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Tag Archives: Jack Kirby
REVIEW: ‘Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers’ #1
(Dynamite Entertainment, 2014)
Writer: Joe Casey
Artist: Nathan Fox, Jim Rugg, Ulises Farinas
Colorist: Brad Simpson
Letterer: Simon Bowland
Based on Characters Created by Jack Kirby
Summary: What if you were told that your brain was so valuable, and you’re a member of the military, that if you die in the line of fire your mind will be transferred into a genetically perfect clone body? Continue reading
REVIEW: ‘Silver Surfer’ #1
(Marvel Comics, 2014)
Written by Dan Slott
Artwork by Mike Allred
Color Artwork by Laura Allred
Lettering by Clayton Clowes
The very first “expensive” comic book I purchased was the now classic, Fantastic Four #48 which introduces the Silver Surfer.
REVIEW: ‘Magnus: Robot Fighter’ #1
(Dynamite Entertainment, 2014)
Writer – Fred Van Lente
Artist – Cory Smith
Colorist – Maricio Wallace
Letterer – Marshall Dillon
There’s something magical about finding a thing you like where you didn’t expect it to be. It’s happened to me at various times with films, mostly because I had Continue reading
REVIEW: ‘Winter Soldier: the Bitter March’ #1
(Marvel Comics, 2014)
Written by Rick Remender
Artwork by Roland Boschi
Color Artwork by Chris Chuckry
Lettering by Clayton Clowes
Rick Remender is one of the smartest writers working in comic books today. He tells stories that are steeped in nostalgia yet feel like nothing else we have ever read, it’s a perplexing thing. In Winter Soldier: The Bitter March #1 Remender melds all the elements Continue reading
THINGS TO COME for January 2014
Things to Come for January 2014
with Kenneth Kimbrough
Welcome to 2014, the year we first get attacked by kaiju and the year when Solid Snake grows a pretty rad stache. As a part of the new year, I’m introducing a feature to the site in which I highlight new releases, reprints, relaunches and just about anything else that tickles me. All of this information can be found in the retailer catalog—PREVIEWS—which your local comic store should carry. Continue reading
REVIEW: “Amazing X-Men” #2
(Marvel Comics, 2013)
Review by Shawn Warner
Written by Jason Aaron
Pencils by Ed McGuinness
Inks by Dexter Vines
Color Artwork by Marte Gracia
Jason Aaron is one of the few writers who could take on a story so inherently fraught with potential theological complications and esoteric mumbo-jumbo and turn it into one of the most fun-filled and exciting high adventure X-Men stories to be written in quite some time. Continue reading
‘Lost in the Longbox’ with Brad Gischia, Episode 12
The Demon #5
(DC Comics, 1973)
Written & Drawn by: Jack Kirby
Lettered & Inked by: Mike Royer
Greetings from the Wasteland!
The Silver Age is often referred to, not only in terms of its fantastic creativity, but by the creators that were brave enough to change the way people thought about super heroes. Continue reading
REPORT: The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books (1938-1950) Exhibit
Zap! Pow! Bam! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books (1938-1950)
An Exhibit at the Jewish Museum of Maryland from January 27- August 18, 2013
Report by Shawn Warner
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In my bag of goodies I picked up on Free Comic Book Day I found a flier with a coupon printed on it for one free admission with a paid admission to the Jewish Museum of Maryland’s comic book exhibit. Continue reading