Back Issue #149 February 2024 (magazine review).
This edition of Back Issue treads somewhat familiar yet new territory for me, as it delves into the 1980s’ independent
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Harley Quinn: Vol. 6: Angry Bird by Frank Tieri, Inaki Miranda and Mirka Andolfo (graphic novel review).
Until recently, I hadn’t fully realized that these ‘Harley Quinn’ volumes were set in ‘The New 52’. This was primarily
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Brandon Sanderson’s take (film review).
Let’s swing into the wild web of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, with our film-reviewing fantasy author Brandon Sanderson in the
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Comic Book Creator #33 Winter 2024 (magazine review).
This latest issue of ‘Comic Book Creator’ commences with writer/editor Jon B. Cooke examining Stan Lee’s Excelsior Comics – four
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The Best Of Simon & Kirby’s Mainline Comics (book review).
By 1954, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby had already established a proven track record in creating successful comics. They
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The Green Hornet collector’s set (DVD film serial reviews).
The Green Hornet cast: Gordon Jones, Keye Luke, Anne Nagel, Wade Boteler, Phillip Trent, Cy Kendall, Stanley Andrews, Selmer Jackson,
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Forever Evil (The New 52!) by Geoff Johns, David Finch, Richard Friend and Sonias Oback (graphic novel review).
I initially thought there was a storyline jump when Lex Luthor arrived at Wayne Manor in the sixth volume of
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Justice League Volume 5: Forever Heroes (The New 52!) by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Doug Mahnke and Rod Reis (graphic novel review).
In this book series, you might expect DC Comics to have replaced ‘Justice League’ with ‘The Crime Syndicate’ in the
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Justice League Volume 4: The Grid (The New 52!) by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis and Joe Prado (graphic novel review).
The volumes of ‘Justice League’ in ‘The New 52’ have been reasonably straightforward until now. The current first priority is
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Alter Ego #109 May 2012 (magazine review).
This 2012 edition of ‘Alter Ego’ spotlights comic book artist Bernard Baily (1916-1996). Although not widely known, Baily co-created the
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