How’s It Different? Like basically all issues of What If?, this story and is a for want of a nail tale. Specifically, it starts from Chris Claremont’s original plan for how the Dark Phoenix Saga would end – namely, with Jean Grey losing her powers – before moving on to incorporate some of the plots…
DetailsYes indeed, it is time for another Fabulous Find and this week I’m digging around in the fanzine section of the comic book vault and have unearthed issue # 4 of the original Alter Ego fanzine. It was published by local comic book fan and historian, Dr. Jerry Bails, from Detroit, MI. Believe it or…
DetailsHighlights The use of “Titans” as a loose species name for the Kaiju of the Monsterverse, covering literally every creature of every morphology, sets it apart from its Japanese counterpart and most other franchises that use giant monsters. King Ghidorah, Mothra, and Rodan make their debut in American created media (well, other than the IDW…
DetailsI’ve been in a Batman mood lately, and what says Batman better than some Neal Adams art! So I’ve pulled out Batman # 245, published by DC Comics and cover dated October 1972 from the comics vault. It is entitled; “The Bruce Wayne Murder Case!” and is written by Denny O’Neil, with pencil art by…
DetailsA Familiar Story Based on a screenplay by Mark & Brian Gunn (James Gunn’s cousin and brother, respectively), Brightburn is the story of a special little boy from Brightburn, Kansas. His parents, an infertile young couple running the husband’s family farm, have their prayers answered one night when an alien spacecraft lands just off their…
DetailsWelcome back to Strange Times & Places, where I am still stuck on giving you no context Endgame spoilers. This week, we’re reading Iron Man 2020 #1! How’s It Different? Hmmmm, Royale With Cheese maybe? It is set in one of Marvel’s many possible futures, specifically the cyberpunkesque future of…2020. Tony Stark is dead and…
DetailsThe convention landscape is much more crowded than it was when Motor City Comic Con first launched.
DetailsI’m back with a new Fabulous Find and this week I’ve selected something a little newer and more recent. So without further ado, I give you a hardbound book … Where’s Ringo?, written by Andrew Grant Jackson. It was published in 2014 by Thunder Bay Press, which is located in San Diego, California. Being a…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where the influx of 90s indies and anti-heroes into our recent auctions prompted me to bust out my DVD of Faust: Love of the Damned. It was purchased about a year ago when a run of the comic upon which it is based first came…
DetailsFor this week’s RETRO REVIEW, I’m going way, way back to the beginnings of the Silver Age and bringing out Mystery In Space # 53. this comic was published by DC Comics, at the time National Comics. It is cover dated August 1959 and features the new star of the comic, Adam Strange. Adam Strange…
DetailsWelcome back (once more) to Strange Times & Places, where I’m still honoring Avengers: Endgame by discussing A-Next #1. How’s It Different? This is a Royale With Cheese, spinning off from a For Want of a Nail story. It’s part of the MC2 universe, of which Spider-Girl was the flagship character. Many years ago, around…
DetailsWelcome once again to a new Fabulous Find post. This week I’m sharing an old fanzine, though it’s a recent addition to my collection; Woweekazowie! # 2. This fanzine was published in the Fall of 1976. I am not entirely sure who the actual publisher was. In Dale’s Comic Fanzine Price Guide (2015 edition) it…
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