10/06/08 new Bob's Thoughts: Halloween Edition!
By 1950, EC had started their line of (legendary) horror books, most every publisher had a horror title or two in their lines and super-heroes were, for a time...
10/01/08 new Bob's Thoughts column
Out of print for nearly 25 years, this is a large (9 x 12) hardback of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein novel lavishly illustrated by Bernie Wrightson. I recall that the earlier edition was the first time I ever read the entire Shelley work and...
9/18/08 new Philistarved column
Local is a 12-issue series written by Brian Wood and drawn by Ryan Kelly about a young girl becoming a woman, all over the United States.
9/18/08 new Off The Beaten Path column
I chose to write and submit my column from the bowels of the comic shop this week. I may make this a habit, not sure yet. This week's column is called...
9/02/08 new He Said/She Said column
Mike: Okay, to end on a positive note: Action Comics. There, a positive note.
Shar: Other DC writers, please take note of what Geoff Johns is doing here. He's interacting with continuity, building suspense, and doing big things...
8/01/08 new Mainstream Mania column
If you've ever been to Comic-Con, you know this feeling-it's Tuesday of the week after, and I'm still finding it hard to get on a sleeping schedule that would qualify as human,...
7/23/08 new The Bottom Line column
Ever since his first appearance in Batman #1 in 1940, the character of the Joker has been the most captivating (and easily the most lethal) foe in Batman’s ...
7/08/08 new Pulp Notes column
I have been planning to restart an expanded Pulp Notes (for the website) for a little while now, but never quite made the time or found the right subject. Unfortunately, one presented itself...
