Mister Splendiferous hosted series discussing various topics in Western comics
Thursday October 21st was Wonder Woman Day and 2021 is the 80th anniversary year of her debut in comic books. This thread is all about the Amazonian Warrior Princess. Her legacy stretches into TV and movies and pop culture. Wonder … Continue reading Wonder Woman Day and 80th Anniversary Celebration
Halloween is less than two weeks away and this Comic Book Chat is all about those graphic novels, comics, and manga that keep you up at night. The ones you have to read during the day, the ones you need … Continue reading Spine -Tinglers and Stories to Read in the Dark
We talked about Angels and Demons last week. This week its Ghost and Goblins. Comics are filled with things that go bump in the night. There are also a few men that dress as monsters and wreak havoc on the … Continue reading Ghosts and Goblins in Comic Books
Superboy is bi! Happy National Coming Out Day! Superman: Son of Kal-El #5 will feature the coming out of Clark Kent’s son Jonathan. He joins Iceman, Midnighter, Apollo, Batwoman, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, Tim Drake and countless other queer superheroes … Continue reading Jon Kent Comes Out!
We have seen the battle between Heaven and Hell play out in numerous comic books over the years. Earth and its heroes and villains are always caught in the middle of this never-ending war. Which disciples of the Devil and … Continue reading Favorite Angelic/Demonic Character in Comics
Venom: Let There Be Carnage is being released in theaters this weekend. Today’s chat is about Venom, his offspring Carnage, and the roles symbiotes play in the Marvel Universe. It all started on Battleworld when Spider-Man used a machine to … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Venom, Carnage, and Symbiotes
Amazing Spider-Man Beyond is hitting comic book stores on Wednesday, October 6th, 2021. Ben Reilly will be suiting up as Spider-Man once again as a host of creators bring you the Web-Slinger three times a month. We will be taking … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Amazing Spider-Man Beyond
There have been 4 Fantastic Four Movies and there are rumblings that the Richards Family will be introduced in the MCU in the near future. Will the fifth time be the charm? We hope so! If you were given one … Continue reading Fancasting the Next Fantastic Four Movie
Batman Day is being celebrated around the globe today and what better way to honor the Dark Knight than posting a Comic Book Chat about the Caped Crusader. We have had many discussions about Batman – here are a few … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Batman Day
My friends have been recently branching off into manga and this is a subject that I have never really touched upon here in the Comic Book Chat but decided to for everyone’s benefit. We do have some manga lovers here … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Manga
Shang-Chi and The Ten Rings will be hitting theaters tomorrow. A few of the Avocados have been reading the adventures of Shang-Chi to prepare themselves for the big screen debut of this important, yet underrated Marvel character. Are you looking … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Shang-Chi
After a year spent at home, most of us are ready to shake off the cobwebs and hit comic book conventions. Unfortunately, with the uptick in cases of coronavirus, some are hesitant going to these get togethers. I was able … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Convention Season 2021
Good afternoon and welcome to Comic Book Chat! Today’s Discussion – Checking in with the X-Men I have been catching up on Amazing Spider-Man before it hits its 75th milestone issue. I’m a little behind and I have been checking … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Hickman’s X-Men
Season 3 of Titans was released last week so this Comic Book Chat is all about the Teen Titans! I was going back to check to see if we ever discussed the Teen Titans and I couldnt find a thread … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Titans
The Fantastic Four is celebrating its 60th Anniversary this year and we are going to celebrate Marvel’s First Family in style!. We will be discussing the impact the Fantastic Four had on comics back in the 1960s and their place … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – 60th Anniversary of the Fantastic Four
Heidi MacDonald wrote a good summary of the recent news that has been shared across the New York Times and various creator newsletters. In summary, it has been known for some time that Nick Spencer had signed a big deal … Continue reading Comic Book News: Creators Tynion, Hickman, Snyder, & Others join Substack initiative
We had a lot of fun with building your own Justice League awhile back, so today the discussion will be about building your ideal Suicide Squad team. You are the head of Task Force X and you need a team … Continue reading Build Your Own Suicide Squad
Welcome to Comic Book Chat! Today’s Discussion – Suicide Squad The Suicide Squad will be hitting theaters at the end of the week. Today we will be discussing Task Force X! The Suicide Squad was reunited back in the 1980s … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Suicide Squad
Good afternoon and Welcome to Comic Book Chat! Today’s Discussion – Best Comics of 2021 I’m sure you are reading this thread and you are shocked to learn that 2021 is more than halfway over. We are going to discuss … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Best Comics of 2021 Thus Far
Good afternoon and welcome to Comic Book Chat! Today’s Discussion – Conan’s 50th Anniversary at Marvel It was big news when Marvel Comics reacquired the rights to Conan the Barbarian. The Cimmerian was introduced into the Marvel Universe and is … Continue reading 50th Anniversary of Conan the Barbarian at Marvel
I have been recently catching up with Amazing Spider-Man to get ready for the milestone 75th issue in October. I just finished Issue 49 and it got me thinking about a comic book battle – Batman vs. Spider-Man. There was … Continue reading Comic Book Battle – Batman vs Spider-Man
