So at some point a few years ago, I was diving into some very cheap comics and came across a book titled Legends of Tomorrow. At that point, I'd been watching the television series pretty regularly and considering Firestorm was on the cover, I thought I'd give it a chance, especially considering it was a …
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HorrorComicsMonth: DC vs. EC
I've written about how much I enjoy following the comics months hashtags over the years, even though I completely miss some and overindulge on others. And in some cases, I can't even remember what the theme of the month was. But I always remember that October is #HorrorComicsMonth. Because duh. It's OCTOBER. Anyway, when I …
Demon Days: X-Men #1
I'm going to classify this as #HorrorComicsMonth material because even though it's a superhero comic, it is an alternate take on the X-Men that has characters fighting a monster. Featuring story and art by Peach Momoko (and adapted to English by Zack Davisson), Demon Days is an X-Men title that was published in the summer …
DC Special #29
Last weekend, because it was Batman Day, my LCS had a "50% DC Back Issues" sale. One of my favorite things as of late is diving into the "DC Misc." and "DC Specials" portion of the back issue bins because I always wind up finding random stuff that I wouldn't have thought to buy. A …
Mini-Reviews of Comics from a Modern-Day Mystery Box, Part Two
I reviewed books from the mystery box last post. These are the ones that tie directly into #FantasyComicsMonth, as there were a number in the box that had sword and sorcery or fantasy themes. Most of them are independent comics, which I think is the case for most fantasy books these days because aside from …
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Mini-Reviews of Comics from a Modern-Day Mystery Box, Part One
Something that you'll hear me talk about once I finally release my Baltimore Comic-Con episode of Pop Culture Affidavit is how I bought a $20 mystery box from one of the booths (I think Third Eye Comics?). There were 25 comics inside plus a trade paperback as well as a few variant cover editions, so …
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OHOTCU?
One of the titles that I haven't really been writing about much on this blog but that I have been slowly collecting is the 1980s Marvel series King Conan (later titled Conan the King). I wound up with a copy of issue #27 in a Marvel grab bag from my LCS once, loved the story, …
Two Types of Beowulf Comics
So #FantasyComicsMonth continues and this time around, I'm grabbing some books that I've been holding onto for at least a year in addition to some that I picked up at this year's Baltimore Comic-Con. They both have to do with the same character: Beowulf, the famous viking epic hero that you probably read about in …
A #FantasyComicsMonth Grab Bag
I'm behind on quite a few things this month because of both work and some personal stuff. Those few things not only include work (in fact, I have a ton of essays to grade that are sitting to my left) but two podcast episodes and a bunch of blog posts for this site. What's been …
A Week Sick is a Week Uncollected
I tested positive for COVID on Sunday. It wasn't a surprise because everyone else in the house had it, and I was fortunate enough to just wind up with a really bad cold for most of the week. As I type this, I'm pretty much better but taking it easy for one more day just …
The Uncollecting 