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mattacox
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3 hours ago
Flip Through the Dollar Bin
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All Comics Discussion
mattacox
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2 weeks, 2 days ago
X-Men: Elsewhen ([June] 2026), #1
by Harry N. Abrams
This was a mixed bag for at first, but my mind changed after the first "issue."
Art: I wanted Byrne/Claremont inked by Terry Austin out of this. Byrne inking Byrne is... not that. And the first pag…
All Comics Discussion
mattacox
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2 months, 1 week ago
mattacox
· 4 days, 1 hour ago
And here's the Eternals cover in question:
The Tolkien Legendarium
mdlatt
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7 months ago
The Unauthorized Lord of the Rings
In the mid-1960s, Ace Books released an unauthorized paperback edition of The Lord of the Rings — the infamous “Ace pirated editions.” Ace's decision to publish these editions hinged on a quirky reading of U.S. copy…
mattacox
· 7 months ago
These guys?
Spies
mattacox
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7 months, 1 week ago
Rise And Kill First : The Secret History Of Israel's Targeted Assassinations
by Bergman, Ronen, author., Hope, Ronnie, translator.
Picked this up at the suggestion of a friend, and have been both fascinated and terrified at the history presented here…
All Comics Discussion
mattacox
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7 months, 1 week ago
All Star Superman, 2006 Series
This series kind of got me back into collecting after I read an article about it in 2008.
Art: The lines are some lovely in these books, and for a guy that loves both the simplicity of Frank Miller as well as Moebius, Fr…
Comics that Changed Me
mattacox
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
The Uncanny X-Men (February 1981), #142 Direct
by Marvel
Part 2 of a story arc that changed me, and made me believe in comics in a new way. This book had been referenced in so many X-men books of the late eighties and nineties ("Editor's note: see X-…
Sci-Fi and Such
admin
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
Sci-Fi and Such!
This group is a first pass at an online reading group for Sci-Fi novels. Feel free to post up books from the book search, comment, or write a review. Share with your buddies. This isn't so much to replace getting together and discu…
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Why do You Still Collect Comics?
April 14, 2025
A Treatise on Completionism
"Why are you still collecting comics?"
I get asked this all of the time, and not just by my very tolerant wife. But, she is the one who sees me most often as I am thumbing through all of these odd-shaped whte cardboard boxes filled with my comic collection, and asks: "When are you going to be done with your collection?"
In Praise of Pouches
April 9, 2025
Is it the most 90's Comic Thing, Ever?
Why did Sue Storm have to make the ultimate pouch declaration in Fantastic Four (1961 Series) #375, sporting not only the pouches (which aren't overbearing on this cover), but also the bomber jacket and the 90's-obligatory Big Gun (tm). Click through for our thoughts.
It's Friday
March 28, 2025
Has this week tranformed you into a raging monster?
Maybe it's time to sit back, take a moment, and see if there's a fun comic in your collection that you haven't read yet.