Welcome back to Strange Times & Places, where today we’re keeping up the Hasbro Universe theme from last week by reading Transformers Vs. G. I. Joe #1-13 by John Barber and Tom Scioli. Buckle up, it’s a thrill ride and spoilers will abound. How’s It Different? It’s a Royale With Cheese, blending various familiar elements…
DetailsHey, ho, friends, fans and family. This week it’s time for another RETRO REVIEW. I’ve had to search through lots of boxes to find something good to write about, as a lot of my stuff is still unpacked from the move last month. Eventually, the night before actually, I came up with Fantastic Four #…
DetailsWednesday, September 13th – Silver to Modern Age Comics and Paper Memorabilia @6PM Eastern This session is both in the showroom and online – join us in person or live via Proxibid. Our Florida Estate series continues with 200 lots of comics (like Justice Machine #1, Batman: The Cult, 1st series TMNT, & signed items) &…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where lately I’ve been really into IDW’s Hasbro Heroes Universe. I’ve been fascinated by the way it uses the metaphorical whole buffalo, and as a result we’re watching 1994’s Sgt. Savage & His Screaming Eagles today! What’s The Plot? Back in 1944, Sargent Robert Steven…
DetailsToday I’m looking at The Okefenokee Star, Volume 1, Number 6. It is dated the summer of 1980. It is published by Swamp Yankee Studios and it is edited by Bill Crouch, Jr. And if you haven’t figured it out yet, this fanzine is for fans of Walt Kelly‘s Pogo character, comic strips and comic…
DetailsWelcome back to Strange Times & Places, where today I’ve noticed that The Joker’s been getting a lot of protagonist love lately – so we’ll be reading 1998’s prestige format one-shot Batman: I, Joker, in which Mr. J is a straight up hero. How’s It Different? It takes place in a distant possible future, which…
DetailsWelcome back to a new RETRO REVIEW! And this week, I am looking at Doom Patrol # 100, cover dated December 1965 from DC Comics. The comic sports a cover both pencilled and inked by Bob Brown and features Elasti-Girl battling a dinosaur! I don’t know what it was about DC back in the Silver Age,…
DetailsWelcome to Tokusatsu Gesundheit, where I didn’t feel like spending my beautiful day off reading a movie script this week. Instead, we’ll be checking back in with Uchu Sentai Kyuranger, now approximately halfway through its run. Plot Rundown The Kyuranger team is now full assembled (and then some) and deep into its war with Jark…
DetailsTime for a new Fabulous Find and this week I’ve dug into my convention program booklets and pulled out the 1971 New York Comic Art Program. The convention was held over the weekend of July 2nd through the 5th. There were two Guests of Honor, the first, artist Jim Steranko and second, writer Gardner Fox.…
DetailsWelcome back to Strange Times & Places, where today we’re reviewing two comics that are rendered effectively an elseworld by the vagaries of copyrights and licensing – Americomics #3 and Americomics Special #1! How’s It Different? These stories were intended as continuations of the original Charlton Comics universe, originally composed for the second volume of…
DetailsHey ho, ho hey! I’m back this week with a brand spanking new RETRO REVIEW. Sorry about last couple of weeks of not being able to do new columns, but I was moving and you can image how much stuff I had to move! But I’m back now and this week I’m looking at Silver…
DetailsWelcome to Tokusatsu Gesundheit, where this week we’re looking at Japan’s newest Godzilla feature, Shin Godzilla! Plot Rundown A giant, radioactive creature enters Tokyo, causing plenty of damage even before it makes landfall. The Japanese government must come up with a solution to this unprecedented problem, as the situation (and the creature itself) rapidly evolves.…
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