Author: Norman Robinson
The Old Guard is one of the relatively recent Image Comics to come along that is as exciting as it is original. Eisner-Winner Greg Ruka performs top-notch writing that plucks at the heartstrings of the saying, "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away." He puts a...
The Silver Age lasted from 1956-1970 and reinvigorated interest in superheroes like Flash and the Fantastic Four. Last month the top three books for the Silver Age were all Marvel. Marvel has continued to dominate this space. One unhappy speculator summed up the lack of DC interest...
The Punisher has been a fan favorite for those who love the entree of justice served with a steel-jacketed appetizer. Few anti-heroes have graced the screen with as much violence or pure adrenaline as Frank Castle a.k.a. The Punisher. As recent as early November, additional media hype...
It seems every month these same three Modern Age books are always contending for first place. One superhero, one supervillain, and one smart mouth merc make the list, obviously, these are Deadpool, Carnage and the Millennial favorite Venom. The three have one thing in common; the amount...
The loss of Daredevil on Netflix was stupifying to the fanbase in October 2018. We were left scratching our collective noggins, “Why cancel that show, Netflix?” Fans felt they had been hit with a cheap-shot from DD’s baton in a cool (Frank Miller inspired) ricochet...
There are many hidden gems in the world of comic book collecting. Early cameos, and price variants all blow up the value of a particular comic book. As the popularity of comic book speculation grows, the nuance of hidden gems of the Silver and Bronze Age are...
When I was a kid the thought of joining the French Foreign Legion and leaving all my problems for an elite organization appealed to me. One comic that captures the nuance and fun of the Foreign Legion is the comic book series Alien Legion. In a nutshell,...
Taskmaster is a villain extraordinaire, he can mimic any physical act he sees. Play Rachmaninoff on the piano, no problem. Shoot arrows in the bullseye like Hawkeye, piece of cake. Defeat Natasha Romananova in hand to hand combat with Captain America's fighting skill, easy peasy. You name...
The werewolf has been a mainstay of the horror genre all the way back to the days of black and white TV. So it is fitting that Werewolves of Marvel are finally getting their time in the speculative moonlight. Yes, it was primitive, but the 20th Century...
The horror genre never gets old, it takes many forms in the movies. It might make you hide behind the popcorn tub, watching a moron get a splitting headache from some ax-wielding maniac, or, that blood-curdling scream that sets your hair on end; maybe it's when you...
