Mister Splendiferous hosted series discussing various topics in Western comics
I try not to have any repeats here at the Comic Book Chat but every August, I like to dedicate a thread specifically for Spider-Man. Today’s thread is dedicated to the character’s 60th anniversary! My first comic book subscription was … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – The Amazing Spider-Man’s 60th Anniversary
The live-action adaptation of Neil Gaiman‘s The Sandman is hitting Netflix on Friday August 5th, so today we will be discussing the comic series and its cast of characters. Our very own Beasterly wrote a series of Classic Comic Book … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – The Sandman
Remember those young guns from Marvel around the early 1990s that jumped ship and started their own comic company? Todd McFarlane, Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld, Marc Silvestri, Erik Larsen, Jim Valentino, and Whilce Portacio started Image Comics and blazed a … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – 30th Anniversary of Image Comics
The animated movie DC League of Super-Pets will be released in theaters on July 29th. Today’s Comic Book Chat asks – Which animal characters from comic books are your favorite? Some animals have super powers ( like Krypto and Lockjaw) … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Favorite Animal Characters in Comics
Looking at the calendar, it amazes me that its already July and half the year is over already. Today’s Comic Book Chat is short and sweet. Tell us which comic books have been the best of the best so far … Continue reading Comic Book Chat -Best Comics of 2022 (So Far)
Natalie Portman returns as Dr. Jane Foster in Thor Love and Thunder this weekend and I decided to give her a character spotlight of her own. As the love interest of Thor, his rogues gallery would often strike at him … Continue reading Character Spotlight – Jane Foster
Journey into Mystery #83 was released in August 1962 and featured the first appearance of The Mighty Thor! We are celebrating his 60th anniversary early to coincide with the release of the latest MCU movie release Thor Love and Thunder. … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – 60th Anniversary of Thor
Summer has officially started and comic book convention season is in full swing. I went to the local Three Rivers ComicCon at the beginning of the month at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. It was a small affair but … Continue reading Convention Season/Summer Vacation 2022
The hits just keep on coming for comic book lovers and fine art enthusiasts with the passing of Tim Sale. The comic book community already lost Neal Adams and George Perez this year and we looked back at their careers … Continue reading Remembering Tim Sale
Life has been very hectic for me since March and I have been trying to keep up with my usual threads and I couldn’t miss our annual Pride thread. I apologize I didn’t post it sooner but I’m rectifying that … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Celebrating Pride in Comics 2022
I finished Batman -Superheavy this week and it got me thinking. Which hero/heroine was the best replacement for an already established hero? We have seen heroes killed in battle and retiring from their mantle. Which character carried the torch the … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Best/Worst Replacement Heroes
PSST…you….yeah you….today the Comic Book Chat is taking a journey to the dark corners of the comic community to talk about underground comix. Yes – that’s spelled correctly with an X! We are taking a walk off the beaten path … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Comix
Next week, the live action Ms. Marvel series will be released on Disney Plus so today’s discussion will be about Kamala Khan. Kamala Khan was just a normal teenager living in New Jersey until the Terrigen Mist Cloud descended upon … Continue reading Character Spotlight – Ms. Marvel
Good afternoon! This Comic Book Debate has been on the back of my mind for awhile now and I finally made some time to post the question for everyone to discuss. In the 60 plus years since the First Family … Continue reading Comic Book Debate – Reed Richards – The Fantastic Four’s Greatest Enemy?
This Summer, DC Comics will experience a Dark Crisis. The Comic Book Chat will be looking back at other Crisis events throughout history. Next up is Infinite Crisis (2005/2006) There’s a time period after I graduated college where I moved home for … Continue reading Crisis Management – Looking Back at DC Comics Crises – Infinite Crisis (2005)
1992 was a big year in comic books. We will be discussing some 30th anniversaries over the course of the year so get ready to reminisce about the good old days of 90s comics! First up is Spider-Man 2099! Miguel … Continue reading 30 Years of Spider-Man 2099
The comic book community lost another legend this weekend with the passing of artist and writer George Perez. I think a lot of us knew it was only a matter of time that we would lose George but its still … Continue reading Remembering George Perez
Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness hits theaters tomorrow and it officially kicks off the Summer movie season. The Sorcerer Supreme and Scarlet Witch Wanda Maximoff, along with Wong and America Chavez, will be working together to fix some … Continue reading S is for Strange and Scarlet Witch
Legendary comic heavyweight Neal Adams passed away last week and I’m posting this Comic Book Chat to discuss his career, which spanned multiple decades. He was a humanitarian that looked out for his fellow man and lobbied for those that … Continue reading Remembering Neal Adams
May the 4th is next week so in preparation and celebration of all things Star Wars, we are taking a trip to a galaxy far, far, away for today’s chat. From Marvel to Dark Horse to Marvel to IDW back … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Star Wars
Before your heart skips a beat, no this isn’t the end of the Comic Book Chat. Today we are talking about the end of your favorite superheroes/villains. I finished Batman – Last Knight on Earth this week which serves as … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – The End
