As Black History Month comes to a close, we’re gonna look at key issues in Black comic book history! Who was the first Black superhero? The first Black-lead comic series? Firs Black Justice Leaguer? Read on! Who’s The First Black Superhero? Marvel’s Black Panther, who debuted in April 1966’s Fantastic Four #52! As fans of…
Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! Each week, Back to the Past examines the wider significance of the stuff we handle every day – the very things that make them cool! This week is the penultimate entry in our examination of a comic collection that comes to auction May 19 through our live auction…
The Whizzer, as seen in the My Hero Collection. Welcome back to My Hero, our weekly dip into our collection of custom action figures! A lone superfan spent years repainting, resculpting, sewing capes, and generally altering dozens of action figures to capture the likenesses of the most obscure characters in all of comicdom. We were…
Welcome back to My Hero, our weekly dip into the world of customized action figures! A lone superfan spent years repainting, rescultping, sewing capes, and generally altering dozens of action figures to capture the likenesses of the most obscure characters in all of comicdom. We were so taken with his life’s work that we bought…
Welcome back to My Hero, our weekly dip into the collection of the same name! A lone superfan spent years repainting, rescultping, sewing capes, and generally altering dozens of action figures to capture the likenesses of the most obscure characters in all of comicdom. We were so taken with his life’s work that we bought…
Welcome back to My Hero, where the obscure characters that make up our Custom Action Figure Collection take center stage! Today, we’re looking at a Marvel hero: a doctor who traveled to Himalayas and learned the ways of the mystic arts, later joining the ranks of The Avengers…but not the one you’re thinking of. Our…
Welcome back to Hammer Drops, where today we’re looking the relationship between “Other Media Hype” and “Comic Issue Value” from the inside of the curve! Particularly, we’re turning our eyes to the early issues of the original Young Avengers series and how the news of Kate Bishop’s imminent Marvel Cinematic Universe debut have altered their…
Marvel’s universe was born during the Cold War era, and the tensions that permeated that era gave rise to a lot of Marvel characters – most of them antagonist to the company’s predominantly American heroes. For today’s installment of My Hero, we’re looking to the very end of the Cold War to discuss one such…
Welcome back (once more) to Strange Times & Places, where I’m still honoring Avengers: Endgame by discussing A-Next #1. How’s It Different? This is a Royale With Cheese, spinning off from a For Want of a Nail story. It’s part of the MC2 universe, of which Spider-Girl was the flagship character. Many years ago, around…
Welcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where Ralph Breaks the Internet reminded me that I had a new entry in my favorite schlocky franchise to watch – Avengers Grimm: Time Wars! What’s The Plot? The Atlantean despot Magda the Mad needs the willing hand of Prince Charles Charming in marriage to…