• Alias: Red Band #3

    Issue three picks up with one hellacious, bloody fight between Jessica and Mary. The violent chaos continued when Tyson spilled his guts about why he was mailing the postcards. His confession reveals a larger murderous conspiracy and sends the reluctant partners on to the next clue-finding expedition.

  • Archie x The Army of Darkness #4

    While Ash Williams tries to figure out how to end the assault from the Army of Darkness, Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Reggie are being attacked by the Deadite versions of themselves. They need weapons and a quiet place to determine their next move all while the Deadites assault the S-Mart. It’s a wild night in Riverdale, to be sure.

  • COVER STORY: Invaders #8

    Following the Liberty Legion four-part crossover in Invaders #5, Marvel Premiere #29, Invaders #6, and Marvel Premiere #30, which reintroduced a number of Timely Comics characters, writer-editor Roy Thomas and pencil artist Frank Robbins got back to creating new original characters the following issue.

  • Neighborhood Watch #2

    Following that cliffhanger, they put the pieces together and realize that the woman Bianca knows as her neighbor Jill Collier, is the woman Val knows as Cassie Maynard. Both women want to find out what happened to Jill/Cassie and vow to keep what happened a secret until they do. Bianca goes home to take a look around Jill’s house while Val learns a secret that Cassie had been hiding from her.

  • Archie Comics 85th Anniversary Presents: Archie’s Movie Mania #1

    The movie inspired one-shot presents new and previously published stories by Jamie L. Rotante, Holly G!, Frank Doyle, and Craig Boldman. The superhero story opens the issue with good energy, then The Devil Wears Prada homage tale gives it quick wit. The stories that follow incorporate movie tropes and pokes a little fun at fandoms before wrapping up with slapstick humor.

  • RETRO REVIEW: The Rocketeer: The Complete Adventures

    The Rocketeer first appeared on an ad on the back of Pacific Comics’ Starslayer #1. The feature itself ran in Starslayer #2 and #3, and Pacific Presents #1 and #2 before Pacific went under. The Rocketeer Special Edition #1, which had been intended to be Pacific Presents #5, was published by Eclipse, as was an album-format collected edition of those installments.

  • RETRO REVIEW: Secret Agent X-9: 1934-1936

    It was neither the most likely of pairings nor would it last long, but the original outings of Secret Agent X-9, which premiered in January 1934, teamed one of the great practitioners of mystery fiction, Dashiell Hammett, with one of the most significant comic strip artists to ever ply his craft, Alex Raymond.

  • The Fury of Firestorm #2

    Issue two tells Ronnie’s updated origin story. It shows how his father was always working too much, and how often Ronnie spent on his own or trying to prove himself through his athletic abilities. He met Professor Stein at the University of Pittsburgh where Ronnie takes a job working with the brilliant scientist and their fate became intertwined.

  • Daredevil #2

    Matt Murdock has taken on the new role of law professor at Empire State University, but it isn’t going to be a smooth transition since a new villain has entered the scene. The police are investigating a nasty murder on the subway and have found ties to similar killings, pointing to a sadistic new serial killer in the Big Apple. The first issue ended with a masked man sneaking up on Matt in his own apartment and warning him that Matt Murdock was going to die.

  • Muppets Noir #3

    Inside the Muppet Theatre, the Muppets are worried about Kermit the Frog after he got conked on the head by a brick and has been out cold since. What they don’t know is that unconsciousness has transported Kermit to a black and white noir world where he is private detective Flip Minnow.

  • RETRO REVIEW: Frank #1-4

    I’ve been doing a lot of reading of and research on Milestone Media’s revolutionary 1990s comics line. That, in turn, led me to remember one of my favorite almost-unknowns from that time, Nemesis Comics’ Frank. In terms of tone and approach, this modern take on Frankenstein actually would have fit in nicely with most of Milestone’s output.

  • Valiant Beyond: All-New Harbinger – It Never Stops #3

    A lot has happened in Foundation City. The Human League terrorist group set off a bomb that seemingly killed rookie Harbinger Team member Cici. In the aftermath, team leader Obadiah Archer started questioning Foundation City leader Peter Stancheck, who is also one of the most powerful psiots

  • Alias: Red Band #3

    Issue three picks up with one hellacious, bloody fight between Jessica and Mary. The violent chaos continued when Tyson spilled his guts about why he was mailing the postcards. His confession reveals a larger murderous conspiracy and sends the reluctant partners on to the next clue-finding expedition.

  • Archie x The Army of Darkness #4

    While Ash Williams tries to figure out how to end the assault from the Army of Darkness, Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Reggie are being attacked by the Deadite versions of themselves. They need weapons and a quiet place to determine their next move all while the Deadites assault the S-Mart. It’s a wild night in Riverdale, to be sure.

  • COVER STORY: Invaders #8

    Following the Liberty Legion four-part crossover in Invaders #5, Marvel Premiere #29, Invaders #6, and Marvel Premiere #30, which reintroduced a number of Timely Comics characters, writer-editor Roy Thomas and pencil artist Frank Robbins got back to creating new original characters the following issue.

  • Neighborhood Watch #2

    Following that cliffhanger, they put the pieces together and realize that the woman Bianca knows as her neighbor Jill Collier, is the woman Val knows as Cassie Maynard. Both women want to find out what happened to Jill/Cassie and vow to keep what happened a secret until they do. Bianca goes home to take a look around Jill’s house while Val learns a secret that Cassie had been hiding from her.

  • Archie Comics 85th Anniversary Presents: Archie’s Movie Mania #1

    The movie inspired one-shot presents new and previously published stories by Jamie L. Rotante, Holly G!, Frank Doyle, and Craig Boldman. The superhero story opens the issue with good energy, then The Devil Wears Prada homage tale gives it quick wit. The stories that follow incorporate movie tropes and pokes a little fun at fandoms before wrapping up with slapstick humor.

  • RETRO REVIEW: The Rocketeer: The Complete Adventures

    The Rocketeer first appeared on an ad on the back of Pacific Comics’ Starslayer #1. The feature itself ran in Starslayer #2 and #3, and Pacific Presents #1 and #2 before Pacific went under. The Rocketeer Special Edition #1, which had been intended to be Pacific Presents #5, was published by Eclipse, as was an album-format collected edition of those installments.

  • RETRO REVIEW: Secret Agent X-9: 1934-1936

    It was neither the most likely of pairings nor would it last long, but the original outings of Secret Agent X-9, which premiered in January 1934, teamed one of the great practitioners of mystery fiction, Dashiell Hammett, with one of the most significant comic strip artists to ever ply his craft, Alex Raymond.

  • The Fury of Firestorm #2

    Issue two tells Ronnie’s updated origin story. It shows how his father was always working too much, and how often Ronnie spent on his own or trying to prove himself through his athletic abilities. He met Professor Stein at the University of Pittsburgh where Ronnie takes a job working with the brilliant scientist and their fate became intertwined.

  • Alias: Red Band #3

    Issue three picks up with one hellacious, bloody fight between Jessica and Mary. The violent chaos continued when Tyson spilled his guts about why he was mailing the postcards. His confession reveals a larger murderous conspiracy and sends the reluctant partners on to the next clue-finding expedition.

  • Archie x The Army of Darkness #4

    While Ash Williams tries to figure out how to end the assault from the Army of Darkness, Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Reggie are being attacked by the Deadite versions of themselves. They need weapons and a quiet place to determine their next move all while the Deadites assault the S-Mart. It’s a wild night in Riverdale, to be sure.

  • COVER STORY: Invaders #8

    Following the Liberty Legion four-part crossover in Invaders #5, Marvel Premiere #29, Invaders #6, and Marvel Premiere #30, which reintroduced a number of Timely Comics characters, writer-editor Roy Thomas and pencil artist Frank Robbins got back to creating new original characters the following issue.

  • Neighborhood Watch #2

    Following that cliffhanger, they put the pieces together and realize that the woman Bianca knows as her neighbor Jill Collier, is the woman Val knows as Cassie Maynard. Both women want to find out what happened to Jill/Cassie and vow to keep what happened a secret until they do. Bianca goes home to take a look around Jill’s house while Val learns a secret that Cassie had been hiding from her.