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FANTASTIC COMIC FAN: MJ, Peter & the Problem(s) With Marvel!
When DC and Marvel make huge changes to core characters, as a fan, I kind of…
JUST IMAGINE! March 1956: A Strange Visitor from Earth
Writer Jerry Siegel had already co-created a Superman who came from outer space, and a super-ghost…
JUST IMAGINE! May 1940: The Persistent Problem of Fate
In his 1977 essay It’s Magic, Dick O’Donnell noted that, like the Spectre, “Dr. Fate also…
FANTASTIC COMIC FAN: Checked out Global Comix Lately?
Yesterday, I talked about what Global Comix’s acquisition of INKR means for fans and creators. Today,…
FANTASTIC COMIC FAN: David Wohl From Zenescope
Contributing host Ray MacKay sits down with Zenescope Editor‑in‑Chief David Wohl for a lively deep dive…
A Look Into ‘The Unofficial Stranger Things Cookbook’
The Unofficial Stranger Things Cookbook will turn things upside down with flavor and a wide variety…
JUST IMAGINE! February 1969: The Magician Masked
Some legendary Marvel superheroes took their own sweet time to become legends. Take Dr. Strange, for…
FANTASTIC COMIC FAN: Global Comix + INKR
In the past, I have covered Global Comix many times because I think it’s a fantastic…
JUST IMAGINE! December 1963: The Senior Citizen Soars Again
The first old enemy to demand a return bout with Spider-Man was a really old foe…
FANTASTIC COMIC FAN: The Other Marvel Legends
Facsimile Editions have been a staple of comic shops for decades, and lately, Marvel has been…
JUST IMAGINE! March 1986: When Men of Tomorrow Meet…
Given that Captain Comet was a 1950s makeover of the 1930s Superman concept, emphasizing the mental…
JUST IMAGINE! February 1954: The Two Fates of Two-Face
Appropriately enough for a character who is obsessed with duality, Batman’s rogues’ gallery has included two…
INDY SPOTLIGHT: Shamgoria #1
Shamgoria #1 is a tribute to those sexy, gory horror comics of the 1970s. Using only…
JUST IMAGINE! April 1963: Nothing Could Stop the Radio Raiders
Ed Farr had two problems, and the global one solved his personal one. As a circus…
A Look Into the ‘Marvel Comics: Cooking With Deadpool’
The kitchen is a sacred place for creation and mouth-watering goodness. After flipping through a few…
JUST IMAGINE! August 1948: Fiddling while Keystone City Burns
By the end of the 1940s, the Flash feature approached the form it would take in…
JUST IMAGINE! October 1962: That’s the Way the Boy Bounces
A superhero with an inferiority complex? It’s a counterintuitive idea that has interesting, dramatic possibilities. And…
JUST IMAGINE! June 1969: Playing with Perfection
I liked Adam Warlock better before he had a name. Introduced by Jack Kirby and Stan…
Unveiling A New Riftbound: Unleashed Legend!
Riot Games has bestowed us with a Riftbound: Unleashed card to preview for all you Riftbounders…
December 1941: Black Hood Hits the Jackpot
The headlines shouted about the Imperial Japanese Navy’s devastating surprise attack on the U.S. fleet at…
JUST IMAGINE! May 1959: How to Hurt a Man of Steel
Superman’s first great romance seemed a little fishy. Actually, that bad pun doesn’t do justice to…
FANTASTIC COMIC FAN: Archie Monday
Archie may not put out the flashiest of comics each month, but you can be sure…
JUST IMAGINE! February 1961: The Straw Man’s Argument
Marvel’s monsters frequently moved with moral force. The giant monsters that lumbered through Marvel’s titles in…
A Look Into ‘Marvel’s Deadpool and Wolverine: The Illustrated History’
Encasing the story of Deadpool and Wolverine is a mighty package. Insight Editions delivers with their…
INDY SPOTLIGHT: Stardrift Odyssey #4
Stardrift Odyssey #4 After escaping immediate destruction, the crew encounters what appears to be a rare…
JUST IMAGINE! November 1959: Cosmic Man and Underestimated Girl
Either main story in Action Comics 258 (Nov. 1959) might have been the cover feature. In…
JUST IMAGINE! June 1964: The Legion in Triplicate
Readers got a triple dose of the Legion of Superheroes in comics on newsstands in April…
JUST IMAGINE! September 1955: The Mouse That Poured on the Speed
What Mighty Mouse was to Superman, Speedy Gonzales was to the Flash. “Possessing the speed of…
JUST IMAGINE! October 1978: The Monster in the Funny Pages
He was as much a 1940s Universal Pictures monster as he was a 1960s Marvel Comics…
JUST IMAGINE! September 1960: Adam Strange, Space Angel
A red-suited, rocket-belted spaceman firing his ray gun at some kind of twin-headed plesiosaur that’s attacking…
JUST IMAGINE! January 1947: Cat in a Hot Pursuit
In the late 1940s, Marvel’s Human Torch battled DC’s Wildcat. Well, okay, not really, but it…
JUST IMAGINE! August 1948: The Postwar Power of the Atom
By 1948, the bantam champion Al Pratt could out-muscle a steam shovel. I really should look…