America’s Best Comics (ABC) was a comic title that originally ran from 1940-49 and featured such golden age and pulp heroes as The Black Terror, Captain Future, Doc Strange, and the Fighting Yank. Sadly, Standard/Better/Nedor, parent company to ABC, folded in 1956, during the crash in comic book sales brought on by the Cold War. [Read more…] about America’s Best Comics (ABC) Reading Order!
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Previously On #75: Black Badge Review, DC Walmart Comics Revisited, and Comics That *Feel* Good
This week on “Previously On,” I review Black Badge from Boom Studios, buy some comics at Walmart, and hold a comic book cover like a tiny treasure. [Read more…] about Previously On #75: Black Badge Review, DC Walmart Comics Revisited, and Comics That *Feel* Good
Marvel Year Ten: 1971 Pt. 2
Marvel comics of 1971. Kree/Skrull War begins! Spider-Man #100! Doctor Doom celebrates Mother’s Day!
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My favorite comics of the year so far, discussed and ranked! You can watch it all via my DC’s Best of 2019 video!
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[Read more…] about Best Comics Ever #40: The Best DC Comics of 2019The Best Comics of 2019 (So Far!)
Maybe it’s just where I’ve been focusing my attention, but 2019 has felt like a lot of good comics, without the introduction of (many) absolute knockouts that feel like potential all-timers. As a result, my favorites for the year are a mix of ongoing series continuations and new title launches.
Likewise, publishers Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse, Boom, Dynamite, and Vault are represented with at least one selection below (Image leading the charge with just under half of the picks). [Read more…] about The Best Comics of 2019 (So Far!)