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It Came From the Back Room #10
Standard recap: I’m slowly going through AABC’s one-million-plus back-issue room, restocking the boxes on the sales floor and pulling stuff to sell as discount/overstock/special items. I’m going through the alphabet backwards (don’t ask), and at my speed (especially with the school year now in full gear), this amounts to a two-year project. I’m currently on the Marvel “M” stuff, and here are some of the titles I’ve been encountering: Marvel Premiere: This is one of those institutions peculiar to comics: the try-out book, which a company uses to publish a couple of issues of a new series, and, if sales … Continue reading
Posted in Marvel, Reviews
Tagged Al Milgrom, Alice Cooper, Barry Smith, Black Panther, Black Widow, Captain America, Chris Claremont, Dr. Strange, Dr. Who, Frank Brunner, Frank Miller, George Perez, Howard Chaykin, Hulk, Iron Fist, Jim Starlin, John Buscema, John Byrne, Marvel Fanfare, Marvel Premiere, Michael Golden, Mike Mignola, Mike Ploog, Overstreet, Paul Smith, Silver Surfer, Simonson, Spider-man, Steve Englehart, Steve Gerber, Thing, Thor, Warlock, Wizard, X-men
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Phil’s Reviews: Stuff I Bought #182
Hellboy/Beasts of Burden #1 (of 1) — Writers: Evan Dorkin with Mike Mignola; Art: Jill Thompson Alan put this book out as my contribution to the “Pick Hits” wall for the week without even asking, because he knows how much I love Dorkin and Thompson’s spook-chasing critters, and this crossover with Hellboy (with Mignola providing the Big Red Demon’s dialog) doesn’t disappoint: same clever bits, same effective characterization, same refusal to go for the easy cuteness, same wonderful, award-winning art. If you’ve never encountered Beasts of Burden before, this is a great intro, and a perfect Hallowe’en present; if you … Continue reading
Posted in New Comics, Reviews
Tagged Action Comics, Avengers, Beasts of Burden, Bendis, Billy the Kid, Brubaker, Captain America, Eric Powell, Evan Dorkin, Goon, Hellboy, Incognito, Jack of Fables, Jill Thompson, Kyle Hotz, Lex Luthor, Master of Kung Fu, Mike Mignola, Millar, Neil Gaiman, Sean Phillips, Secret Avengers, Superman, Ultimate Avengers, Ultimate Spider-man, vampires, X-men
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It Came From the Back Room #8
Standard recap: I’m slowly going through AABC’s one-million-plus back-issue room, restocking the boxes on the sales floor and pulling stuff to sell as discount/overstock/special items. I’m going through the alphabet backwards (don’t ask), and at my speed (especially with the school year now in full gear), this amounts to a two-year project. I’m currently on the Marvel “M” stuff, and here are some of the titles I’ve been encountering: Marvel Two-In-One This is Marvel’s ’70s/’80s Thing team-up book, which lasted exactly 100 issues. Like all such books , it’s mostly done-in-one stories, and the pattern (Thing and guest-star meet, socialize … Continue reading
Posted in Marvel, News & Promos, Reviews
Tagged Bill Mantlo, Black Panther, Black Widow, Chris Claremont, Frank Miller, George Perez, Gerry Conway, Gil Kane, John Byrne, Karma, Len Wein, Marvel Team-UP, Marvel Two-In-One, Ross Andru, Sal Buscema, Sandman, Saturday Night Live, Spider-Woman, Steve Gerber, Storm, Thing, X-men
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New Buy It Now Auction! X-men #1, Iron Man #1, Silver Surfer #1, Giant Size X-men #1
All About has just begun another SPECIAL AUCTION featuring several key books, all at BUY IT NOW prices. You can view the auctions HERE. Larger scans of these gems are available below. The 4 books featured are X-men #1, G/VG, Iron Man #1 CGC NM- 9.2, Silver Surfer #1 VG+ and X-men Giant Size #1 VG/F. The BUY IT NOW feature allows you to purchase directly on the website or at the store NOW. Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Marvel, News & Promos, News and Events
Tagged Bronze Age, CGC, Colossus, Cyclops, Giant Size X-men #1, Iron Man #1, Phoenix, Silver Age, Silver Surfer #1, Stan Lee, Storm, Wolverine, X-men, X-men #1, Xmen
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Phil’s Reviews — Stuff I Bought #180
Casanova #3 — Writer: Matt Fraction; Art: Gabriel Ba Even though this is still reprinting previous issues, very few of you saw the originals, so it’s worth getting into now (especially with new stories promised after the repeats finish). Fraction’s in Michael Moorcock/Jerry Cornelius mode here, with time travel, flashy narrative techniques, suave spy stuff and hallucinogenic head games, and Ba’s one of the few artists able to keep up with him and make it all sing. Great stuff, and made even better by Fraction’s essays in each issue — this one, especially, where he gets very personal, practically pays … Continue reading
Posted in New Comics, Reviews
Tagged Action Comics, Bendis, Brereton, Brubaker, Captain America, Casanova, Cornell, Franken-Castle, Gabriel Ba, Guice, Matt Fraction, Oeming, Powers, Remender, Straczynski, vampires, Wonder Woman, X-men
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