Author: Norman Robinson
The first full appearance of Alpha Flight was in X-Men #121. Alpha Flight was a team of superheroes sanctioned after the calamity with Weapon X. In fact on Vindicator's first solo run, he tussled with the X-Men to bring Wolverine back to the Canadian fold. Vindicator...
The Modern Age has several interesting matchups but few more intriguing than Batman #612, the battle between the Bat and the Man of Steel. Regardless of your love or lack thereof for the Zack Snyder movie Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice it has fight scenes...
If you have been in business, long enough, you learn one incontrovertible fact: relationships matter. The comic book world is filled with all manner of people. They have a variety of different backgrounds, cultures, and life goals; there is no monolithic comic book speculator. When...
Warner Brothers have been rumored to be working on a Justice League Dark series. One of the characters later in the series JLD was Etrigan the Demon. The Demon has been around DC since 1972. He first appeared in The Demon #1 by Jack Kirby who...
He is green, has long ears, the bearing of a high priest, the light step of a warrior-athlete and the wisdom of a philosopher. Yep, time to get our collective Yoda on. The most important thing Yoda brought to the Force was an explanation. He...
GoCollect has many hidden treasures, one of its best is the comic book popularity ranking system done on a rolling monthly basis. This month, GoCollect has named the top ten comics of the Modern-Bronze Age and they are predominately from one publisher,...
The old TV show Dragnet always used the one-liner, "just the facts ma'am!" This was a way to focus the audience on the inevitable outcome, Sgt. Joe Friday discovering the truth, despite sociopaths trying to avoid prison. Criminals will pay for their bad...
During the Silver Age, Marvel Comics created more iconic superheroes than ever before, or since. Two of these characters are this month's top Silver Age comics: Silver Surfer and Black Panther. Both of these legends were born during a time of great cultural upheaval with...
There are some characters back in the 70s and 80s that were mere blips on the horizon. At that time, X-Men (Claremont), Dark Knight Returns (Miller), and of course Amazing Spider-Man dominated the comic book landscape. Yes, there were other titles, but these series stole the...
Cracking slabs, in my opinion, is for the pro's among us who do comic book speculation full time. However, it can't hurt to keep your eyes open online and grab the occasional "low hanging fruit." What am I talking about? Every once in awhile I...
