Toss it out to the world that you love comics. Fly your freak flag high!
This is casual attire for a townie bar or a comic book convention. Clever.
I don’t buy leather jackets. Is this overpriced? Buy it anyway just because the dude is doing some variation on “The Fonz” in his auction photos.
What has been seen, cannot be unseen. You know what you must now do. Purchase.
Here’s two items that no longer fulfill their primary purpose, but nevertheless act as wonderfully inexpensive collectables.
Was 1996 a good year for you? Why not relive it, right down to Wolverine bone-claw fighting a bear? Take that time machine to calmer days.
What good is a calendar from 1986? Not much. Unless it has Batman somehow saying August with a grid of numbers. Sgt. Rock is just counting the days until his tour is over and he can get back to running the grain store in his small Nebraska town. Little does he know his series will be canceled and he’ll spend eternity in a warzone.
Remember the good ol’ days when Superman urged you to have a lighter available at all times?
If I received this toy for Christmas I would put on a facade of joyfulness so my parents didn’t feel that they couldn’t provide. But in my heart I would be bummed. I mean, what is it? Superman spits water? Is that something he did often in comics in the 60s? Maybe a couple times to stop a fire or something, but is that really the angle you want to come at when playing with your friends? Pretending they’re on fire?
So I’m sure you’ve all heard by now, Superman renounced his American citizenship in a back story in Action Comics #900. To which I say, whatever. Having read it, the simple truth is: it’s a nothing story that most writers will probably just ignore (and actually, basically already have). And with good reason. Whatever lame, un-American crap our government gets up to… Superman doesn’t represent that. He represents the ideal. He represents the America that is SUPPOSED to be, where we’re all honest and fair and treat every one in the world with respect. The one where we lead by example, not by invasion. That’s a defining character trait for the big Blue Boy Scout that is never gonna go out of style.
Perhaps that wasn’t the best title. Let me rephrase: Anything with Hitler, or any member of the Axis powers for that matter, getting clowned by the famous comic characters of the time period. This stuff is just total vintage Americana. Anyone from Superman to Batman to Joe Palooka and a chest tattooed Uncle Sam to a bizarre WC Fields version of our old friend Father TIme teamed up with a New Year’s Indian, I don’t care. I just love seeing grotesque caricatures of real life villains getting their just desserts in over blown cartoon form. You could never do these now and get away with it…
Well I know they’ve got me down. Brought my truck in to get some routine brake work taken care of (nothing crazy – brakes weren’t even squeaking…) and next thing you know the job goes bad and I’m back to the auto shop three days in a row.
If you’re feeling this like me, shout out to Superman’s first appearance (did you know these reprint issues go for money??) and a Todd McFarlane homage during his Amazing Spider-Man run.
It’s been far too long since I’ve done a Random Comic Book Friday, so to make up for it I’m posting not two but FIVE random results from my search for the word “comic books” on eBay. Which has resulted in a pretty random selection of items…
2 issues of Action Comics, a Fantastic Four pin, a Johnny Quest ad, and a Dark Horse comic I’ve never heard of called Hero Zero. Some weeks are better than others. That’s why it’s called random.
As an unapologetic Marvel zombie, it’s hard to say this. But DC is responsible for some pretty cool comics. And here’s two posters that embody that DC cool. Superman done right is awesome – it’s sad that it’s become such a rare reading experience to enjoy a Superman book.
And despite the back and forth Watchmen love/hate surrounding the movie, this poster is almost completely undeniable.
As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, the creative team for the next Superman movie has been announced, and it’s a doozy…
That’s right. Zach Snyder directing, Chris Nolan producing, and a script from David Goyer. The Dark Knight team being in the mix has been known for sometime, and was very appropriate, given that Batman and Superman were the original World’s Finest team, but now to throw in the man behind what in my mind was the best Watchmen adaption we could have ever gotten, not to mention one of the few movie remakes ever worth it’s salt? Yes, he’s “controversial”, in that people either love him or hate him. Personally I think he’s got a great flair for visuals, but his emotional impact is only as good as his actors are (I’m looking at you, Malin Ackerman). Under the watchful eyes of Nolan, though, I think we’ll see Snyder really shine.
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