I Will Tell You #89: Top Five Reasons to be Thankful for Comics As Thanksgiving approaches, we all have many things to be thankful for, although amidst the business of our daily chores and various challenges we face, we don’t always realize it. While we scramble trying to cope with the stresses of our jobs,…
We don’t normally do product endorsements, but in this case we found one so darned useful that we wanted to pass it along. There’s two things every comic book fan needs to know on a regular basis: What’s coming out this week, and are there any sales or other events going on at the local…
Greetings faithful followers! And welcome to another edition of Fabulous Finds! Something a little different this week, as my Fabulous Find overlaps with my love of vinyl records, along with my love of comic books! It’s the 1973 re-release of The Byrds’ Preflyte album, or LP (short for long player for those not in the…
Howdy partners! And welcome back for another Retro Review! This week in honor of the new Thor movie, I thought I’d pull out a Thor issue, which actually turned into three issues! So heads up, I’ll try to make it quick … I’m looking at Marvel Comics’ Thor # 167 through # 169, cover dated,…
Happy Friday everyone! And to start off the weekend, I bring you a new Fabulous Find! Number twenty-six if you’re counting. This week I’ve dug out some early Comic Reader fanzines from my collection. I don’t have a complete run but I do own each issue from number ninety (90) to the end of it’s run with issue…
Hello again! I’ve been missing for a couple of weeks due to a vacation and then a website upgrade, but I’m back once again. You just can’t keep me away! This week I thought I’d do another RETRO REVIEW, even though it might be time for another Fabulous Find. Frankly I’m just in the mood for…
I Will Tell You #88: Detroit Fanfare Comic Con 2013 The fourth annual Detroit Fanfare, or Detroit Fanfare Comic Con as it’s now officially known, is now underway at the Adoba Hotel Dearborn (formerly the Hyatt Regency) in Dearborn, Michigan. And it’s underway a day early by way of the show’s first-ever Preview Night, held…
I Will Tell You #87: Christmas Lights on Halloween, Doo Dah, Doo Dah A lot of people adorn the outside of their homes with Christmas lights, everyone knows that. And typically, the decorations usually go up in early December, or maybe around Thanksgiving for some of the more eager and anxious Christmas lovers. Problem is,…
Welcome back to the fun that never ends! It’s time for another RETRO REVIEW, and this week it’s from D C Comics! And the comic in question is an early Silver Age gem, Action Comics # 242, cover dated July 1958. I wasn’t actually reading comics back in ’58, but I do remember picking up this…
Quite a while ago I wrote about the 1973 D C Comics 7-11 Slurpee cups and I promised that I’d be back with the 1975 Marvel Comics 7-11 Slurpee cups. Well, here I am and it’s time! In 1975 I was in college and working in the college’s bookstore to earn some extra bucks and…