Iron Man: Finally Some Respect No comic book character deserves to be a hero more than Iron Man. And I don’t mean a superhero; he’s already been filling that roll for nearly fifty years. No, I mean a pop culture hero; one whose likeness can adorn a tee-shirt or lunchbox or toothbrush and look right…
DetailsOn Tuesday, April 3rd, Back to the Past will remain open from 7PM until about 8:30PM for a special Avengers versus X-Men #1 release party! The #1 issue of the blockbuster event will go on sale at 8PM, sharp! It wouldn’t be a BTTP event without a dizzying variety of surprises, so here’s what…
DetailsJim Johnson looks for clues to Avengers vs. X-Men round winners, based on the teaser art we’ve seen so far. Does the scale tip in favor of either team? Watch & find out! Full text: JJ here, Back to the Past Pop Culture TV, and on this installment of I Will Show You: I choose…
DetailsGreg Turner turns the wayback clock to 1911 in this quick video recap of the history of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter of Mars. Way before it was a movie, it was a pulp series and eventually a string of novels. Get the lowdown in this video! Full Text: Hi, Greg Turner here, from Back…
DetailsAvengers vs X-Men: A Final Word – For Now You what I like about comics publishers doing something big, like a crossover or continuity-altering event or company-wide relaunch? I will tell you: it’s because, whether it’s good or bad, or whether I love it or hate it, or whether it’s come to pass yet or…
DetailsHappy Friday! And welcome back to Greg Turner’s Retro Review. This week I’ve pulled out Detective Comics # 475 & 476. These are published by DC Comics and are cover dated; February and April 1978. The comics feature the Batman against his foe, the Joker, in a two-issue continued story written by Steve Englehart, with pencil…
DetailsIf this is Friday, then this must be Greg Turner‘s Retro Review! This week I’ll be looking at Marvel Comics’ John Carter, Warlord Of Mars # 11. This bronze age beauty is cover dated April 1978. And features a lovely cover drawn by Dave Cockrum. The inks were done by Dave himself, with the possible assistance of Rudy…
DetailsLast week, as you’ll remember, I put forth my pick for Marvel’s upcoming Avengers vs X-Men (or AvX) event and the reasons behind it. If you want to see the perfectly reasoned and flawless logic behind it, you can find it the prior installment of I Will Tell You. Or, if you’re nitty-gritty, results-oriented kind…
DetailsMarvel is promising to heat up the Spring season with the blockbuster crossover event Avengers Versus X-Men, but what books are included? Here’s a handy Avengers vs. X-Men checklist so you can keep track! Full text: Don’t miss out on the blockbuster AVX event from the industry’s hottest talent! AVENGERS vs. X-Men MAIN EVENT…
DetailsWelcome to another Friday edition of Greg Turner’s Retro Review! This week, I thought I’d stray again from the super-hero genre and look at the monster genre. Specifically, Marvel Comics‘ The Monster of Frankenstein # 6, cover dated, October 1973. The first five books in this series were published as The Monster of Frankenstein, but…
DetailsCover dated June 1978, Marvel Comics published Ms. Marvel # 18. This comic features a nice Dave Cockrum cover, showing Ms. Marvel flanked by fellow Avengers, Scarlet Witch, the Wasp, the Vision, Yellowjacket and Wonder Man with a cover blurb that states; “Even Avengers Can Die!” That would make most comic book buyers take a second look,…
DetailsLast week, as you’ll remember, I confessed my fanboyish excitement over Marvel’s upcoming Avengers vs X-Men storyline (or AvX, as it’s trending, which I have to say sounds cool and is much easier to repeatedly type). But I tempered that excitement by challenging Marvel’s boisterous claim that this so-called event is going to be “the…
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