Stilt-Man will always stand tall
When CotB started reading comics, Marvel Comics were the comics to read. We’re talking the early 1980s, and it was sometime then that we picked […]
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Before Man-Wolf there was Colonel Jupiter
We have to admit we’re not super-familiar with Spider-Man’s earliest adventures. Or, at the very least, his middle-early adventures. Comics on the Brain can rattle […]
Comics the Size of a Phonebook
Early in the 2000s, the biggest comic-book companies went into a recycling mode with the advent of phonebook-sized comics called Essential Marvel and Showcase Presents. […]
Relocating the Marvel Universe — Part 37 — Georgia
Once again, I have started to feel guilty for not doing more on my “Relocating the Marvel Universe” series. I mean, I have every state […]
Relocating the Marvel Universe — Part 36 — South Carolina
South Carolina Columbia (Deathlok, Helix, Sunturion) With a population of more than 700,000 residents, Columbia is the largest metro area in South Carolina. Despite that, […]
Relocating the Marvel Universe — Part 33 — Virginia
It’s the mother state of fifteen bazillion presidents, and probably more than a few presidential LMDs, it’s … VIRGINIA Norfolk (Namor) When he re-emerged in […]
Relocating the Marvel Universe — Part 32 — Maryland
For some, it’s just the border between Virginia and Pennsylvania. It’s … MARYLAND BALTIMORE (Beast, Jack of Hearts) Maryland’s biggest city is the primary home […]
Relocating the Marvel Universe — Part 27 — Massachusets
Here we are in Massachusetts … MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON/GLOUCESTER/STATEWIDE (Black Knight) Like much of New England, Boston seems to be a strange attractor for the occult. […]
Marvel’s Sweet Sixteen — 16 characters to bank on
One thing that intrigues me about the Big Two comic book companies is the role that merchandising plays. For DC, there are several easy-to-identify key […]
Submissions Guide Update: Hit it big with Marvel Comics
So you wanna be an comic-book artist? It seems that inside every comic-book fan is a comic-book artist waiting to get out, and Marvel Comics […]
‘Smallville’ tugs on Superman’s cape & Elseworld ideas
Smallville: WB show an ‘Elseworlds’ story at heart In the pilot episode of SMALLVILLE, the new WB series that debuts at 9 p.m. Oct. […]
How do superheroes get away with that?
I’ve collected comics for a long time and have always wondered why superheroes aren’t slapped with all sorts of charges, such as disorderly conduct, destruction […]