Despite the school year beginning, my regular weekly Thursday trips to the 7-11 for new comic books continued. And in fact, I had begun to hold on to the dollar a day that I was given to buy lunch at school in order to be able to have more spending money for comics. (My Dad … Continue reading BHOC: SUPERMAN #318
My brother Ken was still reading the occasional war comic, and so this issue of WEIRD WAR TALES, which eventually came into my possession. This is the kind of comic book that really doesn't get made any more, one designed to be read and enjoyed once, by any novice reader, and then discarded. There were … Continue reading BHOC: WEIRD WAR TALES #58
#2 - S02Ep26 - "Death of a Gunfighter" I have a great deal of affection for this episode specifically for how many times it turns the direction of the plot. Having worked in the field of storytelling for around thirty years now, I've got a pretty ingrained sense of where a given story is going … Continue reading Best of Have Gun – Will Travel – Death of a Gunfighter
We start off this time with a bit of a forgotten masterpiece (despite the fact that it's been reprinted at least once.) This issue of INCREDIBLE HULK, with its horrifying story of children and cannibalism packed a punch and really stayed with you--top notch work by writer Len Wein and illustrators Jim Starlin and Alfredo … Continue reading 5BC: Five Best Comics of 1978
Fifth grade had just begun when the mailman delivered my subscription copy of FLASH #256. It was in fifth grade that I met my first friend who was enthusiastic about comic books as opposed to simply occasionally reading them like most kids of that era. Don Sims was his name, and we became good friends … Continue reading BHOC THE FLASH #256
EPISODE 28 "I can't believe it. Just a year. Just one year ago people were living in underground cities with no sunlight, like moles. That year we spent on the Argo, it was hard--but it was wonderful, too. We were doing something really important! All of those funny, adventurous star blazers..." -- Nova After a … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Episode 28
As summer came to a close, the mailman brought my subscription copy of JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA, a terrific surprise for me whenever it would show up. JLA at this point was an ongoing oversized title, so the stories were longer and more intricate, having the space for both greater plot and some characterization. All … Continue reading BHOC: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #149
I've been an on-and-off follower of the KAMEN RIDER series of Japanese live action super hero shows going back to the mid-1980s when KAMEN RIDER BLACK was on the air. But it's been about ten years since one really caught my fancy--and that one, KAMEN RIDER DECADE, came onto my radar because it guest-starred Kamen … Continue reading KAMEN RIDER ZI-O
Summer was winding down when I bought this issue of INVADERS at my regular 7-11 haunt. It's one of those days that I can recall vividly for no particular reason, biking back up Granny Road with my new purchase. I still hadn't branched out into Marvel any further than the Human Torch, but it was … Continue reading BHOC: INVADERS #23
EPISODE 27 "For one year now, Earth has been at peace. The Gamilons no longer threaten the galaxy. But unknown to Earth, a new danger lurks in the darkness of outer space! A seemingly-harmless great white comet streaks across the sky. A comet so deadly that it threatens the universe as it conquers and devours … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Episode 27
