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INDY SPOTLIGHT: Cabra Cini: Interdimensional Hitwoman #0
Cabra Cini: Interdimensional Hitwoman #0 Following a one-night stand, Cabra Cini finds herself drifting in and…
JUST IMAGINE! April 1965: To Fight the Unbeatable Foe
Daredevil knows this is one fight he’s going to lose, and that he’ll probably be killed.…
Frieren Joins MapleStory in Exclusive Event Celebration
MapleStory is collaborating with the award-winning anime Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End for a month-long event! Starting…
JUST IMAGINE! June 1960: A Hero of High Caliber
Cross Gunsmoke with Batman and you might well come up with a concept like Charlton Comics’…
JUST IMAGINE! May 1936: A Saucy Wink From Behind the Mask
The domino mask originated in 17th-century Venice as part of Carnival celebrations. By the 18th and…
Biggers on Kirby’s FF
Over on the Comics Fantastic History podcast, I have been bringing on guests from Jack of…
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Contributing host Ray MacKay, the podcast Fantastic Comic Fan Presents, recently sat down with Rik Offenberger…
INDY SPOTLIGHT: There Might Be Monsters #2
There Might Be Monsters #2 In the guise of husband and wife, Ned Malone and Ramona…
JUST IMAGINE: August 1958: Ranger with a Raygun
Okay, he was no Adam Strange or even a Captain Comet. But Space Ranger managed to…
JUST IMAGINE! June 1960: A Sea-Fox, a Martian and Joanne Woodward
The first issue of Batman Comics I ever bought, as opposed to Detective Comics, was 132…
JUST IMAGINE! December 1958: Flying in the French Sky
The superhero fell on hard times after World War II in France. Having been occupied by…
JUST IMAGINE! February 1911: A Surreal Source for the Superhero
If you’re tracking the origin of the American superhero genre, you’ll find that one path inevitably…
JUST IMAGINE! July 1939: Setting the Underworld on Fire
Like the equally fiery Human Torch, the Flame was part of that first wave of superheroes…
INDY SPOTLIGHT: The Umbra Zone #1
The Umbra Zone #1 By Kevyn Lenagh Standard Comic Full Color Page Count: 24 Cal discovers…
JUST IMAGE! July 1939: The Nietzschean Superwoman
Combine Tarzan with Superman and make the character a woman who doesn’t mind snapping men’s spines,…
JUST IMAGINE! March 1961: It’s a Bird! It’s a Train! It’s Super-Chief!
By 1961, the mainstream view of Native Americans was shifting from the villainous savages of the…
JUST IMAGINE! June 1964: The Day of the Dark Defenders
“The first black superhero was the Black P…“ “The Black Phantom, yes. Published in 1964.” The…
First Look at the Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit set
Magic: The Gathering is returning to Middle-earth three years after Universes Beyond: Tales of Middle-earth with…
JUST IMAGINE! January 1943: Justice in Jodhpurs
Captain Triumph was one of those t-shirt-and-jodhpurs superheroes of the 1940s, like Doc Strange. I suspect…
INDY SPOTLIGHT: The Powerverse Jump-in Sourcebook #1
The Powerverse Jump-in Sourcebook #1 By Vince White Standard Comic Full Color Page Count: 24 A…
JUST IMAGINE! June 1883: Archery and Archenemies
Archaeological evidence suggests early humans developed archery for hunting and warfare between 64,000 and 71,000 years…
JUST IMAGINE! June 1962: The Return of the Vanished Detectives
In the early 1960s, DC Comics tantalized us with allusions to the forgotten mystery men in…
JUST IMAGINE! February 1965: The Fall of a Titan
The Hulk had ceased his homeless wanderings through the Marvel universe just as Giant-Man and the…
El Rey del Comic: GONZALO ORDOÑEZ FANTASY ART
Gonzalo, ya es conocido, en Europa y Estados Unidos, como un gran cultor, del fantasy art.…
October 1962: The Tiny Titan’s Time Trials
Super-villains didn’t ordinarily rate a big build-up in DC Comics house ads, but Chronos the Time…
INDY SPOTLIGHT: The Sentinels #11
The Sentinels #11 The Planet’s Ultimate SuperHeroes, the Sentinels. By Roy Johnson, Ray McKay, Shayne Cui,…
JUST IMAGINE! April 1969: The Return of Adam Strange
I had just turned 5 when Adam Strange’s ongoing Mystery in Space series appeared on the…
JUST IMAGINE! November 1965: The Most Dangerous Game
In their second and final team-up try-out, Starman and the Black Canary fought another costumed pair,…
Marvel Rivals at San Diego Comic-Con
San Diego Comic-Con is notoriously known for recruiting top heroes, and Marvel Rivals was top-notch! NetEase…
JUST IMAGINE! March 1941: They Arrived with Dizzying Speed
Superhero concepts came along fast — and loose — in the late 1930s and early 1940s.…
Riftbound: Vendetta Releases With New Mechanics & Legends
The popular trading card game by Riot Games is unleashing Riftbound’s fourth set, Vendetta, with new…
Wizards of the Coast Takes Over San Diego Comic-Con
Wizards of the Coast took over San Diego Comic-Con this year with panels, immersive activations, and…