Classic Comic Books

THE EVOLUTION OF THE SILVER SURFER COMIC BOOK

The silver surfer was originally a young astronomer on the planet Zenn-La, as revealed in the silver surfer comic book. His name was Norrin Radd, but in order to save his planet from the giant planet eating entity known as Galactus, Radd became the entit... Read >

THE APPEAL OF GRAPHIC NOVELS

The Skrulls are an alien race of shapeshifters who have a long history with the Fantastic Four and the Avengers. During marvel secret invasion, the Skrulls have invaded the earth by taking the place of various superhumans throughout the marvel universe. ... Read >

THE APPEAL OF GRAPHIC NOVELS

Whether you consider trade paperbacks and graphic novels the same thing or not, the point is that format is becoming increasingly popular in modern times. And by that format I mean more pages than a typical comic book bound with a spine as opposed to sta... Read >

The Alleged Batman VS Superman Film

For several years now, a batman vs superman film has been rumored, but has never come to fruition. Dating back to 2001, the film came to be after a JJ Abrams script rebooting the superman franchise was shelved. Abrams' film had nothing to do with batman... Read >

Then There Were Two

Comic books have been around for a long, long time. Many decades have we read the adventures of heroes in tights, monsters, wizards, courageous cowboys and anthropomorphic beings in the from of a miniature magazine. And over those tens of years we've se... Read >

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Wonder Woman comics have always carried the theme of strong, independent women. This may be attributed to Elizabeth Holloway Marston, wife of the character's creator William Moulton Marston (who also created the polygraph). It was her idea to create a f... Read >

The Rise and Fall of Comics in the Modern Era

The comic book industry, like any artistic industry, or any industry for that matter, is cyclical. There are up times and there are down times. There are times when sales are through the roof and there are times when sales can't break through the baseme... Read >

The Perception of Comic Books

Comic books have carried a negative stigma for as long as they have existed. Viewed as juvenile, cheap or inferior forms of literature and art, comic books have had an uphill battle from day one. But with the success of comic books as represented in Hol... Read >

The Many Faces of the X-Men

The X-Men are and have always been a diverse group of characters from various backgrounds with a wide variety of unique powers and abilities. The very first core group, for example, consisted of a rich kid, an orphan, an intelligent athlete, a girl and a... Read >

The Magnet Man

Born Erik Lensherr, the villain known as Magneto has been a thorn in the side of the X-Men since the formation of the team. He controls the power of magnetism, meaning he can manipulate any metallic metal even in its smallest form. He can also control t... Read >

The First Batman Comics – A Different Batman

The first Batman comics were written in a pulp style representative of the times. In these early stories, Batman was not above using firearms, or even harming or killing criminals with little to no remorse. Being a detective more so than a superhero, Ba... Read >

The Big Three

In History DC Comics has been the place of gods and champions. Their heroes are mighty and powerful, but beyond our reach. They are what we wish we could be, but could never possibly achieve. They are iconic, majestic and completely unreachable. Thi... Read >

The Anti-Hero

Great, iconic heroes we're not short on. They are commonplace and well known. Spider-Man, Captain America, Superman and the like are tried and true, and true blue, and all that good stuff. And that's fine and well, we need that. But somewhere along th... Read >

Top Ten Comic Book Characters

There are thousands of comic book characters in existence from past to present. Many are well known while the majority are more obscure to the general public. And while top ten lists are generally subjective and based on opinion, there are certain comic... Read >

What to Do With Old Comic Books

Everyone at one time or another had those old comic books lying around. Either from childhood, or they belonged to your parents or even grandparents. Or perhaps they were given to you from someone close who wanted to get rid of theirs. Most of the time... Read >