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Yes, I could phrase that differently, but I refuse to.So just as a brief follow-up to the Secret Identity talk over the past week , I wanted to mention the time Superman exposed himself to Jimmy....
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One presumes she shut the blinds between issues.So when we last met , Derek said about the cover to Action Comics #662 that it “might be my favorite Superman cover of all time.”...
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Spoiler: Clark Kent is Superman.So another big change in John Byrne’s 1986 rebooting of the Superman franchise was the retooling of the whole “secret identity”...
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“It is 1992. I’m selling Death of Superman.” / “It is 1993, I’m not selling Adventures of Superman #500.”So it’s come to this: reposting a meme that I’d posted on Blueksy, a three-panel sequence from Watchman featuring Doctor Manhattan...
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“EEEYAAAHHHH!”So I talked about the “Supergirl’s Husband” story last time, about how it wasn’t as bad as I’d recalled it being....
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The verdict’s in!I did get around to rereading this “Supergirl’s Secret Husband” issue of Superman , which I remembered as bad …...
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A brief reminder.Some comment spam has been getting past the filters lately, and I’ve been taking care of it as soon as I’m able. Please just ignore...
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One of them looks almost like “UPS,” a vastly untapped subject for comics.So online pal dwinn74 brought this panel to my attention on Bluesky: …which of course reminded me of this old post of mine from...
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Just another miscellaneous Monday.It’s another miscellaneous post, as I’m too scatterbrained right now to focus on a single topic, so bear with me until I can get my...
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In which I bother noted comics people online.So, a couple of follow-ups: First, in regards to Amadeus Cho’s explanation for the Hulk avoiding death tolls in his rampages, I said I...
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As opposed to a “Power Action Computer Kick.”Okay, first off, before I get into the rest of the post, I want to get this link in here because I was dumb and forgot last time. Old pal Mark,...
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“Hulk commit involuntary manslaughter!”So there’s been some discourse online about editorial denial about specific events/characterizations both explicit and otherwise heavily...
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Plus they had to make sure those two words were in big, bold red letters.Some very unexpected news this week came via a press release email I received the other day, announcing that Archie Comics was going to enter the...
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Should’ve included a little Argh!Yle! figure too.I’ve kind of slowed down on buying action figures for myself…I think I’ve got a couple of Popeye figures pending, and maybe if...
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I suppose I’ll have to talk about the whole Big Barda/Superman/Sleez thing eventually.Thank you for all the discussion on recent posts, though I didn’t expect George Pérez’s costume design abilities to come up for...
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Yes, there are some minor cosmetic changes, but it’s still basically the same get-up.Now in John Byrne’s Man of Steel #3 from 1986, which redefined the Superman/Batman relationship, we get that panel at the end of the issue...
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Old Timer Mike here with some important blogging for you.Yes, it’s another Post of Miscellany for you to enjoy, for varying values of “enjoy.” PART THE FIRST: Just to follow up on...
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Did my mailman get a copy of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles FCBD book before I opened? I’m not saying “no.”Another Free Comic Book Day has come and gone, making my…23rd, outing for the event? However many it’s been since it started, I did...
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Free Comic Book Day is…checks calendar…TODAY!Get yourself to a nearby comic book store (like mine ) that hopefully is participating in Free Comic Book Day (like mine) and is giving away...
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Batman created by Bill Finger with Bob Kane.Okay, I don’t want to overload you with Byrne Superman Reboot talk, so I’ll probably stick to posting about that once or twice a...
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I’d bought World’s Finest #300 new off the stands not having any idea that was what was going on.Another big change to the Superman mythos made in John Byrne’s 1986 reboot mini-series Man of Steel was the bustin’ up of the long...
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Please don’t kill me for that last joke, Mr. Griffith.Due to circumstances beyond my control, I was left with insufficient time to work on the next part of my Byrne Superman Reboot deep dive (or at...
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My British accent is impeccable.More specifics about the actual content of the 1980s Superman reboot will come in future posts (yes, it’s continuing into next week). You...
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Orange is the new Luthor.So last time I talked a bit about the first issue of John Byrne’s Superman revamp, and how it felt to encounter it as it was happening,...
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And that he played football in high school, that was somethin’.I know I’ve talked about this before, but bear with me for a moment. I will hear modern day criticisms of Crisis on Infinite Earths ,...
