My Best Of 2015
Best books of 2015 as chosen by me. This only includes works published in 2015 and read by your truly. Yes, it's a completely biased list based on my own tastes, but aren't all "best of" lists?
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Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Category Bound Together
Collecting the collected. This column has moved to eBabble.
Time Capsule: Dark Horse Insider December 1991
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Dark Horse Insider Vol 1 No 28, December 1991.
Time Capsule: Dark Horse Insider November 1991
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Dark Horse Insider Vol 1 No 27, November 1991.
Time Capsule: Dark Horse Insider October 1991
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Dark Horse Insider Vol 1 No 26, October 1991.
Time Capsule: Dark Horse Insider September 1991
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Dark Horse Insider Vol 1 No 25, September 1991.
Mark Schultz: Portfolio, The Complete Various Drawings
During an impressive period—2005 through 2012—Mark Schultz turned his attention to producing a body of personal works and private commissions. The results, collected in the five Various Drawings volumes, focused on subjects about which Schultz feels most passionate. Among them…
Time Capsule: Dark Horse Insider February 1991
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Dark Horse Insider Vol 1 No 19, February 1991.
Review | Bravo For Adventure
Advertised as "Alex Toth's Magnum Opus", Bravo For Adventure is a handsome collection and fitting conclusion to the Library Of American Comics' look at this master artist.
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Time Capsule: Dark Horse Insider January 1991
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Dark Horse Insider Vol 1 No 18, January 1991.
Review | Flash Gordon: The Storm Queen Of Valkir, Sundays 1944-1948
Following Alex Raymond after his epic run on Flash Gordon must have been a daunting and debilitating task. A new standard for science fiction artwork had been set. So how did Austin Briggs do it? By forging his own path and doing great artwork, his way.
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Time Capsule: Marvel Spotlight November 1993
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Marvel Spotlight November 1993. This is the only one I have so I don’t know if it was a one-off or short run. Looks to promote Marvels with a few…
Review | Aliens: Salvation
Selkirk, a God-fearing crewman aboard the space freighter Nova Maru, is forced at gunpoint to abandon ship with his captain. They crash-land on a small planet, but it is soon apparent that they have not entirely escaped the Nova Maru’s…
Review | Universal War One
A dark space adventure leading to the story eating its own tale so to speak. What starts as a classic 1990s space rush to stop extinction moves through time travel and its trappings. The set up is excellent, with a small cast and a slow exploration of each as the story unfolds.
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Time Capsule: All About Collecting Comic Books
Here’s an exceptional Marvel freebie from 1989: All About Collecting Comic Books. It’s a nice look at what Marvel thought comic readers needed to know about collecting back issues.
Time Capsule: DC Releases May ’88
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Releases May 1988. Action Comics 600, Watchmen limited hardcover, Cinder and Ashe!
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Time Capsule: DC Releases April ’88
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Releases April 1988. Starlin and Wrightson's The Weird, Camelot 3000 trade paperback, and Checkmate!
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Time Capsule: DC Releases March ’88
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Releases March 1988. Blackhawk by Howard Chaykin premieres with a mini-series, poster and t-shirt. Wonder Woman gets a massive poster. The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told hardcover is announced along with Superman 3-D. Plus Cinder And Ashe!
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Time Capsule: DC Releases February ’88
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Releases February 1988. This time a Green Arrow monthly, poster and t-shirt as well. The Shadow Portfolio, History Of The DC Universe Limited Edition hardcover (limited to 10,000!). Plus a look at all the trade paperbacks available.
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Time Capsule: DC Releases January ’88
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Releases January 1988. An eight issue weekly comic premieres with Millennium. Plus Hellblazer!
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Time Capsule: DC Releases December ’87
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Releases December 1987. A second Mike Mignola penciled mini-series debuts with World Of Krypton, plus The Watchmen trade paperback and Batman: Son Of The Demon!
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