by Doc Schaefer | Jun 3, 2026 | Docs Corner, Reviews
THE DEADMAN #1 DC COMICS Another interesting ‘We’ve run out of ideas so lets do a bunch of short-lived titles until something better comes along’ from DC’s Next Level. Technically, this is like when DC’s New 52 did their third batch...
by Graham Crackers | Jun 2, 2026 | Articles
There’s so many amazing comics out there and so many amazing colors used to bring comics to life. So, join me today as we go through a reading rainbow if you will. To start us off we have red. The color of passion, fury, warmth, and danger. There’s so many comics we...
by Graham Crackers | May 27, 2026 | Articles
There’s a time to stay, and a time to go. As NIU (our campus companions in Dekalb) Class of 2026 graduates head out into the great unknown, so should we all reflect: Why am I still doing this? There’s nothing here for me. I don’t enjoy it. I’m doing it just for the...
by Doc Schaefer | May 27, 2026 | Docs Corner, Reviews
SWAMP THING 1989 #2 DC COMICS The late eighties were an interesting time and place. Continuity still had a place but the multiverse had unlocked so much. And having a character who could unbound himself from time, space, etc. was a hugwe bouncy castle with water...
by Doc Schaefer | May 20, 2026 | Docs Corner, Reviews
GOOD EVENING CLASS. TODAY WE’LL BE FOCASING ON TWO VERY INFLUENTIAL TIMES FOR NATIONAL PUBLICATION AKA DC COMICS. SO GET OUT THE NUMBER TWO PENCILS AND YOUR SPIRAL NOTEBOOKS AS WE TAKE A LOOK BACK … BATMAN #244 FACSIMILE EDITION DC COMICS After the...
by Graham Crackers | May 19, 2026 | Articles
Help us help you! One of the hardest things for any retailers, even those who have rivalling super-powers is that WE CAN NOT READ YOUR MIND. Now granted, most us of don’t want to. Most of us just want you to have some fun money every week and have a good enough...
by Doc Schaefer | May 13, 2026 | Docs Corner, Reviews
FURY OF FIRESTORM #2 DC COMICS No doubt that writer Jeff Lemire hit this issue right on the head with the story title. While the Firestorm being tries to deal with it’s schizo personality, we get flashbacks to the origins of the Ronnie Raymond/Professor...
by Doc Schaefer | May 6, 2026 | Docs Corner, Reviews
TALES OF THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS GUY GARDNER #1 Of course, DC had to give Guy Gardner a one-shot. I mean he did a good job popping up in the last Superman movie and generated a lot of buzz. And right about now would be the time I would start moaning and complaining...
by Graham Crackers | May 5, 2026 | Articles
As one gets older, one tends to reflect on things. Things that make us laugh. Things that make us cry. Things that make us cringe so much one needs medication to stop. We are talking about Tropes. The things that happen seemingly all the time that we can’t help but...
by Doc Schaefer | Apr 29, 2026 | Docs Corner, Reviews
ONE OF THE BEST PARTS OF FREE COMIC DAY IS WATCHING THE STAFF REVIEWERS JOCKEYING FOR THE CHANCE TO REVIEW THEIR FAVORITE SPECIAL ISSUES. MY REQUEST IS SIMPLE. GIVE ME THE ODDEST COMICS, THEY HAVE. BECAUSE ONE OF THE BENIFITS OF FREE COMIC DAY IS TO EXPERIMENT WITH...
