Welcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where Hollywood occasionally gets one right! Today, we’re talking about the first time Jeremy Renner teamed up with a witch, 2013’s Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters! What’s The Plot? Hansel (Jeremy Renner) and Gretel (Gemma Atherton) survive their childhood encounter with a witch in a…
DetailsIt’s time for a new Fabulous Find, and this week I’ll be looking at the three issue run of The Gods of Mount Olympus in Ancient Mythology. The three issues were published by Quintessence Publications out of Spokane Washington in 1974. I could find no date on the first issue, but issue # 2 was…
DetailsThursday, June 18th – Online ONLY Bronze Age Comic Book Auction @6PM Eastern This session is ONLINE ONLY – join us via Proxibid. Nice collection of 300 bronze age comic books from Marvel, DC and others. Titles include Batman, Superman, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Avengers, Conan, Jack Kirby’s Fourth World and many more. Browse the catalog, prebid and join live at Proxibid.com/backtothepast…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where sometimes something seems like a great idea and then turns out not to be! In celebration of Jurassic World’s imminent release, we’re talking about 1995’s genetically engineered dinosaur movie, Theodore Rex! What’s The Plot? Tough as nails cyborg cop Katie Coltrane (Whoopi Goldberg) is…
DetailsIt’s time for a new RETRO REVIEW this week, and from a company other than Marvel or DC Comics. So digging around I’ve come up from the comic vault with Heroes, Inc. Presents Cannon. The comic has no number and doesn’t even have indicia to indicate who published it or when. But it’s from comic creator,…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where no movie is too obscure to be found! Today we’re examining an oft-forgotten comic book adaptation, 1996’s straight-to-video Vampirella feature! What’s The Plot? The evil Vlad and his gang of barbarian rebels murder the Elders of Drakulon, their home world, and head off to…
DetailsWelcome back for the new Fabulous Find. As promised, this week I’m looking at the second, and last, The Steranko History of Comics 2 book from Jim Steranko and Supergraphics Publications. It came out in 1972, following the success of the first book. You can find my write up of that issue here: https://gobacktothepast.com/fabulous-find-the-steranko-history-of-comics/, if you…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where there’s no such thing as “too obscure”. Today we’re talking about a gem rescued from the annals of obscurity by Mystery Science Theater, “Manos” The Hands of Fate! What’s The Plot? A family of three (father Michael, mother Margaret, and little daughter Debbie) get…
DetailsSaturday, May 30th – Sports Cards & Memorabilia Auction @11AM Eastern This session is both in the showroom and online – join us in person or live via Proxibid. 300 lots from a long time sports collector who was a Red Wings & Tigers season ticket holder. Trading cards, programs (many with neatly filled scores and stats), signed pucks,…
DetailsFor today’s RETRO REVIEW I have pulled out my copy of The Adventure Of Jerry Lewis # 83. It is cover dated August 1964 and is published by DC Comics (though at the time they were still called National Periodical Publications). The cover is both pencilled and inked by Bob Oksner and it features Jerry Lewis meeting…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where bad reputations lead to good standing. Today’s subject is the rare big budget Hollywood feature to achieve commendable 1 out of 5 status, 2011’s Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. What’s The Plot? Johnny Blaze, the demonic biker known as Ghost Rider, fights to protect…
DetailsThis week I’d like to feature the oversized magazine/book entitled; The Steranko History Of Comics. It was published in 1970 by Supergraphics, i.e. Jim Steranko himself. While researching this item on the internet, I’ve discovered my cover is actually a second printing, rather than the first printing I thought it was. This was determined by…
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