Even though I have the Steve Ditko original Spider-Man saga complete in the Omnibus last year. I browsed the new softcover Masterwork edition made by Marvel with a retail of $25 and it contains the first 10 issues, only to see a freaking surprise in the back@ And Arrghh it’s not in the Omnibus...
I was looking up DC movies and they soooooooo suck! Other then Batman. What else do they have going? The last Superman tanked. Wonder Woman never got off the ground. About the only main Marvel heroes not in a movie recently are: -Thor, whose in the works. -Captain America. It’s confirmed film one is...
Current mood: creative When I first heard of the Red Hulk, I thought what a terrible unoriginal idea. Someone just made the Hulk, but he’s just colored red. But having read issues 1 – 6 and first storyline of the character, I must admit I like him. No one knows who the Red Hulk...
By now, you have probably heard the news. But President Barack Obama will be in Amazing Spider-Man #583 and meet Spider-Man. I think, while Marvel editor in chief Quasada said it’s non-partisan. This post is not about Obama, as much as it is about the idea of using superheroes, much less icon characters, to...
One of Stan Lee’s staff in the 1960′s when they were creating, what we now call “the Marvel Age of comics” was Stan Goldberg. Among Stan Goldberg’s jobs at Marvel was to be the head of the coloring department. And it makes me wonder, when the likes of Kirby, Ditko and the other talented...
Besides Eternals, which should be brought back with a new print and sewn binding. It’s time to bring back the New X-men run collecting the work of Grant Morrison, this volume is going for a ton on eBay. The demand is there and yet as with Eternals, we have another case of new news...
Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus on Amazon CLICK HERE By far the best Omnibus I think is the Amazing Spider-Man one. It’s just over 1,000 pages and the same price as the other $100 versions that have anywhere from 200 to 400 pages less. So on page count alone you are getting a bargain. I...
I’m reading the Essential Uncanny X-men Volume 1, and so far have read the Giant-Size Issue and 94-101. Basically, this is the X-men team, and series that made the mutant characters, and the X-men book popular. And X-men such as: Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Storm, Colossus, and more were introduced. Reading it, I must admit to...
Marvel has a new crossover series going on that just started called: Secret Invasion, written by Bendis. It stars the shape shifting Skrulls. I’ll get back to the Skrulls in a minute. And to be honest: I’m getting worn out tired by all these recent crossovers and think both Marvel and DC are milking...
I was thinking, what if there was no Marvel Comics made by the team of Stan Lee, Kirby and Ditko at Marvel? I shudder and actually could picture it! And am thankful for the Silver Age of Marvel and for the creative talent of Lee, Kirby and Ditko who it is pretty much acknowledged...
I was in the bookstore and saw the book: Kirby King of Comics by Mark Evanier. While I was there, I read some of it. It’s a great book and at $40 cover price, though you can get it cheaper online, it is worth buying. Good job by Mark Evanier, from what I read....
Though I am going to order it online, at the comic shop I saw the Iron Man Omnibus on display. It was wrapped in the plastic still, so I couldn’t flip it open. But the size and look of it was impressive. Speaking of Iron Man, he was in Free Comic Book Day with...
Hi all, We need the Eternals Omnibus released again. This volume, which I missed is going for over $100 online. And is no longer released. I admit I missed this volume and didn’t collect these books then. But it seems from what I’ve seen online, the demand is there. And prices are really up...
I’m hearing that the Iron Man Omnibus is out! But only in comic shops. I’ve checked Amazon, but it’s not out yet. I’ll wait because I get a better deal online, then I ever get in my comic shop. Which is cover price plus tax. And their is no way I’m paying that. And...
Just wanted to say that the Hulk Omnibus is planned for June. I’m planning to get the regular cover version. Not the Alex Ross cover variant. But to each their own, right?! This nice volume will collect: - Hulk #1-6, the Hulk’s Original 6-issue run before the series was canceled. -Tales to Astonish #59-101,...
I can’t wait to get the Iron Man Omnibus when it’s out. I always like the original cover versions and have not bought any variant covers. But that’s just my choice. This Omnibus will have the much preferred sewn binding. It Collects Tales of Suspense #39 to issue #83 and Tales to Astonish #82,...
I was watching Family Guy, the Television show and the creator, a guy in his 30’s Seth MacFarlane happened to mention off-hand, how the show made him a millionaire. I for some reason, probably because I’m reading some issues now, thought about Spider-Man’s creators, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. I was thinking: Family Guy...
I hear a lot of arguments about who created the Marvel Universe, was it Stan Lee or Jack Kirby who deserves all the credit? And I’ve seen passionate Kirby fans argue that: Stan Lee only did dialogue. And Kirby made all the creative ideas. Even though, it’s established fact Lee gave plot ideas in...
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