Beauology 101: So Hip It Hurts


Strange Tales #130

Beau Smith takes a look at the pluses and minuses of making comics relevant, from Steve Ditko’s Spider-Man in the 60s to borderline exploitation books like the Luke Cage: Hero for Hire in the 80s to Strange Tales #130 where the Human Torch and The Thing from The Fantastic Four “Meet The Beatles.”

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Too Much Cool Stuff – Not Enough $$$ – September ‘09


Terra

by KC Carlson

Covering new items now available to order for November shipping (or later).

This month, DC is collecting the recent Terra mini-series – plus the stand-alone introductory tale from Supergirl #12 – by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, and Amanda Conner.

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