Posted by Dan Greenfield on Dec 16, 2024
HOT PICKS! On Sale This Week!
Scott and Dan pick the comics they’re most looking forward to… — Dan Greenfield, editor, 13th Dimension Superman 100 Project, Hero Initiative. The Hero Initiative’s latest publication to benefit comics creators in need stars the Man of Steel — with more than 100 original sketch covers for the most recent Superman #6, by superduperstars like Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Frank Miller, Alan Davis, Dan Jurgens, Frank Quitely and tons more. This is the only printing the book will ever see. — Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #34, DC. Possibly the best issue of this series was #12, Robin and Supergirl’s date. You’d have thought a Robin and Supergirl pairing would have been a natural back in the day but that issue answers why not — in laugh-out-loud fashion. Here, we get a should-have-happened-long-ago Batgirl/Jimmy Olsen team-up — plus, Krypto… and Ace… and Beppo(!) — in a tribute to Scooby and the gang. (What is it with Mark Waid and monkeys in these one-offs?) — Green Lantern/Green Arrow: World’s Finest Special #1, DC. With the “World’s Finest” tag on this one, you know this will be filled with references to the classic Denny O’Neil/Neal Adams run. (The solicitation info even mentions “the hard-travelin’ heroes” and there’s that logo (though I woulda preferred the original). Plus, a Flash backup that also appears soaked in the Bronze Age. — Batman & Robin: Year One #3, DC. All I have to say at this point is that Waid and Samnee’s Dynamic Duo book is living up to my expectations. Plus, dig this Mike Allred variant with the always-cool Batboat: — Crisis on Infinite Earths #9 Facsimile Edition. Incredible cover by George Perez. Meanwhile, go check out Fred Van Lente’s COMIC BOOK DEATH MATCH: Secret Wars #12 vs. Crisis on Infinite Earths #12. Click here. — Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #12, Marvel. So, now I’ve read the series and it is everything everyone said it was, for good and for bad. On the whole, I’m glad we’ve come to the end. Meanwhile, again, go check out Fred Van Lente’s COMIC BOOK DEATH MATCH: Secret Wars #12 vs. Crisis on Infinite Earths #12. Click here. — Amazing Spider-Man #263 Facsimile Edition. So, now we’re at the finish of the 12-month reprint of the so-called Black Suit Saga. I’d never read these issues and they were quite enjoyable. It...
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