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DetailsThree weeks ago, as I hope you remember, I wrote about how comic book continuity had become a problem. That was here. Then two weeks ago, as I think you remember, I said that the focus should be on stories, not continuity. That was right here. And last week, as you’d better remember, I went…
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DetailsWe’re really looking forward to a Superman in jeans & a t-shirt in Action Comics #1 from the super genius mind of Grant Morrison. Really. A lot. Check out more DC New Universe house ads here! All characters and graphics trademark and copyright per their respective owners.
DetailsHello and welcome to this week’s RETRO REVIEW! I’m back from a week long vacation and ready to saddle back up and ride on out to discover another great past issue, or issues in today’s instance, to bring to your attention. This week I’m talking about Marvel Comics’s Amazing Adventures #s 5 through 8. Cover…
DetailsHere’s a test of how long you’ve been a comics reader. Did you buy any Marvel comics *off the rack* with this inhouse ad on the rear cover, or at least the pre-photoshopped version of it? We thought the trade dress was uncannily appropriate for DC happenings of this year. Apologies to Marvel for…
DetailsTwo weeks ago, as you remember, I wrote about how comic book continuity had started out as a neat storytelling enhancement but over the years had grown into an unwieldy monster; something that at one time had made stories better was now often doing the opposite. If you want, you can read that here. Then…
DetailsLast week, as you’ll remember, I tweaked and re-ran an old column talking about the woes of extensive and complicated continuity in comics, and how comics would be better off without it. Now seemed to be an appropriate time to share this again, with DC’s seemingly jettisoning most of its past continuity and relaunching its…
DetailsFrom D C Comics, cover dated March 1974, comes The Shadow # 3. This short-lived series only lasted for twelve (12) bi-monthly issues between October 1973 and September 1985. This issue sports a terrific cover drawn by artist Michael Wm. Kaluta, both pencils and inks. Kaluta was a very talented artist, but unfortunately has never…
DetailsSeveral years ago, I started a series of columns about storyline continuity at the Big Two, and how it had become a far bigger hindrance to good storytelling than an enhancement. With DC’s upcoming reboot, it seems like a good time to share those thoughts again. So, here goes, although I tweaked it a bit,…
DetailsHello and a happy Friday to you all. For today’s Retro Review, I offer Strange Tales # 125, from Marvel Comics. It’s cover dated October 1964, but would have been on the newsstands in July 1964, for the summer school break, where I, as a nine year old, might have spied it upon the spinner…
Details“Now back home to find my bed. I gotta cool buzz chillin’ inside my head. But just before the sun breaks through, I choke a little laugh and think about The trouble that we get into.” Get ‘Em Outta Here, from San Diego’s own Sprung Monkey’s Mr. Funny Face, © 1998. Lyrics by Steve Summers …
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