Undervalued Spotlight #120

Military Comics #1, Quality Comics, August 1941 All the indicators seem to be telling me I’m wrong with this pick but I have a good feeling about this book and about the Blackhawks specifically. I like the Blackhawk property. Of the many successful Golden Age comic book properties yet to be...

Review: New Avengers #12 May17

Review: New Avengers #12

With an Avenger in the hospital and fighting for her life, issue twelve of New Avengers arrived on the stands last week. Let's have a look at how this book is shaping up after a year's worth of issues.

Suddenly/Meanwhile… | On Alex Toth and Black Canary

So about last week. I’m sure you may have noticed that this column went on a mini hiatus. Sorry about that. Had some stomach based maladies. The good news is that I got a chance to read some stuff and now you get to hear about it. I’ve been reading a lot about how great Alex...

Suddenly/Meanwhile | Robot Sci-Fi Pulp Noir

Wherein Pete talks up Bryan Lee O'Malley, Jason Armstrong's Ferro City, the gang at ComicTwart and links you to a cool old Alex Toth story. Warning: Contains a Moebius gif that will destroy your mind and leave you feeling awesome.

Just A Thought | A Whole Lotta Grabbags

Another week and a ton of comic stuff to go over from the last time I did a grab bag column. For those of you who haven’t read one of my grab bags, I basically pick a few things and rant them. Ed Norton out as the Hulk Honestly, I’m a bit surprised how this went down. I’ve...

Undervalued Spotlight #25

The Scorpion #1, published in February 1975 featured a great bondage cover and interior art and story by Howard Chaykin. The Scorpion #2, May 1975, featured Chaykin pencils with a stellar inking team of Mike Kaluta, Bernie Wrightson, Walt Simonson and Ed Davis