Ask the Professor #21 — What Old Comic Do I Remember?

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Phil

In the 60’s, there was one comic issued by DC that had about 100 pages and it had a story line that involved most, if not all, of the DC heroes. Back in the late 60’s or 70’s, there was a giant comic book with a story line about a mirror that allowed you to enter a different world. I’ve been trying to find this comic, but I don’t quite remember whether it was DC or Marvel. I seem to remember that the story line had a host that narrated the story. Whats the story where Conan the cimmerian is … Continue reading →

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Phil's Reviews — Stuff I Bought #103

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Phil

Batman #683 — Writer: Grant Morrison;  Penciller: Lee Garbett;  Inker: Trevor Scott OK, so let’s get this straight: the whole Batman: R. I. P. thing had no effect whatsoever on Bruce Wayne’s life and/or death; he came out of it fine, beat the bad guys, and then went off to join the JLA for Final Crisis, where he was captured, stuck into a mind meld with that Lump thing from the Kirby Mister Miracle books, and that’s where we are now. The reason I can live with that is that these last two issues of mindplay have given Morrison a … Continue reading →

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Phil's Reviews — Stuff I Read and Put Back #103

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Phil

The Spirit Special #1 — Creator: Will Eisner Four Eisner seven-pagers: “Sign of the Octopus,” from 1947,  “Black Alley” from 1949, and the two-part introduction of Sand Seref from 1950. The only reason it’s on the “put back” list is because I already have all the stories; I chanced upon Denny Colt via the Warren magazine reprints 30 years ago, and have been a fan ever since. That being said, this is a wrongheaded package: the lead story prominently features Ebony, making this book problematic as a give-away to non-fans interested by the movie (insert your own joke here) and … Continue reading →

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Phil's Reviews — Stuff I Bought #102

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Phil

Invincible Iron Man #8 — Writer: Matt Fraction;  Artist: Salvador Larroca Thor God-Size Special #1 — Writer: Matt Fraction;  Artists: Dan Brereton, Doug Braithwaite, Mike Allred and Miguel Angel Sepulveda Uncanny X-Men #505 — Writer: Matt Fraction;  Penciler: Terry Dodson;  Inker: Rachel Dodson I’ve become increasingly impressed with Matt Fraction; his Iron Man has been a textbook example of how a creator can blend the best of a popular movie version of a character with the ongoing, continuity-laden comic version, and manage to please both old and new readers. Here, he has the unenviable task of synching Tony Stark and … Continue reading →

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Phil's Reviews — Stuff I Read and Put Back #102

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Phil

DC Universe Holiday Special #1 (of 1) — Writers: Various, including Dan Didio, Joe Kelly and Paul Dini;  Artists: Various, including Ian Churchill, Dustin Nguyen, Rafael Albuquerque and Kevin McGuire Lots of anthology specials this week; how you feel about them, of course, depends on whether there are enough “good” artists and writers to justify the price. Here, for $6, there’s a beautiful Frank Quitely Christmas cover, a pretty-good JLA 7-pager by McGuire, a Didio Aquaman story whose dialogue you can make fun of (“Back down, Aquaman, or I, Captain Blanco, will kill her where she stands”: who talks like … Continue reading →

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