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Out of the Vault – Star Brand
In 1985, DC Comics, worried that new fans were being put off by the convoluted continuity of the company’s universe, decided to hold a company-wide event, the Crisis on Infinite Earths, as a way to reboot, and therefore simplify, their … Continue reading
Super Movies: Adventures of Captain Marvel, Chapters 2-4
Continuing our recap of the very first onscreen appearance of a comic book superhero, Republic Pictures’ Adventures of Captain Marvel from 1941. As Chapter 1 ended, Betty and Whitey were in a car on a bridge that had been bombed. … Continue reading
Super Movies – Adventures of Captain Marvel, Chapter 1
Okay, I’ll have to apologize in advance, because I went a little screen-cap crazy on this one. But you’ll see why once we get into it. I wanted to cover this serial last year during the Origins series, but I … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Captain Marvel #3
I dumped on Vince Colletta’s inking last week, so I guess it’s only fair that I post one of the stories where I think his inking really works well. Captain Marvel #3, cover-dated July 1968, is in no way a … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Fantastic Four #55
Since we’ll be wrapping up Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer tomorrow, I figured I would pull out this classic issue to revisit today: Fantastic Four #55, cover dated October, 1966. I did not buy this issue new. I … Continue reading
Super Movies – Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Part 1
Two years after last week’s film, the Fantastic Four returned in 2007’s Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Featuring the same principal cast, one of the same screenwriters, and the same director, the film featured the Fantastic Four squaring off … Continue reading
Super Movies – Fantastic Four, Part 2
Continuing the recap of 2005’s big-budget feature adaptation of Marvel’s Fantastic Four. When we left off last week, Victor Von Doom was mutating. His skin and bones were turning to metal, plus he had magnetic and electrical powers. My God, … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – John Byrne’s Next Men
Hard as it may seem to believe now, the X-Men weren’t always the gargantuan fan favorites they are now. They hung around on the fringes of the Marvel universe for years until Chris Claremont and the late Dave Cockrum teamed … Continue reading
Super Movies – Fantastic Four, Part 1
Live-action success for Marvel’s original superhero team, the Fantastic Four, was a long time coming. They were featured in cartoon series over the years, from Hanna Barbera in the 60’s to DePatie/Freleng in the 70’s (in which the Human Torch … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Amazing Spider-Man #165 and 166
Okay, so last year at this time, I covered a Flash story from the 90’s that pretty much hit all the standard Christmas story marks. It had your bad guys ruining the season, a kid in danger, and some heavy-handed … Continue reading
