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Video Vault #2: Jekyll and Hyde and McCoy and Walker
The second pass at video posting is up. I only did this one so soon after the last one because I got a subscriber to my channel. I bought a light to try to brighten things up, but I obviously … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Ex-Mutants #1
Once the new X-Men began their skyrocket to popularity in the late 70’s, it was inevitable that they would become the objects of parody. And one of the most popular parodies (one that will never appear in Out of the … Continue reading
Video Vault: An Experiment
There will not be a regular Vault today, because I did this thing. And yes, there’s a laundry of things wrong with it: bad lighting, bad framing, my own inexperience on camera. And there are a lot of things I … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Amazing Adventures #12
So, to see if you’ve been paying attention, a little pop quiz. Name this character: he’s an X-Man, heals instantly from wounds, flies into murderous rages, and has funky hair that sweeps back and up into two points. And never … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills
Over on Super Movie Mondays, we’re currently in the middle of a three-part look at X2, Bryan Singer’s sequel to his X-Men, which kicked off the current superhero movie boom. And as I mentioned on Tuesday, X2 was based in … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – The Inferior Five
Sorry this is late. I’m having technical difficulties with my house. On Monday, I mentioned The Toad, an X-Men villain who wore a lame jester-style outfit. Every now and then, somebody tries to bust out the jester look on a … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Shazam! #11
Last week, I talked about Werner Roth, a guy I’d always thought of as the most boring artist ever. Turned out, when looking back, that I realized he wasn’t bad when he was working within his genre. He’d just never … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – X-Men #77 & 96
I mentioned in Monday’s recap of the first X-Men movie that the original X-Men had not been a huge hit in the comics. Here’s a look at why. The issue in question is issue 77, featuring the story “When Titans Clash,” written … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Batman #247
So with New Year’s coming up, as well as Christmas just past, here’s a combined issue of Batman to enjoy. Batman #247, dated Feb. 1973, bucks the trend of its fellow DC Comics of the period with long main features … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Justice League of America #110
Sorry for the late update (and the missed update last week), but not only has it been hard to find a good Christmas story to cover, but the holidays in general tend to screw with my mind. I have so … Continue reading
