Comic Book Review: Plastic Man Archives Volume 3 by Jack Cole Plastic Man was first published in Police Comics #1 in 1941. He wasn’t the first stretchy superhero in comics, but quickly became the most popular. Much of this was down to the talent of Jack Cole (1914-1958), who did both the writing and art… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Plastic Man Archives Volume 3
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Comic Book Review: Adventure Comics #502
Comic Book Review: Adventure Comics #502 edited by Nicola Cuti We are getting towards the end of the digest version of Adventure Comics, and presumably the people putting these together were already aware of this, but there’s no hint about that in this issue. “Plastic Man” (no subtitle) written by Martin Pasko, art by Joe… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Adventure Comics #502
Comic Book Review: The Best of DC #7: Superboy
Comic Book Review: The Best of DC #7: Superboy edited by Julius Schwartz With the success of Superman as a character and a cash cow, it was pretty much inevitable that the comic book company would find ways to expand the franchise. Thus in 1944, Jerry Siegel was convinced to create tales of Superboy, Superman… Continue reading Comic Book Review: The Best of DC #7: Superboy
Comic Book Review: Adventure Comics #500
Comic Book Review: Adventure Comics #500 edited by Nicola Cuti For this milestone issue of the anthology comic book in digest form, DC decided to go with the most popular feature, all Legion of Super-Heroes stories! “The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire” story by Jerry Siegel, art by John Forte, opens with a reminder that… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Adventure Comics #500
Movie Review: Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Movie Review: Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003) directed by Curt Geda Gotham City is once again the scene of crime. In this case, Oswald “Penguin” Cobblepot, Rupert “Boss” Thorne and Carlton “I’ve Been Here All Along” DuQuesne, three crimelords, have joined forces in an arms smuggling deal. It’s perhaps not surprising when a bat-winged silhouette… Continue reading Movie Review: Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Comic Book Review: The Best of DC #14: Batman’s Villains
Comic Book Review: The Best of DC #14: Batman’s Villains edited by Dick Giordano One of the things that has kept Batman a popular superhero over the many years of his existence is that he has a good rogues’ gallery, a set of colorful recurring villains that drive fun stories for the Caped Crusader. This… Continue reading Comic Book Review: The Best of DC #14: Batman’s Villains
Comic Book Review: The Best of DC #26: The Brave and the Bold
Comic Book Review: The Best of DC #26: The Brave and the Bold edited by Mike W. Barr Before The Brave and the Bold became an all-Batman team-up book, it was an adventure comic book series that featured multiple action-oriented characters. This digest reprints five of those features, plus a Batman team-up because that was… Continue reading Comic Book Review: The Best of DC #26: The Brave and the Bold
Comic Book Review: Young Justice: Targets
Comic Book Review: Young Justice: Targets written by Greg Weisman, art by Christopher Jones Young Justice was originally a DC comic book series starring a team of their youngest active superheroes at the time. Then the title was also used for an animated TV series starting in 2010. It didn’t directly adapt the comic books,… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Young Justice: Targets
Comic Book Review: The Best of DC #30: Detective Comics
Comic Book Review: The Best of DC #30: Detective Comics edited by Len Wein Detective Comics is one of DC’s longest-running comic book series, and indeed, they’re named after it. While it’s best known as the birthplace of Batman, over the years it’s hosted several other features involving some form of detection or mystery solving.… Continue reading Comic Book Review: The Best of DC #30: Detective Comics
Comic Book Review: Adventure Comics #492
Comic Book Review: Adventure Comics #492 edited by Dick Giordano & Carl Gafford My goal is to get all of these digest issues reviewed here before I retire. Let’s see how close I can get! “Battle with the Gods!” written by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Don Newton and inks by John Calnan is the… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Adventure Comics #492