that the star quarterback had a...
View ArticleBizarro Back Issues: The Blood-Stalkers Of Count Dracula! (1974)
I know that we all love the Great Pumpkin, but if you ask me, Dracula is the Santa Claus of Halloween. I don't know what your family traditions are, but I always like to imagine the Lord of the Undead...
View ArticleFive Great Comic Book Adaptations Of Movies (And One That's Just Really Cool...
Back before the VHS tape made it possible to watch the movies you wanted when you wanted (as long as Blockbuster had a copy in stock), movie novelizations and comic book adaptations of films were some...
View ArticleLove Hurts: The Listening Heart Thinks Your Feelings Are Stupid (1965)
While my favorite superheroes are pretty well-known, I've always had a soft spot for the weird, minor and exceptionally obscure comic book characters, too. There's something about those goofy little...
View ArticleThe Great Super-Costume Poll: Captains Marvel
For day four, we look at the high-ranking uniforms of the Captains Marvel, with our pick of the best costume for each major character to bear the title --- four of them from Marvel and one from Fawcett...
View ArticleGallery: Best Wonder Woman Art Ever
Since her 1941 debut, Wonder Woman has been one of the cornerstones of DC Comics, and of superhero comics in general. In her 74-year-history, scores of artists have put their spin on the character,...
View ArticleBack Off, Dad, I'll Dress How I Like: Dracula vs Lilith in 'Tomb of Dracula'
Tomb of Dracula came out of Marvel between 1972 and 1979: start date, one year after the CCA let up on vampires. This was a year after Hammer’s increasingly psychological Karnstein Trilogy wrapped up...
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