This week I’d like to write about a comic book from Tower Comics, cover dated, November 1965, that comic is T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents # 1. It appeared on the stands alongside D C and Marvel Comics during the later half of the summer of 1965. It was a sixty-eight page book for only twenty-five cents. This…
DetailsUp until this month, the two longest running titles in comic book history, DC’s Action Comics and Detective Comics, were abruptly renumbered after managing to be published for 70+ years on a largely consistent publishing schedule. Did you realize that? There’s been a piece or two written about it on various comic-related sites, including this…
DetailsBonjour, and welcome back to this week’s installment of Greg Turner’s RETRO REVIEW. This week I present, from D C Comics, cover dated January 1965, Hawkman # 5. First off, it has a great cover, pencilled and inked by Murphy Anderson, showing Hawkman battling the Shadow Thief against a yellow background that really makes the…
DetailsDC Comics is halfway into their massive relaunch, and as most everyone would have expected, reactions are mixed. Some, myself included, has seen this as an effort that has gotten off to a strong start and made the DCU a far more inviting an entertaining place to hang out, even though we’ve just barely gotten…
DetailsIn today’s RETRO REVIEW, I would like to bring to your attention, The Incredible Hulk # 140 from Marvel Comics. This comic is cover dated June 1971 and features a nice Herb Trimpe cover. Personally, I don’t think Trimpe ever got all the credit he deserved for drawing the Hulk for as long as he did. His art…
DetailsShort on reading time, this week? Let us fill you in on all the detailed nuance of Hawk and Dove #1 in only 30 seconds. Ready? GO!
DetailsIf you’ve been reading DC Comics for the last few weeks, you might have noticed a strange shadowy figure lurking around the sidelines of the action. Who is this “mystery woman” and what’s she doing in the new DC universe? Here’s part 2 of 4 columns (Week 1 can be found right here) dedicated to…
DetailsIf you’ve been reading DC Comics for the last few weeks, you might have noticed a strange shadowy figure lurking around the sidelines of the action. Who is this mystery woman and what’s she doing in the new DC universe? Here’s part 1 of 4 columns dedicated to tracking this person and deciphering what her…
DetailsThere was a massive undertaking by DC. It involved dozens of new stories, a diverse array of the industry’s top talent, and was an impressive effort, the likes of which had never been done before. This might sound like some kind of veiled reference to the recent relaunch of all their books, but in fact…
DetailsWhat’s that? You’ve never heard of The Realm? Or Arrow Comics? Well, I guess its good that its back to school time! And consider this your first lesson in Local Comics History 101! Arrow Comics was founded in 1985 by Ralph Griffith and Stuart Kerr and was the publisher of black and white comics. They…
DetailsWe have the poll results all tallied up from last week’s survey, “What New DC 52 titles do you plan to pick up?” Approximately 150 subscribers responded and we thank you for your input! Right off, 14% or 22 voters said they’d be getting ALL of the new #1 issues, while 6.3% or 10 voters…
DetailsI’ve spent the past month talking about comic book continuity in this space, so for everyone’s sake out there, including mine, I’m going to take a break from it for awhile. At least until DC or Marvel do something so whack in their comics regarding the issue that I’ll have no choice to address it.…
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