Tag Archives: comic

Secret Wars: Prelude

By Eric S Brown Never let it be said that Marvel doesn’t like to milk an event for all the money that can be made from it. Often with popular events such as the X men’s Inferno, Daredevil’s Devil’s Reign, … Continue reading

Loading

Posted in Book Review, Columns, Non-fiction, Review | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Secret Wars

By Eric S Brown ***Possible Spoilers Below*** The original Secret Wars mini-series in 1984 was a first of a kind event for Marvel. It was a year long story, spread over twelve issues, intended both to help promote a line … Continue reading

Loading

Posted in Book Review, Columns, Non-fiction, Review | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The King in Black

By Eric S Brown It could be argued that the King in Black is perhaps the best, huge “event” that Marvel has published in some time. It is high octane action right from its opening pages onward as Earth’s heroes … Continue reading

Loading

Posted in Columns, Non-fiction, Review | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Complete Gail Simone Red Sonja Omnibus

by Eric S Brown Gail Simone is a well known and amazingly talented comic writer. Her works include beloved runs on titles such as Birds of Prey, Batgirl, The Secret Six, and Red Sonja. The Red Sonja movie that is … Continue reading

Loading

Posted in Columns, Non-fiction | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Micronauts Artist Edition

by Eric S Brown At the end of the 1970s, Bill Mantlo adapted a then popular toy line called the Micronauts into a Marvel Comic. The comic with Mantlo at its helm was, for a time, one of Marvel’s best … Continue reading

Loading

Posted in Columns, Non-fiction | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Red Sonja: Travels

by Eric S Brown After Marvel lost the rights to Red Sonja, they were picked up by Dynamite Comics who continues to publish her with new series seemingly continually being announced. Travels is a series of trade paperbacks that collects … Continue reading

Loading

Posted in Columns, Non-fiction | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Return of Wally West by Eric S Brown

The Return of Wally West Eric S Brown Rebirth was a universe spanning event at DC Comics which once again altered the history and worlds of their characters. The first collected trade paperback of Titans in the Rebirth timeline, The … Continue reading

Loading

Posted in Columns, Non-fiction | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Many Origins of the Legion of Superheroes by Eric S Brown

The Many Origins of the Legion of Superheroes Eric S Brown The Legion of Superheroes is a DC Comics’ team whose adventures take place one thousand years in the future, after the days of Superman and Batman. The Legion is … Continue reading

Loading

Posted in Columns | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Etrigan, The Demon by Eric S Brown

Etrigan, The Demon Eric S Brown The Demon, Etrigan, has been a part of the DC Universe since 1972 and was created by the legendary comic artist Jack Kirby, though Kirby wasn’t exactly thrilled with the character as Etrigan’s success … Continue reading

Loading

Posted in Columns, Non-fiction | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Should you get your comics graded? by Eric S Brown

Twenty years ago, the Certified Guaranty Company started operations and has since graded over five million comic books. The impact of the CGC, and other later companies such as CBCS and PGX, is staggering – changing much about how comics … Continue reading

Loading

Posted in Columns, Comic Book | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The New Mutants by Eric S Brown

One of the first notable movies to be released during the age of Covid 19, The New Mutants has so far been a box office flop, earning back only around two thirds of its production budget. The film has numerous … Continue reading

Loading

Posted in Columns, Non-fiction | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Immortal Hulk by Eric S Brown

In 2018, Marvel Comics’ most famous, rampaging, green giant got a brand new ongoing series and its first five issues are collected in Immortal Hulk Vol. 1.    This new series is an original take on the character and is … Continue reading

Loading

Posted in Columns | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment