Rise and fall
Tony Isabella once wrote (IIRC at least) that what inspired him to write comics was reading Fantastic Four Annual #1 and noticing how much better it was than the previous …
The Greg Hatcher Legacy Files #116: ‘Friday Curled Up by the Fireplace (Comfort Zone, part 3)’
The horror, the horror!
Spoiled from the start!
Jim Shooter turned in another win with a two-part tale (art by Curt Swan) in 1968’s Adventure Comics #365 and 366.At the start, the Legion learn the peaceful planet of …
When hero fights hero, the readers usually lose. But once in a while …
I know I’m not alone in heartily despising the “hero vs. hero” cliche, where two superheroes or teams collide in battle. Sometimes it’s mind-control; a lot of the time it’s …
How to Revive a Franchise: ‘Ghostbusters Afterlife’ and ‘Frozen Empire’
I happened to see the teaser trailer for the next Ghostbusters movie, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (scheduled for release on March 29), and that reminded me that I’ve had a review of Ghostbusters: Afterlife sitting in my drafts folder for two solid years. It’s high time I dragged that out into the daylight. So here it is.
Anybody here seen my old friend Rex? Can you tell me where he’s gone?
(Title should be sung to the tune of Dion’s “Abraham, Martin and John” of course). I’m now into 1968 in my Silver Age reread, though I still have some comics …