Welcome back for this week’s RETRO REVIEW! This time around I’ll be looking at Marvel Spotlight # 2, which is cover dated February 1972. This book, from Marvel Comics, introduces Jack Russell, who becomes the title character, Werewolf By Night. The comic features an interesting, though uncredited, cover by Neal Adams, with inks done by Tom Palmer.…
DetailsWelcome back to Strange Times & Places, where in honor of sadly underperforming Justice League movie, we’re looking at another Justice League’s origin story: the Justice League: Gods & Monsters prequel mini-series. How’s It Different? This universe remains a Royale With Cheese. Batman is Kirk “Man-Bat” Langstrom (albeit with an origin reminiscent of Morbius), Superman…
DetailsBonjour, mes amis! Or if you’re not up on your French, Hello, my friends! You’ve made it back for another new Fabulous Find, and this week I’m looking back to 1977, 78 and 79 (with a mention of 1980). From my personal collection are some Marvel Comics View-Master sets. These were put out by the GAF…
DetailsWelcome back to Strange Times & Places, where I’ve decided that the whole month of December will be spent looking at Elseworlds, Alternate Timelines, and the Infinite Earths. We’re kicking it off by examining the Earth X introduced in last week’s DCTV Arrowverse crossover, Crisis on Earth X. How’s It Different? It’s a For Want…
DetailsGreetings and salutations, it’s time for a new RETRO REVIEW. And this week I’ve pulled out the Amazing Spider-Man King-Size Special #4, cover dated November 1967, from Marvel Comics. The story is entitled; “The Web And The Flame” and it is written by Stan Lee, with the pencils supplied by his brother, Larry Lieber and…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where we’re celebrating The CW’s big TV superhero crossover by going back to the oldest TV superhero crossover of which I’m aware: 1979’s Legends of the Superheroes! What’s The Plot? Well, there were actually two specials to air under this title. The first, “The Challenge”,…
DetailsJust to throw everyone a curve, I’m going with another Fabulous Find this week, rather than a RETRO REVIEW, so please consider this a Fabulous Find Bonus! I don’t know about you, but I enjoyed last week’s Find; Arlo Guthrie’s Alice’s Restaurant so much and I’m typing this one up Thanksgiving morning, I want to keep…
DetailsWelcome to Tokusatsu Gesundheit, where today we’re turning our eyes to a wholly American piece of Tokusatsu – Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills. Plot Rundown Emperor Gorganus and his cadre of evil space aliens have set their eyes on capturing the Earth, a natural nexus of wormholes called Power Portals. Nimbar, the gelatinous…
DetailsWelcome once again to a new edition of Fabulous Finds! This week I am again doing something a little different. I’ll be writing about one of my Thanksgiving traditions involving music. Any of you that know me well, know that I’m not just a guy interested in comic books and fanzines, but I love old…
DetailsWelcome back to Scripting Errors, where we look at movies that might have been! In honor of Justice League’s impending release, we’re looking back to the earliest attempt to really bring DC’s icons together on the big screen – Batman vs. Superman: Asylum! Who Wrote It and When? The story was initially written by Andrew…
DetailsGreeting friends, family and followers, it’a time yet again for a new RETRO REVIEW, and this week I’ve pulled out one of my first reviews from way back in 2010; The Flash #131, cover dated September 1962. It’s been such a busy week, I’ve not had time to do a new review, so I went back…
DetailsWelcome back to Strange Times & Places, where I must apologize for my sudden two week absence – my computer unexpectedly broke down on me. Today, we’re going to be doing a little mash-up with Tokusatsu Gesundheit as we look at the alternate world portrayed in Boom! Studios Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers #9-16 and 2017…
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