American comics and graphic novels
Today we discuss Magneto! The Master of Magnetism is also celebrating his 60th anniversary this year. He’s been the X-Men’s greatest adversary and ally over the years. Do you prefer him as a hero or villain? What comics and crossovers … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – M is for Magneto
Friends, you know what time it is. It’s Wednesday. It’s somewhat close to Day Thread time. Time for you to tell us all about the comics you’ve been enjoying lately! Whatcha buyin’? Whatcha readin’? Whatcha think about it? If you … Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread 27-SEP-2023
A Splatter Western One-Shot Presents Swallower of Shades Writer – J.M. Brandt Artist – Tom Napolitano Back in December 2021, J.M.Brandt reached out to the Avocado to have his new series Swamp Dogs reviewed and I was offered the opportunity … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Swallower of Shades
Good afternoon and Welcome to Comic Book Chat! We had fun awhile back building your own Avengers lineup. Today we are going to see what we can come up with the X-Men. Let’s keep the size to 5 or 6 … Continue reading Build Your Own X-Men Team
Episode #018: X-Men the Animated Series – Season One (with Guest Cameron Kunzelman) As popular as the X-Men were in the comics industry during the Iron Age, the 1992 Saturday-morning cartoon adaptation found its way into more homes than the … Continue reading Iron Age of Comics
Friends, you know what time it is. It’s Wednesday. It’s somewhat close to Day Thread time. Time for you to tell us all about the comics you’ve been enjoying lately! Whatcha buyin’? Whatcha readin’? Whatcha think about it? If you … Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread 20-SEP-2023
Birds of Prey #1 Writer – Kelly Thompson Artist – Leonardo Romero “Megadeath, Part 1” New Comic Book Day for the week of September 6th was a bit weird. By the time I got to the local comic shop by … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Birds of Prey #1
Erf was Garth Ennis & Rob Steen’s children’s book in 2013. Yes, That Garth Ennis. I guess originally a Kickstarted project, it was published for the mass market by Dynamite Press. I have yet to meet Garth Ennis, and if … Continue reading TALES FROM THE LONGBOX: ERF
Hello and Welcome to Comic Book Chat Today’s Discussion – Batman Day 2023 Saturday September 16th is Batman Day. There will be two free Batman comics up for grabs. Please Note – Check with your LCS to see if they … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Batman Day 2023
Friends, you know what time it is. It’s Wednesday. It’s somewhat close to Day Thread time. Time for you to tell us all about the comics you’ve been enjoying lately! Whatcha buyin’? Whatcha readin’? Whatcha think about it? If you … Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread 13-SEP-2023
Astonishing Iceman #1 Writer – Steve Orlando Artist – Vincenzo Carratu “Out Cold Part One” The Fall of X has arrived! The first two titles featuring the aftermath and repercussions of the 2023 Hellfire Gala were X-Men #25 and Astonishing … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Astonishing Iceman #1
Friends, you know what time it is. It’s Wednesday. It’s somewhat close to Day Thread time. Time for you to tell us all about the comics you’ve been enjoying lately! Whatcha buyin’? Whatcha readin’? Whatcha think about it? If you … Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread 06-SEP-2023
Strange Horror #1 Tuesday Night at the Avocado is when I normally post my comic book reviews but tonight, I’d like to take the opportunity to present to you some information on an upcoming comic book from writer Gary Scott … Continue reading Comic Book Spotlight – Strange Horror
J.M. Brandt is back with a brand new western horror comic entitled Swallower of Shades from Dead Sky Publishing. He’s collaborating with Tom Napolitano and Garry Brown on this new release. The solicitation for the first issue – The final … Continue reading Comic Book Spotlight -Swallower of Shades
Chilling Adventures Presents…. Camp Pickens One-Shot Writers – Jordan Morris, Blake Howard, Tim Seeley Artists – Diana Camero, Carola Boreli, Mike Norton One of my favorite spinoffs to Archie Comics was the Archie Horror Line. I previously reviewed Blossoms 666, … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Chilling Adventures Presents Camp Pickens
” TO ME, MY X-MEN” The ever exciting X-Men are celebrating their 60th anniversary in 2023. Today we will be discussing your favorite X-Men member, your favorite line-up/roster, and favorite event, crossover, and run featuring the Merry Mutants. I started … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – 60th Anniversary of the X-Men
Friends, you know what time it is. It’s Wednesday. It’s somewhat close to Day Thread time. Time for you to tell us all about the comics you’ve been enjoying lately! Whatcha buyin’? Whatcha readin’? Whatcha think about it? If you … Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread 23-AUG-2023
Superman – The Last Days of Lex Luthor – Book One Writer – Mark Waid Artist – Bryan Hitch This comic made my list of new releases to pick up for the week of July 29th. My uncle’s birthday is … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Superman – The Last Days of Lex Luthor – Book One
Episode #016: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Before they were a multimillion-dollar media and licensing franchise, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were just a funny idea that two young artists in Western Massachusetts introduced in a black-and-white book with a 3,000-copy … Continue reading The Iron Age of Comics
Friends, you know what time it is. It’s Wednesday. It’s somewhat close to Day Thread time. Time for you to tell us all about the comics you’ve been enjoying lately! Whatcha buyin’? Whatcha readin’? Whatcha think about it? If you … Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread 16-AUG-2023
Action Comics #665 (May 1991) Writer – Roger Stern Artist – Tom Grummett “Wake The Dead” I decided to take a deep dive into the dollar bin at Eide’s Entertainment one weekend to get some comics to review and I … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Action Comics #665 (May 1991)
