Character Introduction: Villains
A few times a year I’ll visit elementary schools and do a history of comic books presentation for a class of grade 5 or grade 6 students. I know what they like, I’m light on the actual history and heavy…
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Undervalued Spotlight #319
Superman #4, DC Comics, Spring 1940 Looking back I can see that I haven’t had the best relationship with the Superman title. I’ve always thought the value of Superman #1 to be inflated versus say Batman #1 and maybe that’s…
Conversations on Convergence: Part One
“Dear Doc Curmudgeon” is a column by Clint McElroy made up of completely fabricated responses to mostly fabricated questions. But you knew that due to your discerning nature and brilliant mind which would never fall for a columnist trying to…
Undervalued Spotlight #168
Superboy #68, DC Comics, Oct/Nov 1958 Superman turned 75 back in June and it got me thinking a bit about old Sups and his current situation. Here’s the hero of heroes, the grand daddy of them all and yet we…
Nice Doggie. Maybe If You Let Louie Go, He’ll Stop Screaming.
It’s time for another update from BIFF SOCKO, TWO-FISTED NEWSHOUND. Biff Socko covers Comic Book News like zits on the A-V Club. Faster than Perry White! Stronger than J. Jonah Jameson! Hotter than Cat Grant. He is…BIFF SOCKO! DATELINE:…
Episode 15: DC goes to the “creative” well again with ‘Smallville – Season 11’
On this week's episode of "The Couch," Andrew Ardizzi offers his thoughts DC's latest announcement, "Smallville - Season 11," as a comic book.
Read MoreEpisode 15: DC goes to the “creative” well again with ‘Smallville – Season 11’Just A Thought | Funeral For A Friend
After doing my usual comic book website reading, I noticed that Doomsday was set to return to the DC Universe, but apparently not running into Superman. While I think a lot of his original impact has been lost, Doomsday happens…
Just A Thought | Death In Action
Brent takes a look at Paul Cornell's reintroduction of Neil Gaiman's Death into the DC Universe. Warning, the following review and discussion probably has a ton of spoilers.
Read MoreJust A Thought | Death In ActionPaul Cornell To Take on The Knight and Squire
DC’s offical blog The Source has been on a tear today, updating with a veritable cornucopia all sorts of juicy pre-Comic-Con announcements of new projects. Now they’ve announced that Paul Cornell (he who writes of Lex Luthor and Robo Lois…