Odds Against Tomorrow is an all-timer for sure.
January 27, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Odds Against Tomorrow is an all-timer for sure.
I've held a grudge against this issue for decades: it came out on literally the last weekend of my 6th grade summer vacation. "Have we got a summer for you!" Yeah, F you, Firestorm.
January 25, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I've held a grudge against this issue for decades: it came out on literally the last weekend of my 6th grade summer vacation. "Have we got a summer for you!" Yeah, F you, Firestorm.
Burt Lancaster= positive masculinity. "Did you ever notice how humans are the only animals to make love face to face?"
December 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Burt Lancaster= positive masculinity. "Did you ever notice how humans are the only animals to make love face to face?"
But that doesn't bother me. When I re-read Drake, none of the stuff Morrison did with the Chief happened. When I re-read Morrison, it did. Simple as that.
December 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
But that doesn't bother me. When I re-read Drake, none of the stuff Morrison did with the Chief happened. When I re-read Morrison, it did. Simple as that.
I generally compartmentalize runs by creators, and continuity-uber-alles fans seem to have a hard time with that. Two of my favorite comics are Arnold Drake's Doom Patrol and Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol. And Morrison's run shits all over Drake's (with the revelations about the Chief).
December 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I generally compartmentalize runs by creators, and continuity-uber-alles fans seem to have a hard time with that. Two of my favorite comics are Arnold Drake's Doom Patrol and Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol. And Morrison's run shits all over Drake's (with the revelations about the Chief).
The reason Cyclops walked out on his family is because Jim Shooter was yelling at Mike Carlin who was yelling at Bob Layton to get this book in by Monday, we don't care how you get there.
December 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The reason Cyclops walked out on his family is because Jim Shooter was yelling at Mike Carlin who was yelling at Bob Layton to get this book in by Monday, we don't care how you get there.
100%. I get very annoyed with fans who say Cyclops is a fundamentally awful character because "he walked out on his wife and kid." I mean... yeah, in a misbegotten spinoff book that was not by the writer who shepherded him for the decade prior.
December 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
100%. I get very annoyed with fans who say Cyclops is a fundamentally awful character because "he walked out on his wife and kid." I mean... yeah, in a misbegotten spinoff book that was not by the writer who shepherded him for the decade prior.
It provided a nice explanation for why Hawkeye was so gung-ho for Spidey to join the Avengers in ASM Annual #3.
December 27, 2025 at 2:26 AM
It provided a nice explanation for why Hawkeye was so gung-ho for Spidey to join the Avengers in ASM Annual #3.
I don't know that I have _ever_ seen an aerial view of MM...
December 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I don't know that I have _ever_ seen an aerial view of MM...
Claremont: "No one's giving my character rape trauma when I'm around! If anyone's giving my character rape trauma it'll be ME!"
November 24, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Claremont: "No one's giving my character rape trauma when I'm around! If anyone's giving my character rape trauma it'll be ME!"
I think I remember that anthology. Our class had one that included a few TV scripts, including this, "The Trouble With Tribbles (!)" and I think an "All In The Family" episode...
November 20, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I think I remember that anthology. Our class had one that included a few TV scripts, including this, "The Trouble With Tribbles (!)" and I think an "All In The Family" episode...
Yes, but now I want the Brave and the Bold team-up of The Flash and The Fugs...
November 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Yes, but now I want the Brave and the Bold team-up of The Flash and The Fugs...
The Robbins Cap pages where the Cobra loses his shit while the Viper goes down in flames is straight up one of my favorite comics sequences of all time.
November 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
The Robbins Cap pages where the Cobra loses his shit while the Viper goes down in flames is straight up one of my favorite comics sequences of all time.
If Paula had taken that producing gig instead of staying with Larry it would have worked.
October 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
If Paula had taken that producing gig instead of staying with Larry it would have worked.
Extra bonus: it's the men's room at Gazarri's!
October 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Extra bonus: it's the men's room at Gazarri's!
It's on archive.org! archive.org/details/comp...
October 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
It's on archive.org! archive.org/details/comp...
Yeah, I believe that was John Sayles' main contribution as (uncredited) script -doctor.
September 22, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Yeah, I believe that was John Sayles' main contribution as (uncredited) script -doctor.
Richard Price's run on "Legion" was so classic...
September 7, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Richard Price's run on "Legion" was so classic...
Mr. Miracle #22? It's actually good. Dunno why he disavowed it...
September 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Mr. Miracle #22? It's actually good. Dunno why he disavowed it...
But by immersing the reader in the Bad Shit, it was much more illuminating to Logan's character than just connecting continuity dots ("then James Hudson got the Adamantium formula from Lord Dark Wind...")
August 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
But by immersing the reader in the Bad Shit, it was much more illuminating to Logan's character than just connecting continuity dots ("then James Hudson got the Adamantium formula from Lord Dark Wind...")
BWS' Weapon X was a great judo trick in that it really didn't tell you anything about his past that you didn't already know (the program was Bad Shit, possibly coerced?). (1/2)
August 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
BWS' Weapon X was a great judo trick in that it really didn't tell you anything about his past that you didn't already know (the program was Bad Shit, possibly coerced?). (1/2)