The Super Blog Team Up is back and bigger than ever. A group of like minded Bloggers and Podcasters have banded together to talk and write about pop culture expanded universes. What are expanded universes you ask? Well it all starts with a franchise of some kind, whether it be a movie, TV show, book... Continue Reading →
For Reggie
Normally on this blog I write about the comic books that I read. I do it mostly as a journal but I also hope that there is the chance that someone else might read it and enjoy it. I’m writing this piece though in an effort to express my feelings of sadness and loss after... Continue Reading →
Groo in the Marvel Age
I’ve mentioned before on this blog that I am working on putting together a collection of Groo comics. That collection includes more than just issues of Groo the Wanderer though, I also buy comics and magazines with Groo on the cover. Sergio Aragones is a master of one-page gags and Groo is a perfect character... Continue Reading →
Sunday Fun-Day – X-Men #137
Back here I told a story about how I was at the right place at the right time when a dealer said the comics in several boxes were now all a dollar a piece instead of their marked price. The were mostly variant covers of recent Marvel boxes, Batman & Spider-man comics, but also mixed... Continue Reading →
The Nuclear Family and The Outsiders
I was born in the early seventies and grew up in the eighties during the end of the Cold War. During that time the possibility of nuclear holocaust felt like an ever-present danger. I did not practice duck and cover drills in school or anything but we did have fallout shelter signs showing us how... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Entry Who’s Who vol VI
The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe is one of my all-time favorite comics. One of the reasons for this is because it was something my brother and I shared growing up. It was a comic we read together. We would read each issue and pass them back and forth. We would debate who were... Continue Reading →