The inclusion of an unusually timely and topical story means that there are spoilers ahead for… Action Comics Special #1 Writer: Mark Russell, Max Landis, Dan Jurgens Artist: Francis Manapul, Will Conrad, Jill Thompson Cover: Will Conrad Rated T $4.99 DC “Instead of embracing the super, he embraces the man. […]
Happy Free Comic Book Day! Normally I hate standing in line…and today wasn’t any different, but I was pleased that the line I had to stand in just to get into the comic shop was so long. (Though I did still hate standing in it.) I didn’t grab any freebies […]
It’s not the best or most interesting comic I read this week, but it is the best example of a kind of inadvertent theme I noticed in my purchases, and so there are spoilers ahead for… Batman Beyond #19 Writer: Dan Jurgens Artist: Ande Parks, Phil Hester Cover: Bernard Chang […]
A bit of a delay this week as I had to take some time out to catch a screening of an obscure little movie you probably haven’t heard about. But I’m here now, so let’s see what I bought. From DC: BATMAN BEYOND #19 – “The Long Payback” finale! When […]
In the least surprising turn of events imaginable, there are spoilers ahead for… Action Comics #1000 Writer: Various Artist: Various Cover: Jim Lee Variant Covers: Steve Rude, Michael Cho, Dave Gibbons, Michael Allred, Jim Steranko, Joshua Middleton, Dan Jurgens, Lee Bermejo Rated T $7.99 DC “That’s why they let him […]
There’s no mystery as to what I’ll be talking about tomorrow, but have a look-see at everything I bought this week anyway: From DC: ACTION COMICS #1000 – Celebrate 1000 issues of Action Comics with an all-star lineup of top talent as they pay tribute to the comic that started […]
It was my birthday on Friday, and as something of a belated gift to myself, and because it’s very much a foregone conclusion as to what will be in the Spotlight next week, I’ve decided to introduce something of a plot twist by invoking my recently-bestowed ability to choose to […]
This week features some catch-up purchases and impulse buys. Let’s take a look at what’s in the Showcase, shall we? From DC: ACTION COMICS: 80 YEARS OF SUPERMAN THE DELUXE EDITION – Join us for the 80th anniversary celebration of the most important comic book in American history: ACTION COMICS […]
If I’m honest, I’m not really in the mood for this today, but I will give it the old college try, and so there are spoilers ahead for… Mystik U #3 Writer: Alisa Kwitney Artist: Michael Norton Cover: Julian Totino Tedesco Rated T+ $5.99 DC “Higher education is so overrated.” […]
Looks like it would have been a relatively light week last week if I had picked up any comics. Also, when pulling up the info on the comics I saw that I failed to remember to pick up The Teriffics #2 this week. But let’s take a look at what […]