Author: Norman Robinson
Apparently, the Modern and Bronze Age dominated the rankings last month. The top three characters highlighted are a carnivorous alien, a symbiote black costume, and Bruce Banner's cousin. Fortunately for us, the cousin is none other than the Savage She-Hulk who can more than hold her own...
The cancelation of The Punisher on Netflix last February after a strong first season and an adequate second season was a disappointment to Punisher fans everywhere. The Punisher first appeared in Marvel during the Bronze Age in Amazing Spider-Man #129. His key comic book is considered by...
The Silver Surfer was recreated for a generation by Ron Lim and Jim Starlin's work in the early 1990s. No cover captures the drama of Thanos better than the very beginning of the Infinity Gauntlet storyline in Silver Surfer #50. This issue retells the...
The writing in Alan Moore's comic book Watchmen #1 is thoughtful, prophetic, and a slice of the cold war all rolled into one. It impressed me as a detective story but the tone is somber warning humanity of overstepping. This comic is the source material for an...
In the immortal words of George Takei from Star Trek "Oh, my!" The latest bargain bin issue to take off is The New Mutants #1. It has jumped to the 20th place on the Bronze Age rankings. Mutants were all the rage in the 1980s, with Chris...
Currently, one of the more talented actors of his generation is going to play Morbius the Living Vampire, Jared Leto. Morbius is a scientifically created vampire. Back in the day, I thought it was a very original take on vampires. These scientific bloodsuckers have some of the...
It seems like some comics are underrated in value after the next best thing appears on the market. Every age of comics has a "golden oldies" section so to speak. The comics that either created interesting new characters, fresh starts, or simply were popular for...
The endgame is the most difficult part of any chess match. The extraneous pieces are removed from the board, the middle game has already dictated the outcome but even the slightest slip up can cost you the match. Marvel has another type of endgame we should be...
The "What if...?" series at Marvel has always been entertaining. They have run the gamut from Spider-Man joining the Fantastic Four, to Conan walking the Earth today, or something zany like "What if Captain America had been elected president?" Many of these seemingly crazy ideas have been...
Frank Castle (The Punisher) has one trait above all others: determination. He is tough, ruthless, and has mad skills with any type of weapon. But the thing that sets Punisher apart from every other costumed vigilante is his drive to find vengeance at all costs, and from...
