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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)
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
This Summer, DC Comics will experience a Dark Crisis. The Comic Book Chat will be looking back at other Crisis events throughout history. First up – Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) The fate of the DC Comics’ multiverse was at … Continue reading Crisis Management – Looking Back at DC Comics Crises – Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)
Superman -Volume 1: Son of Superman (2017) Writers – Peter J Tomasi and Patrick Gleason Artists – Patrick Gleason, Doug Mahnke, Jorge Jimenez, Mick Gray, and Jaime Mendoza March has been a busy month for me. I took a short … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Superman : Son of Superman Volume 1 (2017)
After what seems like forever, The Batman is finally hitting theaters this weekend. The Riddler will be the big bad that Batman will face off against in this film, so today we are talking about Edward Nygma in today’s Comic … Continue reading Character Spotlight – The Riddler
Adventures of Superman #481 (August 1991) Writer – Jerry Ordway Artist – Tom Grummett “The Big Drain” I had to run to Eide’s Entertainment last week to pick up my weekly copy of Detective Comics and I decided to peruse … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Adventures of Superman #481 (August 1991)
Suicide Squad Volume 2 The Nightshade Odyssey Writers – John Ostrander, Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, Paul Kuppenberg, and Robert Greenberger Artists – Luke McDonnell, Bob Lewis, Erik Larsen, Keith Giffen, Al Gordon, Malcolm Jones III, and Rob Liefeld After finishing … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Suicide Squad Volume 2 – The Nightshade Odyssey
I was on social media over the weekend and I saw a post from J.M. DeMatteis touting the 35th anniversary of the Justice League International. I remember one of the comic books I received for my birthday waaaaay back in … Continue reading 35th Anniversary of the Justice League International
Suicide Squad Volume 1 – Trial by Fire Writer – John Ostrander Artists – Luke McDonell, Bob Lewis, Karl Kesel, and Dave Hunt Do you ever panic read? I check out books and graphic novels from the local library once … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Suicide Squad Volume 1 – Trial by Fire
Wonder Comics – Amethyst Volume 1 Writer and Artist – Amy Reeder Colorists – Amy Reeder and Marissa Louise The latest comic book/graphic novel for discussion at the TO Comic Book Club was Amethyst by Amy Reeder. Amy Winston celebrates … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Wonder Comics – Amethyst (2021)
Black Manta #1 Writer Chuck Brown Artist Valentine De Landro I have a pull list at a local comic shop in Pittsburgh called Phantom of the Attic and frequent the many other shops in the city, like Eide’s Entertainment and … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Black Manta #1 (September 2021)
Detective Comics #1047 Writer Mariko Tamaki Artist Ivan Reis “The Tower” Part One The twelve part “Shadows of the Bat” storyline kicked off last week with the release of Detective Comics #1047. Arkham Asylum was destroyed during Infinite Frontier #0. … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Detective Comics #1047
Yes, you read the thread headline correctly. It’s been 10 years since Flashpoint and the birth of the New 52. Today we are going to discuss Flashpoint and the New 52 and what worked, what didn’t, and the missed opportunities … Continue reading 10th Anniversary of Flashpoint/New 52
Superman ’78 #2 Writer – Robert Vendetti Artist – Wilfredo Torres The holidays are approaching, and I have started my Christmas shopping. I was looking at a spinner rack of comics at Eide’s when I came across this issue of … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Superman ’78 #2
Batman: The Impostor #1 Writer – Mattson Tomlin Artist – Andrea Sorrentino I was in Las Vegas for around 5- or 6-days last month and one of my requests was to go to one of the comic book stores near … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Batman: The Impostor #1
Superman/Batman 62 (September 2009) Writers – Michael Green and Michael Johnson Artist – Rafael Alberquerque I set aside a bunch of comics for last year’s Month of Horror/Road to Halloween Reviews that I was unfortunately unable to get to, but … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Superman/Batman #62 (September 2009)
Plastic Man (2018) Writer – Gail Simone Artist – Adriana Melo One of my favorite things is reading dollar bin comics from the past five or ten years and looking at the in-house advertisements to find comics I may have … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Plastic Man (2018)
Suicide Squad – Get Joker #1 (of 3) Writer – Brian Azzarello Artist – Alex Maleev Jason Todd, aka the Red Hood, has been apprehended and placed in jail in Gotham City. After one too many fights with the other … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Suicide Squad – Get Joker #1 (of 3)
Brace yourself for the inevitable sexist subtext (and there is a LOT of it) as we soar through the clouds with the first female superhero to ever hit the big screen: Kara Zor-El, the Maid of Might! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: SUPERGIRL (1984)
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
