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Men of War
2011-09-14 12:39:00 The comic book that I am looking forward the most to out of all of the New 52 is ?Men of War?. I realize that the book was on the shelves last week, but I won?t see until my shipment comes in from Midtown Comics next week. (I?m on the bi-weekly plan) So, it will ...
The New Number Ones
2011-09-07 13:33:00 The DC comic book universe is being shaken this month by the renumbering and new beginnings of all of the DC comic book line. This is exciting to me. I have been looking forward to this new change; not as simply "out with the old" but a truly new beginning. It has also given me ... More About: Comics
G.I. Joe Renegades
2011-01-13 02:27:00 I walked in the PX today and found a ?Snake Eyes? action figure for my office?it rocks really. It is the first of my G.I. Joe collection?because I definitely want more. Needless to say, I was excited to get back home to catch up on Friday?s episode of G.I. Joe: Renegades. Renegades shows on The ... More About: Comics
2011 Pull List
2011-01-06 03:00:00 In 2011, I am looking forward to a long list of Comic Books to keep me engaged in my reading. There are so many exciting stories that are being developed and new twists occurring in many of my favorite books. With the beginnings of ?Batman Incorporated? to the closing issues of the ?Brightest Day??it looks ... More About: Comics , List
Simply Whelmed by Young Justice
2010-12-02 03:28:00 Last week, I had the opportunity to see the premiere of Young Justice . I had not been privy to any promotional advertisements or any of the hype. Actually, I found out that the premier would be airing by accident. On the very day that the premiere was supposed to show, I was flipping through television ... More About: Comics , Simply
VA Comicon 2010
2010-11-25 02:33:00 I had a great opportunity to visit this year?s VA Comicon at the Ramada Plaza West in Richmond, Virginia. It is a two-day show combined with an Anime show on the side. I thought it was a very good show for it?s size. I was impressed with the schedule of events. The organizers set up ... More About: Comics
Bruce Wayne: The Road Home
2010-11-18 01:06:00 As Bruce Wayne rises from the dead, he first visits his apprentices in The Road Home Series of books. While the books look like one shots they are part of a large interconnected story that not only follows Bruce Wayne but it also follows Vicki Vale?s detective work. I really do not understand the reasoning ... More About: Comics
The Road Not Taken
2010-11-11 00:13:00 Superman #704 is another nice reflective story that is happening within the Superman storyline right now. In this issue Lois reflects back on her life?her dreams and her accomplishments?and asks the questions we all do. Like Lois, I wonder things like?what if I?d never gotten in the Army, what if I?d stayed in the hotel ... More About: Comics , Road
Superman: Secret Origin
2010-10-24 04:10:00 (Image from Superman : Secret Origin #6) After a long wait, the final issue of Superman: Secret Origin was delivered to my door. I think the trade-paperback will read much better?without the long delays between issues. Understandably, Geoff Johns has been a little busy lately. Superman: Secret Origin did a great job of capturing the Superman ... More About: Comics
Peel-n-Sitck Bags and Boards
2010-08-08 01:16:00 For the last three years or so, I have relied on Midtown Comics to send me my comics. Over these past years, I have been very happy with them and continue to be. One item that I’ve enjoyed from them is their Peel-n-Stick Bags and Boards. When I order from them–or when my subscriptions arrive–the ...
The Killer Cure
2009-01-21 17:32:00 Image from ComicVine.com This cliff hanging book has Spider-man’s powers in its sights. As Black battle white, we see Venom also fight for his life. my favorite quote in the book is from none other thatn Spider-man who says: “OH, Man! That is on of Life’s little treasures when one of the bad guys says “no fair”. It seems ... More About: Comics , Killer , Marvel Comics , Cure
The Osborn Supremacy
2009-01-14 18:51:00 (Image from Comicvine.com) As the storyline of “New Ways to Die” continues in Amazing Spider-man 569, the very last page introduces “Anti-Venom”. The fact that Marvel has named a character “Anti-Venom” strikes me as funny, simply because one of the unclassified safety briefs upon entering Iraq included the words “there is no Anti-Venom”–next time I go through ... More About: Comics , Marvel Comics
Back With Vengeance
2009-01-08 20:09:00 (Image from Comicvine.com ) Amazing Spider-man 568, begins the “NewWays to Die” arc with style. It restarts the life of Peter Parker without all of the trappings of the Spring and Summer 2008 drama concerning Aunt May or Mary Jane. The book reads as if that past doesn’t exist–and, of course, it doesn’t anymore–so why dwell ... More About: Comics , Back , Marvel Comics , Vengeance
Pull list as of 6 August 2008
2008-08-06 16:43:00 A friend of mine from reminded me that people may be interested in means pull list. Of course, I have a pull list online at Midtown Comics , but my list includes titles from DC and Marvel. I try to maintain some sense of order in my collection?subscribing to the titles that fit within the Superman, Batman ... More About: List , Marvel Comics , August , Pull
The Rest Within The Comic Books
2008-07-30 16:43:00 Lately, I have been incredibly busy. Almost too busy for comic books–or too tired when I get back to my bed. But wait!! Comic books are not work!! Sometimes it is work to read anything at the end of the day. But I was reminded recently that a good comic book once a day is enough to ... More About: Books , Comics , Comic Books , Comic-books
Comic Book Retreat
2008-07-23 21:40:00 Obviously, I have gotten a little behind in my writing on comicbookday.com. I’ve been spending much of my time on chaplainandrews.comto communicate to families and friends while I am here in Iraq. But, I am longing for just a couple of days of rest, where I can read more than one comic book at a time. ... More About: Comic , Comics , Book , Comic Book , Retreat
Flash Revisted
2008-06-19 10:48:00 (Image from ComicVine.com) I’ve never read much of the Flash . I really never understood his apeal. So, when I recently received a box that included several Flash comic books, I was excited to dive a little more into his story. One of the arcs that was given to me was a story of Barry Allen’s return and Wally ... More About: Comics
Up and Running?Sort of
2008-06-01 19:49:00 Over the last couple of weeks, you have been entertained by stuff I wrote prior to arriving in Iraq–I did that to 1. Keep the website alive and 2. To mask my movement–OPSEC stuff. But, here I am. In Iraq. Without comic books. Not really–there have been some wonderful people to offer to send me some, which ... More About: Running , Comics , Marvel Comics , Sort
DRY Heat
2008-05-22 09:21:00 As I enter the summer in Iraq, I notice the heat. 120 Degrees Fahrenheit at times, 90 at night. An escape? Wow–the Bat Cave would be nice. But I crawl into the bed, with a comic book movie–action leaping from the screen. Aren’t they hot in those costumes? More About: Comics , Heat
Dream a little dream
2008-05-15 08:21:00 The other day I was in a group of people who was asked: If you could do anything in the world what would it be–what would your dream be. One said that he would be a famous basketball player, one said that he would ski the highest mountain, and I said that I would like ... More About: Comics , Dream
Comic Book Food
2008-05-01 17:11:00 What do you eat when you read comic books? This can be a big question. I like to spend a day reading my book–sit in a corner, with a cup of coffee, or tea–I prefer not to drink my Diet Coke in a glass when I read–but sometimes I will have one in a can. But ... More About: Comic , Food , Comics , Book , Comic Book
Comic Book Heritage
2008-04-24 10:49:00 One of the most fun parts of being home and watching our children grow up is to see them interested in what I’m interested in. A major event lately is the opening of a new box of comic books. About every two weeks I get a shipment of comic books from Midtown Comic s–they do a ... More About: Heritage , Comics , Book , Comic Book
How A Blog Can Survive Deployment
2008-04-17 15:05:00 As is inevitable in the Army, the change of seasons brings a change of life for this blogger. Hopefully, you won’t even notice. A deployment to Iraq can bring major changes to this site, or not–it is actually up to me. When I was told that I would be deploying–I knew in July ... More About: Comics , Blog , Survive , Deployment
One More Day Conclusion
2008-04-15 22:05:00 It was sad to see, but I don’t believe that this is the end of Mr and Mrs Parker. I just don’t see it–if anything, this gives the writers years of romantic tension for Spider-Man. But, I think it will be a lot of fun to watch. It is comic books like this one that makes me ... More About: Comics , Marvel Comics
I Am Superman
2008-04-10 18:21:00 The R.E.M. song “I am Superman ” started out like this– “I am I am I am Superman and I know what’s happening. I am I am I am Superman and I can do anything.” Then there was once a favorite Snickers commercial of mine that featured a football player who said “I’m Batman.” More recently, at the end ... More About: Comics
I want your MARRIAGE
2008-04-08 19:36:00 What a great read! Spider-Man comes face to face with the Mephisto, who makes an offer: His Marriage or His Aunt. Ok, so that doesn’t seem so spectacular, but it really does. We don’t see marriage lifted up to the high a place in most places of American media. Here it is. ... More About: Comics , Marvel Comics
3 Questions to a New Comic Book Subscriptions
2008-04-03 20:36:00 From time to time, I subscribe to a new comic book title. Most recently, it was Robin. When I first begin to think about adding a comic book, I usually pick the title up from a crossover from one of my main titles. Here, I begin to get a feel for the writing ... More About: Comic , Questions , Comics , Book , Marvel Comics
A Life Hangs in the Balance
2008-04-01 18:15:00 Spider-man faces death in Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #24 (OCT 07). Not his own, but of his Aunt May. This comic book has no conclusion, it offers a little ray of hope at the end, but covers a very important story. Are comic books to be social teachers, no–not really. But in the conveyance of a ... More About: Life , Comics , Balance , Marvel Comics
Personal Recovery
2008-03-31 14:52:00 The PS Magazine guys do a great job of breaking down the common sense approach to personal recovery, if a soldier is ever separated from his/her unit. Is it an exhaustive discussion, no–there are plenty of manuals and training aids to help with that. PS Magazine does what it is designed to do–give a quick ... More About: Personal , Recovery , Comics
The New Low
More articles from this author:2008-03-28 21:47:00 I watched the new DC Universe movie “Justice League: The New Frontier.” I wasn’t that impressed. I enjoyed some of the origin stories of the lesser main-stream characters–but, that is about it. I truly almost fell asleep. This is a disappointment, because I have waited to see it for a month. So, what ... More About: Comics 1, 2, 3 |
