BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA #3 December 1992 It was the boom era for comic books, as speculators drove sales into the stratosphere, where comics sold easily in the five and six figures. Sports Card company Topps, after branching into the non-sports market sought to diversify by launching a comic book line, starting with the licensed comic for … Continue reading Reviews of Old Comics: Bram Stoker’s Dracula #3
Reviews of Old Comics: Legion of Super-Heroes #310
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #310 April 1984 It's been awhile since I continued these sequential reviews of old Legion comics from the 1980s. This was an especially hard storyline to get through, but let's save that for the review, shall we? SYNOPSIS: Omen has arrived on Khundia after the Legion has defeated his Prophet, but only with … Continue reading Reviews of Old Comics: Legion of Super-Heroes #310
Reviews of Old Comics: Typhoid #1
Typhoid #1 November 1995 I have to get in the right frame of mind for some of the plans we have for October, so I'm reviewing a darker comic, from Marvel's short-lived Edge imprint. It features Daredevil villain Typhoid Mary SYNOPSIS: Two young men, Trent and Quince have gotten hold of interrogation footage of Typhoid Mary in which … Continue reading Reviews of Old Comics: Typhoid #1
Reviews of Old Comics: Zero Hour #0
Zero Hour #0 September 1994 The 1990s was a boom time for the comics industry. Comics sales were regularly in the hundreds of thousands, spurred on by a speculator market that had come from the sports card market looking for cheap investments to turn into large returns. With high profits and a plethora of talent, the era should … Continue reading Reviews of Old Comics: Zero Hour #0
Reviews of Old Comics: Adventure Comics #342
Adventure Comics #342 March 1966 In Reviews of Old Comics, I've made a habit of reviewing comics from the 80's and 90's but I decided that I wanted to review an issue with more vintage, and decide to go with one I remember very fondly, where the Legion actually expels a member for SYNOPSIS: At Legion HQ, … Continue reading Reviews of Old Comics: Adventure Comics #342
Reviews of Old Comics: Batman and the Outsiders #32
Batman and the Outsiders #32 April 1986 SYNOPSIS: In Markovia, the new future Queen is being interviewed in a motorcade when it is attacked by the Masters of Disaster. As they apprehend the future Queen, the reporter that was interviewing her slinks away. In Gotham, the organized criminal element is taking advantage of Batman and the Outsiders … Continue reading Reviews of Old Comics: Batman and the Outsiders #32
Reviews of Old Comics: What If? #35
What If? #35 October 1982 SYNOPSIS: Matt Murdock is mourning at Elektra's grave. A large mysterious bald man visits and asks him to imagine a world where she didn't die, because Bullseye was killed while escaping from prison. Elektra is contracted to kill Matt Murdock's friend, Foggy Nelson. When he recognizes her as Matt Murdock's girlfriend from college, she … Continue reading Reviews of Old Comics: What If? #35
Reviews of Old Comics: Legion of Super-Heroes #309
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #309 March 1984 I'm picking back up my reviews of old Legion comics from the period that I started regularly buying Legion of Super-Heroes. I held off to avoid getting into a rut, but let's pick back up where we left off, in the middle of the Omen/Prophet story line, which had good intentions, but … Continue reading Reviews of Old Comics: Legion of Super-Heroes #309
Reviews of Old Comics: Crisis on Infinite Earths #11
CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #11 March 1985 I've been very critical of the New 52. A lot of critics have been very quick to call it a disaster. To their credit, DC is sticking to its guns and standing behind a rewriting of the history of the DC Universe, throwing out a lot of continuity. I'm not … Continue reading Reviews of Old Comics: Crisis on Infinite Earths #11
Reviews of Old Comics: Saga of the Swamp Thing #34
SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING #34 March 1985 For many fans my age, we grew up with the writing of Alan Moore. By "growing up" I mean that we literally learned of a new type of storytelling in comics from what he wrote for DC. Watchmen was a lot of people's introduction to his work, but … Continue reading Reviews of Old Comics: Saga of the Swamp Thing #34
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