10.19.2010
Looking for some good clean superhero fun? Then give the Power Pack digests a try! If you’re not familiar with Power Pack, they are a team of super-powered siblings ranging in age from 5 to 12. They first appeared in 1984, but Marvel started a new series of adventures five years ago featuring Power Pack […]
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08.24.2010
Last week’s post about Alpha Flight and the news about Chaos War: Alpha Flight has reignited my fanaticism for this team! Today I thought I’d stroll down memory lane with some of my favorite Alpha Flight related covers. Enjoy!
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08.16.2010
A few weeks ago, I shared an unlikely Brave and the Bold team-up comic cover. Turns out there is another gentlemen named Ross that runs a site dedicated to Brave and the Bold Batman team-ups that never happened. Click here to visit The Brave and the Bold… The Lost Issues! The amazing thing is that […]
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07.7.2010
Today I felt like spotlighting some of Alex Ross’ gorgeous Marvel work. Enjoy! Secret Wars Marvel Encyclopedia (click to enlarge) Spider-Man Green Goblin Assemble (click to enlarge) Visions: Iron Man First Avengers Marvel 1970s (click to enlarge) Uncanny X-Men #500 (click to enlarge) New Mutants #1 Mighty Marvel Heroes & Villains – This one is […]
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06.14.2010
In addition to blogging about comics this past week, I actually read some too! I’ve literally got stacks and stacks of comics I’m behind on reading. I got through over 60 comics and two digest this past week. For some reason I had a hankerin’ for Marvel, so many of these are Siege and X-related. […]
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05.13.2010
Welcome back to the second installment of ART ADAMS DAYS! Today we’ll be looking at some of Mr. Adams work on The New Mutants! I love me some New Mutants and without a doubt Arthur Adams is my favorite artist to ever draw these heroes. His line work is amazing and he really understood what […]
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05.12.2010
For the rest of this week we’re going to be celebrating ART ADAMS DAYS! Why you ask? Because it’s my blog and I say so! And because Arthur Adams is an amazingly, friggin’ly great artist!!! Today we’ll be looking at some of his X-Men work. This is by no means a complete collection of his […]
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05.11.2010
Just last week Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released Iron Man: The Complete Animated Series and the X-Men: Animated Series Volume 5. These cartoons from the 1990s hold a special place in my heart and I’m thrilled both entire series are now available on DVD. IRON MAN Need more Iron Man action after seeing the […]
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11.23.2009
This hilarious comic comes from Ryan Dunlavey’s Comic strip mashups. Thanks to Cary from THE UNIQUE GEEK listserv for bringing this cartoon to my attention.
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11.5.2009
Check out this Marvel Motion Comic based upon Joss Whedon and John Cassaday’s Astonishing X-Men #1. Wondering what is a Motion Comic? Essentially they take pre-existing artwork and move the drawings, enhance the artwork, record the dialogue, and add sound effects to create a near-animation experience. It’s a neat way to animate your favorite stories […]

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