Pop! Goes the Icon

Call this a shameless bit of shilling or call it a public service announcement, but either way, you have five hours left to bid on these four color beauties on eBay:
Lot of 13 1980s/90s Avengers and 1977 Ms. Marvel comics
There’s some good stuff in there: 300th issue of Avengers, origin of Ms. Marvel, lots of […]

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Are people reading X-Force, Marvel’s latest stab at a mutant team book under that name featuring former X-folk who, um, use eXcessive Force? Well, they must be, because apparently the first three issues “sold out.” So of course, it’s time for Marvel to release a collection of those issues while the ink is still drying […]

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For some reason, people love to hate the Beyonder. All he wanted to do was understand desire, folks. Is that asking so much, really?
Apparently, Rachel Summers thinks so. Because Bahlactus commands, it’s Phoenix bitch-slapping the All-Powerful Jheri-Curled One for the win, courtesy of Chris Claremont and the Official Favorite Artist of Pop! Goes The Icon™, […]

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I am not a good reviewer. I’m not sure why this is. As a music writer, my least favorite thing to do is review CDs. I do not like to review concerts. I’ve done one film review and it almost hurt to do it. I guess I just have enough trouble organizing my thoughts that […]

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I have to admit it: There is nothing more I love than the Marvel Universe circa Secret Wars. I’m guessing Mark Millar might feel that way, hence his tribute to that four-color era of bombastic awesomeness, the forthcoming limited series 1985. If you haven’t heard about this puppy yet (yeah, as if that’s possible), it’s […]

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Have to admit it: I am genuinely looking forward to Iron Man. If for no other reason, Robert Downey, Jr. That’s all I’m saying. Proof in the pudding, er, armor:

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I figured before I tossed my latest batch of sequential art periodicals (that’s “comic books” to the rest of us) into the big white boxes of doom, I’d reflect on who did and didn’t waste my hard-earned bucks this week:
First, as I expected, Alternate Reality Comics had both the second printing of Kick-Ass No. 1 […]

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Oh Marvel how you are trying to empty out my wallet!! You drop Secret Invasion No. 1 on me, give me all this really confusing but intriguing Skrullishness, then hand me not only a checklist of the books forthcoming I’ll need to complete the story, but the Great Satan Joe Q taunts me for three […]

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I just finished watching the first episode of the 1998 Silver Surfer animated series on YouTube. I read about the series but never had the opportunity to see any of the 13 episodes. I’m sure bouts of insomnia or spare moments here and there will find me finishing the rest of the series (assuming it […]

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Comic book artist Dave Cockrum — co-creator of the modern-day X-Men — died on Nov. 26, 2006. While this is obviously not news, I was recently reminded by long-time Cockrum friend and collaborator Clifford Meth that the sale of Cockrum’s personal comic book collection is still going on.
The sale is to raise money for Cockrum’s […]

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