Welcome back to Strange Times & Places, where today we’re looking in on the non-powered world of X-Men Noir #1-4. How’s It Different? It’s an Imaginary Story, recasting Marvel’s Merry Mutants in a world inspired equally by noir films and pulp novels. Instead of philosophically opposed genetic mutations warring for world peace, we’ve got juvenile…
Back in July of 2014, just about five years ago, I reviewed one of my all time favorite comic books, Dr. Strange # 177. You can find that RETRO REVIEW here at: https://gobacktothepast.com/retro-review-dr-strange-177/. Now it’s time to take a look at the very next issue; Dr. Strange # 178, cover dated March 1969. This is…
It’s been awhile since I looked at a book and record set from Power Records, so this week, I’ve picked the Conan The Barbarian Book and Record Set (#PR-31) to share. This original story; “the Crawler in the Mists” was created for this publication. The script was written by Len Wein & J.M. DeMatteis. The…
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…
Yes 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…
I’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…
A 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…
Welcome 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…
I’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…
Welcome 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…