For Your Consideration: Marvel’s Tomb of Dracula Complete Collection Vol. 1


Tomb of Dracula Complete Collection Vol. 1

Tomb of Dracula Complete Collection Vol. 1


In the 1970s, the Lord of the Vampires came to Marvel with Tomb of Dracula. The book became a monster hit and has remained a fan-favorite to this day. Marvel is now collecting the comic from the beginning with Tomb of Dracula Complete Collection Vol. 1. Robert Greenberger tells you more about this amazing collection.

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For Your Consideration: DC’s Superman: Phantom Zone


Superman: Phantom Zone

Superman: Phantom Zone



Robert Greenberger recommends DC’s Superman: Phantom Zone SC by Steve Gerber, Gene Colan, Tony DeZuniga, and Rick Veitch.

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Roger’s Comics Ramblings: Gene Colan 1926-2011


Gene Colan. Wizard World Chicago 2005.

Gene Colan. Wizard World Chicago 2005.



Westfield’s Roger Ash remembers artist Gene Colan.

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For Your Consideration: DC’s Night Force HC


Night Force HC

Night Force HC



Robert Greenberger tells you why DC’s Night Force HC needs to be on your bookshelf.

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Roger’s Comic Ramblings: Feeling Nostalgic


Amazing Spider-Man #217

by Roger Ash

I’ve been feeling nostalgic recently; nostalgic for a time when the world made sense and people weren’t at each other’s throats if they disagreed with each other. When I’m feeling nostalgic, certain things bring me comfort – Disney films, grilled cheese sandwiches and chocolate milkshakes, and comic books. I think the recent passing of Fess Parker exacerbated my nostalgia as his portrayal of Davy Crockett in the Disney films and Daniel Boone in the non-Disney TV show were a pleasant part of my childhood.

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Roger’s Comic Ramblings: Magic Time


X-Men #115

by Roger Ash

“What the heck is magic time, Roger?”

Good question! For the purpose of this column, “Magic Time” refers when comics were magic to you. I’ve found that with many of my friends this is the time shortly after you discovered comics and they had the biggest impression on you. It’s the time when you couldn’t wait for new comic day at your local comic shop, or if you’re old like me, when you’d haunt the spinner rack at the local convenience store looking for new issues of your favorite comics. Or when you were sure every UPS truck that drove down the street had your latest shipment from Westfield. (Yes, I know Westfield doesn’t ship by UPS now, but they did back when I was a customer.)

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Roger’s Comic Ramblings: Collections I’d Like to See


Howard the Duck Omnibus

by Roger Ash

This week I’m starting in on a semi-regular feature of comics I’d like to see collected. There are a large number of collections available these days, but there are still numerous comics that deserve to be collected. Let’s begin, shall we?

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Roger’s Comic Ramblings: A Convention Story


Gene Colan at Wizard World Chicago

by Roger Ash

I’ll be heading out to the Baltimore Comic-Con is just a couple weeks, which I’m really excited about, so comic conventions have been on my mind recently. Add to that Beau Smith’s column last week about convention sketches, which are something I collect, and the subject for this column was a no-brainer. Let me tell you a convention story that happened 16 years ago in San Diego.

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For Your Consideration: Detectives Inc.


by Robert Greenberger

Detectives Inc. cover

Detectives Inc. cover

Two things were happening more or less simultaneously in the 1970s. First, there was the rise of the direct sales market which helped fuel the options for publishers. Growing out of the underground comix movement came the “ground level” publishers, several of whom were helping shape and develop the American graphic novel field.

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