Showing posts with label Comics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Comics. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Inside that comic book grab bag part 3

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So far I've discussed several comics from that $6 grab bag I bought at Ollie's Bargain Outlet, and I haven't found a lot of happ...
Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Behind the Rankings: DC Universe

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In this week's rankings, I give DC Universe the #10 slot despite it not existing. It's coming this fall, though, and it generated so...
Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Brooks on Books: "Slugfest: Inside the Epic 50-Year Battle Between Marvel and DC" by Reed Tucker

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I love this book. It's just the right blend of taking the subject seriously and having fun with it, just the right combination of facts ...
Friday, June 29, 2018

Inside that comics grab bag part 2

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I am breaking down in more detail the comics I got in a 10-issue grab bag at Ollie's Bargain Outlet. Part 1 is here , and the first clos...
Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Classic Shows That Should Be Streaming: 5 for DC Universe

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Wait, we don't even know exactly when the new DC Comics streaming service will be , so isn't this a bit early? Well, perhaps, but gi...
Friday, June 1, 2018

Inside that comic book grab bag Part 1

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I recently shared the results of a $6 gamble I took at Ollie's, a purchase of 10 comics books in a "grab bag" package that rev...
Friday, May 25, 2018

What kind of comics do you get in a $6 grab bag at Ollie's? Let's find out

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I made my first foray into Ollie's Bargain Outlet a few weeks ago. Ollie's is a confusing joint. It looks like Big Lots, it smells l...
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Wednesday, January 3, 2018

10 Things I Loved in 2018

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Don't consider this a top 10, but consider it...a 10. Don't consider this a Bo Derek 10, but consider it...Ah, you get the idea. Her...
Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Brooks on Books: Bloom County: Episode XI A New Hope

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Back in the 1980s, I loved the Bloom County newspaper comic strip by Berke Breathed. I like to think of myself as being a fairly attentive y...
Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Brooks on Books: Comic Book Fever by George Khoury

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Is it hyperbole to claim this is the greatest book ever published? Perhaps it is overpraise, but this is a fun, fun book. It's another...
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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Brooks on Books: Tetris: The Games People Play by Box Brown

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I am no "video game guy," but I have loved playing Tetris for years. I had no idea reading about it would be so much fun or that t...
Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Journey Into DVD: Charle Brown and Friends

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(Editor's Note: 'Mooners Monday will return next week. On Monday.) This is a single-disc repackaging of material from the Peanuts:...
Friday, June 2, 2017

Brooks on Books: Hark, a Vagrant by Kate Beaton

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This book is awesome, Kate Beaton is awesome, and I only wish there were more collections from her available. I see she has done a children...
Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Brooks on Books: Green Lantern: A Celebration of 75 Years

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This book is PURTY. Is it worth $40 MSRP (significantly less at Amazon)? Well, it's PURTY. It's a sturdy hardcover with 400  pages o...
Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Batman 66 retro action figures--here's who I want to see

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The explosion of merchandising of the 1966 Batman TV series is leading to some of the ancillary characters getting their due. I just discov...
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Monday, December 5, 2016

Brooks on Books: The League of Regrettable Superheroes by Jon Morris

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This is an outstanding book, one suitable for "pick up and read a bit at a time" enjoyment but one so entertaining you  might just...
Wednesday, November 16, 2016

My Favorite Batmans (or should it be my favorite Batmen)?

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Years ago, as I have explained before, I went through a brief phase in which I was embarrassed by the attention the 1966 Adam West Batman go...
Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Brooks on Books: Amazing Spider-Man Newspaper Strips Volume 2, 1979-1981

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Talk about a pleasant surprise at the liberry! It was a thrill to even see "Amazing Spider-Man Newspaper Strips" on the shelf, and...
Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Fall Book Preview (that is, a list of upcoming books that I want to read)

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Nothing against literary fiction, mind you, but I'm focusing on the books I really want to buy this fall. Here, in no particular order,...
Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Brooks on Books: Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire

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What a treat it was to see this DC Comics trade paperback at my local liberry. At a recent visit to a certain major chain bookseller (OK, Ba...