Author Archives: Dan

About Dan

Dan Jacka has been reading and collecting comics since he was a kid and we've known him since he was a kid! A recent Graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, full time Arizona Republic Copy Editor and part time AABC Staffer, Dan's knowledge of the comic medium is gaining on Phil's! Dan is a regular reviewer for AABC and welcomes your feedback!

The Latest and (Mostly) Greatest #41 by Dan!

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Dan

Oh boy, changes are ahead. We’re figuring things out, doing that whole social networking thing and bringing you the best blog-type things we can do. That means “Fresh Eyes” has officially been retired, and we may be coming up with something new for me to do (we’ll see). In the meantime, your new comics reviews … Continue reading →

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Fresh Eyes on Old Books #40 by Dan

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Dan

Holy Moses…we’ve done 40 of these! That’s a lot folks. If you’ve read every one, I’m kind of worried about you, but good job! Let’s do this! Sgt. Fury #51 from 1968 Evil Nazis! Now that I have your attention, this is another “Nazis try to kill all the leaders of the Allied forces” that you get … Continue reading →

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The Latest and (Mostly) Greatest #40 by Dan!

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Dan

Busy week, so I’m putting this together nice and quick for you guys.  Let’s do this! PunisherMax #21 Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: Steve Dillon Holy Moses. This is the penultimate issue of this title and everything starts to go bang bang bang! Phil and I had a discussion determining how this fit into any kind of continuity … Continue reading →

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Fresh Eyes on Old Books #39

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Dan

Happy New Year! I gotta go start a job, but I promise I’ll get these done first, so let’s do this! Strange Adventures #120 from 1960 No joke, the first story of this issue of Strange Adventures involves living oil trying to take over the world. Somehow, these creatures can start fires and not burn out, and … Continue reading →

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The Latest and (Mostly) Greatest #39 by Dan!

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Dan

So… funny story. I got a real job. (What are we….chopped liver? Editor Alan!) But I don’t have the actual guts to just up and quit this job, so you won’t be seeing any less of me here on this blog. Let’s do this! TMNT Micro-Series #2 Michelangelo Writer: Brian Lynch Artist: Andy Kuhn: All right you … Continue reading →

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