Elementals #2 April 1989 It was 1989, and I was graduating from High School. In my home town, there were only two places to buy comics, a Convenience store with a spinner rack and just down the road from there at the town's only shopping mall, a B. Dalton booksellers that also had a spinner … Continue reading Reviews of Old Comics: Elementals Vol.2 #2
Reviews of Old Comics: Legion of Super-Heroes #303
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #303 September 1983 Unashamedly, I am a huge fan of the Legion of Super-Heroes. The period that I first fell in love with the Legion was about the same time a lot of people did, the period around 1983-1984 when Legion of Super-Heroes became DC's second best-selling title, right behind New Teen … Continue reading Reviews of Old Comics: Legion of Super-Heroes #303
Reviews of Old Comics: Hansi, The Girl Who Loved The Swastika
Hansi, the Girl Who Loved The Swastika February 1994 The trick in talking about Religiously-themed comics is doing so without inserting my own feelings about said religion into the commentary. Hansi was published in 1976 by Spire Christian Comics, who also produced a series of Christian-themed comics featuring Archie. It is the biographical story of … Continue reading Reviews of Old Comics: Hansi, The Girl Who Loved The Swastika
Reviews of Old Comics: Uncanny X-Men #152
UNCANNY X-MEN #152 December 1981 This is one of the first X-Men comics that I can remember buying, although not the first. That honor goes to the issue before this one which sports a classic "Kitty leaving Xavier's school crying" cover. I remember buying this and taking with me to read while my mom … Continue reading Reviews of Old Comics: Uncanny X-Men #152
Reviews of Old Comics: John Byrne’s Next Men #6
I've been reading comics for a long time, so I remember when comics were something you waited for and every week you were surprised. I remember when you trekked to the convenience store, or drug store, or grocery store, where ever you bought comics because there was no store that conveniently pulled your comics for … Continue reading Reviews of Old Comics: John Byrne’s Next Men #6
Reviews of Old Comics: Sensational She-Hulk #31
I've been reading comics for a long time, so I remember when comics were something you waited for and every week you were surprised. I remember when you trekked to the convenience store, or drug store, or grocery store, where ever you bought comics because there was no store that conveniently pulled your comics for … Continue reading Reviews of Old Comics: Sensational She-Hulk #31
Reviews of Old Comics: Unity #0
In the early 1990s, the speculation boom brought lots of new customers into comic shops. Some professionals in the industry though it might be a good time to create new universes to draw these new readers in, and some used purchased licenses to build those universes around. Valiant was one of those companies. Structured around … Continue reading Reviews of Old Comics: Unity #0
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