Posts Tagged ‘DC Comics’
Swamp Thing 165 – Newt Gingrich’s DCU
Posted by: Preston Wheatley on: March 11, 2012
Hi ho, happy readers it’s Jonny here! Who even writes for this blog anymore? Certainly not us! Anyway, I just read a magnificent issue of Swamp Thing from the year 1996! Clinton was in office and Dole wanted to oust him. Newt Gingrich had signed some weird “Contract with America” and the world of American politics [...]
Crisis On Infinite Treks
Posted by: Preston Wheatley on: August 31, 2011
I was catching up on Crisis on Infinite Earths tonight when I noticed this lovely Easter Egg. As a big Trekkie, and a fan of The Wrath of Khan in particular, this panel made me very happy. It’s worth noting that Marv Wolfman actually wrote the Marvel Super Special comic adaptation of Star Trek: The [...]
Justice with a Side of Eggs
Posted by: Preston Wheatley on: May 7, 2011
Friends, I am amused! I was reading Adventure Comics #463 last night and noticed an Easter Egg in the midst of the JSA story. The adventure is called, “The Night of the Soul Thief”. Check it out: Notice the lady’s shirt? “Hi! I’m Phyllis,” right there on the chest. Who’s Phyllis? None of the credits help. [...]
High Five! Top Five! – Bizarre Santa Claus Cameos in Comics
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: December 13, 2010
It’s December, and we all know what that means. STUPID OVERPRICED CHRISTMAS COMICS! And with the random holiday specials comes the totally awkward stories where Santa rolls around with your favorite superheroes. They’re generally throwaway stories that nobody buys and, well, really hold no bearing on continuity. So what’s the point? Well, occasionally, you strike [...]
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1: What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: November 11, 2010
Much like the old characters from Charlton, Fawcett, Milestone, and MLJ Comics, DC has recently acquired the full rights to the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents team and is folding them into the DCU in their own title. Before I get into a review of T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1, however, I should probably tell you a bit about their [...]
Superboy #1: Think Small
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: November 3, 2010
Ever since the Superman panel at SDCC 2010, my interest about Jeff Lemire’s Superboy had been piqued. After all, he’s proven with Essex County, The Nobody, and Sweet Tooth that he’s best writing about what happens in small-town America and, well, it doesn’t get more small-town America than Smallville. Directly following his stint as the [...]
Swing With Scooter #15: Archie’s Pal, DC Comics
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: August 16, 2010
If you wanted to get laid in the mid-60s, it was easy. All you needed was a Vespa, a fistful of amphetamines, and a firm grasp on all things British Invasion-y. DC Comics, in their infinite wisdom, decided to cash in on mod culture with Swing With Scooter, a book about Scooter, a Paul McCartney [...]
High Five!’s Adventures at San Diego Comic-Con 2010
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: August 3, 2010
- In: Conventions
- 1 Comment
For dubbing our San Diego condo “Hive Five Headquarters,” we sure were quiet during the actual convention. Surely, the other blogs were covering all of the actual news stuff (OMG EYE-STABS) while we were out, you know, having fun and stuff. But we wouldn’t be much of a comic blog if we didn’t talk about [...]
Batman Beyond #1 and Why Bruce Wayne Will Never Again Be Batman
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: July 2, 2010
- In: Fandom | Reviews & Booze
- 8 Comments
When I was a young’un, I’d wake up early every Saturday morning to watch the crap out of some Batman Beyond. For whatever reason, a Batman in the future kind of seemed like one of the most awesome things ever (even if the show was pretty much just made up words, Seth Green, and day-glo [...]
<-Add Us!
<-Read Them!
<-Rate Us!
Maggie_C
Preston Wheatley
Robert Bazz
HavaB
Brendan K.
ianchant
