One of the Prime Reading offerings this month is DC Comics – Creature Commandos. This monstrous squad is led by Lt Matthew Shrieve and comprised of the following members Warren Griffith – a man who can transform into a werewolf … Continue reading Creature Commandos Day Thread (10/16)
Zatanna by Paul Dini Writers – Paul Dini, Adam Beechen, Lilah Sturges, and Derek Fridolfs Artists – Stephanie Roux, Jamal Igle, Chad Gardin, Cliff Chiang, Rick Mays, Jesus Saiz (to name a few) Reading and discussing comics with friends is … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Zatanna by Paul Dini
My friend Oscar and I are reading The New Teen Titans Volume One and I figured it would be a good discussion topic. By the time this posts, I’ll have finished the first 8 issues of this run. Tell us … Continue reading Looking Back at … Wolfman and Perez’s New Teen Titans (1980)
Batman/Superman – World’s Finest #31 Writer – Mark Waid Artist – Adrian Gutierrez The first part of Saturdays and Sundays are when I get new comic books read. The first two Saturdays of September were filled with so many activities, … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Batman/Superman – World’s Finest #31
Marvel Zombies – Dawn of Decay #1 Writer – Thomas Krajewski Artist – Jason Muhr I visited Phantom of the Attic for their Batman Day festivities on Saturday, September 21. After picking up my pull list books and grabbing the … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Marvel Zombies – Dawn of Decay #1
Welcome to October! Here is Frank Drives latest VHS Horror Playlist. He has incorporated movie trailers in his playlist and I like to make notes of the movies he uses for my viewing pleasure during the month. I hope you … Continue reading VHS HORROR 7 DAY THREAD (10/01)
I love chatting comic books with you. Im always trying to keep things fresh with these discussions and after reading Chuck Klosterman’s The Nineties, this one was a no brainer. Todays discussion topic is about the things I either missed … Continue reading What Did I Miss From 1996
October is approaching and every year, I like to post this thread to help those planning their horror movie list for the 31 Days of Halloween. The Avocado has such a diverse and eclectic taste in cinema and I appreciate … Continue reading Horror Movie Recommendations 2024
Today is Batman Day! Some comic shops will be giving away free comic books to celebrate. Check your local comic shop to see if they are participating. This week, it was announced that Batman would be getting a star on … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Batman Day 2024
The Comic Book Chat discussion is temporarily moving to Fridays for the next few weeks. Thursdays discussions will be reserved for Astonishing X-Men. The Penguin TV series hit Max this week. With that in mind, today’s chat is about Oswald … Continue reading Character Spotlight – The Penguin
Brainscan is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2024. I remember watching this on cable back in the day and I regularly re-watch it when I see it on Tubi. Eddie Furlong is Michael Brower, a high school misfit that loves … Continue reading Brainscan Day Thread (09/18)
Both of the OTs for September 13th were taken, so I requested tonight’s Night Thread to get an early jump on Friday the 13th. I try to rewatch an entry in the F13 series on Friday the 13th. I will … Continue reading Jason Takes The Night Thread (09/12)
The comic community was rocked by the sudden passing of artist John Cassaday earlier this week. Todays Comic Book Chat is a place to remember him and share your favorite pieces of art and your favorite work by him. Another … Continue reading Remembering John Cassaday
What If? #24 (April 1991) Writers – Roy Thomas and J.M. Lofficier Artist – Tom Morgan What if…Wolverine had become the Lord of Vampires? Once and awhile, when I’m at Phantom of the Attic, I’ll take a look in the … Continue reading Comic Book Review – What If #24 (April 1991)
Absolute Power – Ground Zero #1 Writers – Nicole Maines, Mark Waid, Chip Zdarsky, and Joshua Williamson Artists – Skylar Patridge, V Ken Marion, Gleb Melnikov On weekends, I try to get to my new comics pile when I am … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Absolute Power Ground Zero #1
Crisis On Infinite Earths changed the DC Universe. The tagline to the event was that world’s lived, worlds died, and nothing would ever be the same. Today’s discussion – what was the best and worst changes to the DC Universe … Continue reading Best/Worst Post – Crisis Changes
Hitting comic shops today is the Zero Hour Anniversary Special. It’s been 30 years since Extant tried to rewrite the DC Universe timeline. Worlds lived, worlds died….wait a minute….sorry wrong Crisis. To this day, whenever I see a Zero Hour … Continue reading Zero Hour Anniversary Special Day Thread (08/28)
One of my latest goals is to watch one movie from each year from 1982 to 2024. The entry for 1990 was Nightwish. A group of students and their professor investigate a mansion for any paranormal activity going on within … Continue reading Nightwish Thread (08/27)
Spider-Boy Volume 1 – The Web-less Wonder Writer – Dan Slott Artists – Paco Medina and Ty Templeton One Sunday afternoon, I travelled to the Main Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Oakland to peruse the latest books … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Spider Boy Volume 1 – The Web-less Wonder
Who will emerge victorious when Space’s Perfect Organism meets Earth’s Mightiest Heroes? Next Wednesday – Marvel Comics presents Aliens vs Avengers by writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Esad Ribic. The Xenomorphs are back in a BIG way. Tell us which … Continue reading Aliens Vs Avengers Day Thread (08/21)
