Sat, 16 December 2006
Besides my normal new books, I got a stack of back issues during an all day comic shopping excursion with JJ. Some of the booty: The Mighty Crusaders (1980s) #3,4; Cerebus Jam #1; a pile of Superboy and the Legion of Super-heroes issues; a pile of old Justice League of America issues; The Comet #1,2; Marvel Superheroes #20; The Phantom (from King Comics) #20; and lots more than I want to type in-- about 30-35 comics in all. I was buying JJ comics as his Christmas gift, and I helped him pick out a few. He got about 20-25 comics. We drove to a comics shop we had never been to, and boy, did they have back issues... then we drove to a nearby antique/flea building to buy more comics. Add a happy lunch at Friendlys, and you have one good day. I also found a few X-mas gifts for the wife... which is good; I am woefully not prepared for the holiday...
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-- posted at: 11:21pm EDT
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Sat, 16 December 2006
An all-Mighty Crusaders episode with a Holy Crap! review of The Mighty Crusaders #2 & 3 from the 1960s. All cover images are copyright their respective copyright holders. (42:24) |
Mon, 11 December 2006
Nearly all the books I'm about to mention are superhero titles, which is not indicitive of my overall reading tastes. I like everything from the most unheard of indie comics to Uncle Scrooge. My heart just grew up with superheroes... and you may be able to tell that I grew up Marvel... but I did read an indie trade in the past couple weeks that I enjoyed: the first volume of Stylish Vittles. Currently on my pull list: Justice League of America, Justice Society of America, X-Factor, Captain America, Fantastic Four, New Avengers, & Astonishing X-Men. Limited series on my list: 52, Civil War, Civil War: Front Line, Agents of Atlas, All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z, and Nextwave: Agents of HATE. I recently dropped Thunderbolts and She-Hulk in order to add Comics Revue magazine, which reprints old newspaper strips. I predict another drop or two as I want to buy more back issues from the golden and (mainly) silver age... Comics I am currently buying off the stands for a short time only for various reasons: Amazing Spider-man (for Civil War), Eternals (limited series), Fables (I'm going to get trades instead), and Newuniversal (I just want to see what Ellis does with it-- especially Spitfire, my favorite of the old New Universe). I've also picked up some random reads, like the Marvel Milestones: Ultimate Spider-man, Ultimate X-Men, Microman, & Mantor special (mainly for the 2 golden age reprints) and The Official Handbook of the Invincible Universe. Also, I got Annihilation: Nova #4 because I heard it contains the death of Quasar, who I like. Yes, it does contain that, much to my chagrin and dislike. I regularly get Wizard and Comics Buyer's Guide. Back issues I read recently: Legion of Superheroes #280 & 281 (from 1981). Currently in the middle of these books: the second volume of Stylish Vittles, a stack of Plastic Farm issues, and the huge Incredible Hulk #100 (present series). I am still forgetting a lot, but it's late.
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-- posted at: 11:28pm EDT
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Sun, 10 December 2006
As Christmas nears, the radio has been invaded by Christmas music, and as the notes of "We Three Kings" fill the air, I am thinking of three kings of the comic industry who have passed away over the past weeks. Jerry Bails, herald of comic fandom. Dave Cockrum, artist whose contributions to the X-Men were integral. Martin Nodell, golden age artist and creator of the original Green Lantern. The heirs to these three kings owe them much.
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Sat, 9 December 2006
Back issue reviews of The Bull Calf and Other Tales, Atom and Hawkman #42, Life With Archie #52, and The Original Shield #1 & 2! Pat returns with a review of Action Comics #844! Special review of Plastic Farm #2 &3! Any cover images are copyright their respective copyright holders. (24:06) The Comic Book Attic is now on iTunes! |
Fri, 8 December 2006
The not-as-big-as-planned 25th episode: Comic buying in Georgia! Premiere of the ComicsConfusion segment featuring the 40s/50s Captain Americas! My friend Pat reviews A Tale of One Bad Rat! My 2 Pennies segment on the tired subject of delayed books! A few comics I wish weren't cancelled! And a song from my band! Any cover images are copyright their respective copyright holders. (43:56) |
Fri, 8 December 2006
This is a new feature for the blog page to try to give it some original written content. I will be running down my comics purchases for the day/week whenever I feel like sharing. These are not reviews, but there may be notes of interest. On Wednesday, I stopped at Borders and bought Amazing Spider-man #536. Somehow JJ (sometime guest of the show) had this comic days before it was out at my local comic shop. Either my shop got a late shipment or whatever gas station/grocery store/bookstore he bought it from has good connections... I also decided to sample the new Richard Donner co-written Action Comics #845. I will review this on the show because new Attic correspondent Pat has sent me an audio review of the previous issue. Today, I got my new books: The Official Handbook to the Invincible Universe #1, Newuniversal #1, Agents of Atlas #5, 52#31, and Justice Society of America #1. I also drove to my favorite back issue store and picked up The Mighty Crusaders (the outrageous 1960s series) #3, Marvel Two-in-One #35 (Skull the Slayer! I've been looking for this one), and (insert drum roll) Detective Comics #359-- the first appearance of the Barbara Gordon Batgirl! I got that in a tattered, but otherwise decent condition for $6.50. That is why I love this store... Any cover images are copyright their respective copyright holders.
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Fri, 8 December 2006
Still having trouble with episode 25. I'm going to re-edit it; the problem may be in the larger file size. I never claimed I was good with computers. I just like talking about comics... So, the show won't be an hour. I will try to still make it as long as I can. Bits that were edited out will appear in episode 26. Stay tuned over the next 2 days. I'd edit it now, but it's 2AM. It's happy-sleepy time for this little narrowcaster... By the way, interested in Archie Comics superheroes? Look no further than http://www.mightycrusaders.net It's a great site for fans of The Mighty Crusaders, including Who's Who/Marvel handbook style profiles, which I enjoy. Episode 27 will tentatively feature a review of an old 1960s Mighty Crusaders comic.
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Thu, 7 December 2006
Episode 25 has experienced some trouble uploading, but it should be up soon. Meanwhile, here's some of the links for podcasts mentioned in #25 and in previous episodes: Around Comics: http://www.aroundcomics.com/ Meanwhile: http://www.ironhorsecomics.com/meanwhilepod/ Marvel podcasts: http://www.marvel.com/news Quiet! Panelologists At Work: http://podcast.panelologists.com/ Comic News Insider: http://cni.libsyn.com/ Comics Pipeline: http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/?column=24 The Quarter Bin: http://indigofire2525.libsyn.com/
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Sun, 3 December 2006
Another "lost episode" episode in which I discuss different comic shops that I have visited. (The cover image posted with this episode is of a comic mentioned in a previous episode.) Any cover images are copyright their respective copyright holders. (20:55) |