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GI Joe Classified Shooter addendum

Okay, important things first: Larry Hama is basically responsible for creating the brand from scratch, and still has to work in his 70s to stay alive? It would be one thing if he was choosing to write, but to have … Continue reading

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Protecting a Third-Earth that hates and fears them

Dynamite Entertainment has a new Thundercats comic debuting this week. And as the Dynamite do, there are a bunch of variant covers available, including this one by Jae Lee: Like the original, it's actually a set of five covers: the … Continue reading

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Getting into Luke Cage's pants

From Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1, black pants and black boots with yellow cuffs:

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Behind the Laughter

Recently, friend of the site googum went digging through his musty garage well-maintained archives and pulled out this old Twisted ToyFare Theatre strip, because why should we realistically have to wait 95 years for an abandoned copyright to expire? If … Continue reading

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Despite all my rage

How can we determine Splinter's age? Let's start with issue #1 of the comic and work our way backwards. For math purposes, we will treat the story as happening "now." When the boys get back from their first mission above-ground, … Continue reading

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That settles things

(via) And now, some more OAFEry:Fortress Maximus on clearance Transformers Tuesday comic strip: Buckshot Still looking for a clever Halloween costume? Meet the newest Junkion Transformers Generations: "Fall of Cybertron" Rumble & Ravage reviews

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Alex Ross's Captain Marvel

A few years ago, Alex Ross did a small pitch for Kurt Busiek's then-upcoming The Marvels comic. And now, some more OAFEry:The Infinity Saga checklist This certainly explains why... Marvel Legends addendum: dat (medium) body! You know what "SHAZAM" means? … Continue reading

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Wake up, it's Friday the 13th!

Ch-ch-ch-ch, ah-ah-ah-ah! (via) And now, some more OAFEry:Flippin' through Previews - September '15 The Slashstreet Boys Barbie Meets Jason Voorhees Horror Classics Mystery Minis - Freddy vs. Jason reviews Rustin's Spoils of the Week #212

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Alex Ross' Iron Man

Here, direct from 1991, is Alex Ross' original design for Iron Man, which eventually became the "Heroes Return" armor:

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Shredder's colors

Mirage Studios' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 was published, in all its black and white glory, in 1984. For such a foundational comic, it's no surprise companies have taken any excuse they can to reprint it. Often that excuse involves … Continue reading

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