I Will Tell You #74: Top 5 Forgotten Spider-Man Stories A few weeks ago, you might recall that I recounted the five biggest missteps in the history of Spider-Man, timed to coincide with the release of Superior Spider-Man #1, the start of a controversial arc that many feel just might be the biggest misstep of…
DetailsCritters is a wild romp about 8 tiny, furry creatures called Crites whom escape from a space station. The guy that runs the station sends a couple of bounty hunters after them and that’s when things start to get awesome.
DetailsWelcome back to another Fabulous Find. This week I’ve brought out a slightly weird item from my collection. A Marvel Comics finger puppet! I only own the Thor finger puppet, but I’ve got my eye out for the other three in the set. I don’t remember exactly when I bought my Thor, but it was…
DetailsI Will Tell You #73: Top 5 Marvel Titles That Are Wholeheartedly Totally Awesome-like Hi folks; there will be no fables, personal anecdotes, or long-winded stories this week. It’s another back-to-basics look at the medium we all love: comics. And specifically, several comics that many of us really do seem to love. More specifically, Marvel…
DetailsI’m going to level with you from the start, folks. If you want me to roll my eyes at a movie, tell me it’s a remake.
DetailsWelcome back for another Retro Review! This week I’ve brought to light the first book, in the second series, of Marvel Comics’ comic book Marvel Feature # 1, cover dated November 1975. This issue presents the first color Red Sonja solo feature! Roy Thomas had first brought Marvel readers Red Sonja in the pages of Conan # 23 & 24, that…
DetailsMost people (at least people my age and older) know the iconic image of Lon Chaney, Jr. as the Wolf Man. Most people, however, aren’t familiar with Henry Hull. Henry Hull was the lead in Universal’s first werewolf film, Werewolf of London.
DetailsI Will Tell You #72: Ramblings About Comics Buyer’s Guide and Stuff If you’re young enough to proficiently navigate your way to this page on a smartphone, then you might be a little too young to remember The Big Three in comics. I’m obviously not talking about Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. Or Thor, Iron…
DetailsYes. That’s what you need to say if anyone ever asks you if you want to watch Chopping Mall. This little gem was produced by Julie Corman, the wife of Roger Corman. That’s right, kids. This is a Corman family production!
DetailsA month or so ago I wrote about the , The Shadow Secret Society, and I mentioned that there was also a similar club for Doc Savage, The Brotherhood of Bronze. So I thought I’d show you what that membership kit looked like. As with the Shadow, the club was the brainchild of artist, Jim Steranko and was…
DetailsSpoilers ahead for Amazing Spider-Man #698-Amazing Spider-Man #700 and Superior Spider-Man #1. So this is the grand finale, the crescendo of demise. This is the happy ending where the bad guy goes down and dies. – James Allen (Glasvegas) The first question out of a person’s mouth when they find out that I enjoy/collect comic…
DetailsI Will Tell You #71: The Unsinkable Spider-Man Happy New Year, everybody! It’s a brand new day! For us and Spider-Man! Unless your smartphone is broken, your internet is out, and you’ve gained too much weight over the holidays to climb the steps out of your parents’ basement, you undoubtedly know that tomorrow sees the…
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