Posted by Dan Greenfield on Jan 20, 2025
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Scott and Dan pick the comics they’re most looking forward to… — Dan Greenfield, editor, 13th Dimension Metamorpho: The Element Man #2, DC. All I have to say is what I said in this piece: If You Love Classic Comics, Then You Must Read DC’s New METAMORPHO. And it’s really, really true. Highest recommendation. I’m getting the Guillem March variant: Scott adds: Element Girl is back? Outstanding! — Comic Book Creator #37, TwoMorrows. Steve Englehart? Can’t go wrong. Also a good time to remind you that my lengthy, intensive Batman interview with Steve will be included in TwoMorrows’ upcoming illustrated bio Marshall Rogers: Brightest Days & Darkest Knights. CBC #37 will be at comics shops and mag sellers but you can also get it directly from the publisher. Click here. — Justice League Unlimited #3, DC. Still taking it issue by issue, but I like what I’ve seen so far. (I have a hard time committing to ongoings unless I’m immediately blown away, like Metamorpho.) — Archie Is Mr. Justice #2, Archie. There’ve been 1,000,006 homages to George Perez’s Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 cover, so what’s one more? This is fun. — Scott Tipton, columnist, 13th Dimension Doctor Doom & Rocket Raccoon #1, Marvel. The first of J. Michael Straczynski’s wacky Marvel team-up one-shots! — Astro City Metrobook Vol. 6, Image. Astro City is always a must-buy. Collects Vol. 3 Issues #35-52. — Limited Collectors’ Edition #C-48: Superman vs. the Flash Facsimile Edition, DC. I can’t get enough of these treasury-size reprints. Like a white-hot shot of nostalgia. Dan adds: He’s right. There were a ton of these and hopefully DC will keeping doing this for a good, long time. And it’s way past due for Marvel to get on board! This edition has foil and sketch covers, by the by. — Iron Man Epic Collection Vol. 13: Stark Wars, Marvel. It’s Tony Stark versus anyone using his stolen armor tech, in this classic run from David Michelinie, Bob Layton and Mark...
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