Category: Comics
[caption id="attachment_24744" align="alignleft" width="300"] © Kii Arens[/caption] Now that the restrictions on getting one's hair cut has eased, I finally got to go to the place I usually go, within walking distance of my house: Derby City Chop Shop in the Germantown neighborhood of Louisville. And I'd wanted...
One of my favorite parts of comic book collecting has become procuring the Marvel comic books that were published in the month that I was born. Whether you are a Marvel fan, a DC fan, or love any and all types of comics, I...
Perhaps you can help me with a mystery I am trying to solve. I can not for the life of me figure out why the first appearance of Matt Murdock, the Man Without Fear, in Daredevil #1 languishes so far behind other Marvel first appearances not...
The comic book hunt has one common thread of experience for collectors, investors, and speculators alike. Everyone has at one time or another during a sale day, back issue bargain, or just buying books from a buddy come across comics that are ubiquitous. They are almost as...
The story of Iron Man is one of the most distinctive in Marvel. Not because of his Iron Man suit, micro missiles, targeting computer, repulsor rays, or the powerful Arc Reactor inches from his heart. Those are all trey-cool but are nowhere...
Sony's Spider-Man is as popular as it can ever be! The success of the solo movies along with the partnership with Marvel has made millions at the box office. Tom Holland, the current Spider-Man actor, has revitalized the character with a more youthful, energized feeling. He has...
No, but if they did it would be Doctor Occult! He wields arcane magic like Constantine, while also being a formidable detective. I'll forgive you if you don't know who this is because honestly, neither did I till I researched him. But this supernatural detective just...
Not sure if everyone remembers, but Atlas Comics was hot around this time last year. This was due to Paramount Pictures acquiring the rights from them to make movies. Think of Paramount trying to make a superhero universe with this comic brand. When this news came...
Jude might make you think of the Beatles, but does it resonate as one of the most underused villains in the Marvel Universe? Let's track down Jude, The Entropic Man. Discovering Jude, The Entropic Man There are so many villains out there, it's...
Not to leave Spider-Man out of the prior Giant-Size article, here the webslinger’s most popular Giant-Size books get their own feature. GIANT-SIZE SPIDER-MAN #1 (1974) The market...
