Random Happenstance
Tuesday, March 14, 2017

That long pause, is as much as saying "Yes, there totally are."

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Oddly enough, this chat with Reagan isn't setting up a plot point, in today's book: from 1987, Adventures of Superman Annual #1 , ...
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Monday, March 13, 2017

I honestly expected a "guerrilla vs. gorilla" joke somewhere.

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Well, they were setting up something else instead: from 1981, Flash #294 , "The Fiend the World Forgot!" Written by Cary Bates, a...
Friday, March 10, 2017

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The current Transformers books are far deeper and more nuanced than anyone would've expected for stories based on toys. Riverdale has...
Thursday, March 09, 2017

Very nearly, the perfect comic.

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We checked out the classic 100th issue over a decade ago (!) and part of the second sequel about five and a half years back, but hadn...
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Wednesday, March 08, 2017

"Spiffy."

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Man, Michael Rooker has a distinctive voice, and now a distinctive figure, even if super-blue! I didn't buy Yondu right away, but then...
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Tuesday, March 07, 2017

It's not like I'm the $6.95 Kid.

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Today, I moved a number of boxes from my garage and put books on the shelves; which gave me the chance to revisit a number of old favorites...
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Monday, March 06, 2017

Hey, Darwyn Cooke on the Legion!...drawing a story about Lightning Lad's mom.

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I'm underselling that a bit: she was also Lightning Lass and Lightning Lord 's mom, too. From 2001, Legion Worlds #2 , "You A...
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Friday, March 03, 2017

It makes me think of TV's, but that's because I'm old, apparently.

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We've mentioned Quality's 2000 A.D. reprints numerous times over the years, including the titular reprint 2000 AD Showcase ; but ...
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Thursday, March 02, 2017

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So I've done more than a couple posts covering the by-and-large forgotten three-year stretch of Thor from the end of the sprawling Cel...
Wednesday, March 01, 2017

"Jackal."

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I think the plural of "Spidey" should probably be "Spidies" but that looks terrible: "Spidey's" is techni...
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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

"Lorna."

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Sometimes, when a long-standing character finally gets an action figure, even if they've been waiting years for it, collectors can stil...
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Monday, February 27, 2017

Geez, Batman doesn't get all pissy when they light his signal...

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Actually, that may not be 100% true. Check out the cover from 1999's Adventures of Superman #565 , "The World is My Backyard"...
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Friday, February 24, 2017

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The Comic Book Shop has come through for me a couple times lately, with the Scarlet Witch and the Destroyer ; but whenever I get a figure...
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