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Classic Comic Cover Corner – Action Comics #400
Every Sunday morning we showcase a classic comic cover, complete with compelling commentary, for your cordial contemplation. It’s the Classic Comic Cover Corner!
Action Comics #400 – May 1971
Cover art by Neal Adams and Dick Giordano
The …
Fun Find Fridays: Superhero themed bowling club
Fun Find Fridays is my series on the strange comic book related paraphernalia I’ve found at comic book shows, antique shops, swap meets, or buried in my closet.
This week’s installment isn’t just a collectible find …
Star Trek Into Darkness boldly goes where franchise has gone before
Everything old is new again in Star Trek Into Darkness … well, not exactly everything.
Classic Comic Cover Corner (Mother’s Day Edition) – Fantastic Four #141
Every Sunday morning we showcase a classic comic cover, complete with compelling commentary, for your cordial contemplation. It’s the Classic Comic Cover Corner!
Fantastic Four #141 – December 1973
Cover Art by John Romita
Do you remember how …
Fun Find Fridays: Skeletor pillow pattern
Fun Find Fridays is my series on the strange comic book related paraphernalia I’ve found at comic book shows, antique shops, swap meets, or buried in my closet.
Talk about sleeping with the enemy! When my …
Review: The Great Gatsby – Not so great
The Great Gatsby shows enough of the story’s actual text on screen that I can say the book is much better than the movie – even never having read the novel.
Review: The Reluctant Fundamentalist – An examination of Middle East angst
The Reluctant Fundamentalist is the story of a Muslim man who experiences the two different sides of the Middle-East/American argument – and rejects them both.
Classic Comic Cover Corner (Cinco de Mayo edition) – El Asombroso Hombre Arana #183
In honor of Cinco de Mayo, this Classic Comic Cover Corner features the Spanish version of Amazing Spider-Man #187 (or El Asombroso Hombre Arana #183.)
Fun Find Fridays: Bret Blevins Hulk Card
Fun Find Fridays is my series on the strange comic book related paraphernalia I’ve found at comic book shows, antique shops, swap meets, or buried in my closet.
Fun Find Fridays returns, just as millions of …
Review: Iron Man 3 – Tony Stark meets ‘Lethal Weapon’
In Iron Man 3, the latest addition to the Marvel movie universe, we find out if Tony Stark has what it takes to be a hero without that expensive metal suit.
