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4 reviews
Mike W. Barr

TwoMorrows Publishing, 2007

EXCEEDED MY HIGH EXPECTATIONS
All of the comic history-related books TwoMorrows Publishing puts out are worthwhile, but this is the best one yet. Author Mike W. Barr really goes the extra mile here and it shows. Not just a dry recitation of facts, Barr weaves together interesting factoids and makes connections where you least expect it. Wonderfully illustrated with vintage art, there are plot synopses of the biggies like ...

Showcase Presents: Justice League of America, Vol. 3
Gardner Fox

DC Comics, 2007

Over 500 pages of classic adventures are included in this value-priced volume! The Worlds Greatest Super-Heroes continuetheir quest for justice in this third volume of spectacular tales from the 1960s.In these stories, The Justice Leaguejoins forces with the Justice Society of America to take on the Lawless League of America, and faces the menaces of The Key, The Royal Flush Gang, The Shaggy Man, Solomon Grundy and more.

What If? Classic Volume 3 TPB (What If Classics)

2 reviews
Gary Friedrich, Don Glut, ...

Marvel Comics, 2007

More what if
This is of course the third volume in the Marvel What if series that collects issues 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, and 20. This edition has good content in it. What if Sgt. Fury had fought World War 2 in outer space?: This is more of an alternate timeline. Where the plot begins during the 15th century. Da Vinci creates designs for an airplane but was never built until the Wright Brothers built one in ...

Showcase Presents: Batgirl, Vol. 1

7 reviews
John Broome, Carmine Infantino, ...

DC Comics, 2007

Lets hear it for the girl!
in 1967, Batman was on TV and the Batman family had a new dynamic. Not longer was it a duo, it became a trio with the creative idea Batgirl. You must remember in the 1950's, There was Batwoman, Bathound and Batmite (an imp who loved Batman and created problems for him). Batgirl gave the Batman family a thought provoling ally.A woman who a brain who did not cater to Batman like a 1950's household ...

Showcase Presents: The Brave and the Bold - The Batman Team-Ups, Vol. 1

5 reviews
Bob Haney, Mike Sekowsky

DC Comics, 2007

The Caped Crusader at his best!
What's great about this book is the range of the stories. Some have a light tone reminicent of the "Batman" TV series of the sixties, (The Metamporpho team-up even MENTIONS the show) others are dark, pulpy mysteries, (the Neal Adams drawn Deadman team-ups are particularly good) No matter which interpretation of the Dark Knight you prefer, your bound to dig at least a few of these tales. Nearly ...

The Flash Companion

3 reviews
Keith Dallas, Carmine Infantino, ...

TwoMorrows Publishing, 2008

A fine history of all the artists as well as previously-unpublished scenes
If you're a Flash comics fan, you must have Keith Dallas's THE FLASH COMPANION; it's packed with interviews and articles about the Flash creators through the decades of Flash creations, and presents a fine history of all the artists as well as previously-unpublished scenes. Black and white comics throughout illustrate behind-the-scenes coverage perfect for any comprehensive cartoon, comic or ...

The Flash Archives, Vol. 5 (Archive Editions (Graphic Novels))
John Broome, Gardner Fox

DC Comics, 2009

Showcase Presents: The Flash, Vol. 1

3 reviews
Robert Kanigher

DC Comics, 2007

A must purchase if...
A must purchase for any DC collector...if he does not already own the Flash Archives 1 - 3. If so, this title is redundant. Still for non-Archives owners, we have here a bargain book reprinting from Showcase and Flash 105 - 111. Enjoy. Volume 2 will be a keeper going beyond Archives #4. The Showcase Presents series is well worth looking at!

Iron Man: Demon in a Bottle (Marvel Premiere Classic)

10 reviews
David Michelinie

Marvel Comics, 2008

Iron Man's best story in it's best format
The story is classic by now and known not only to Iron Man fans, so the contex of this book won't be reviewed here. What is worth saying is the top quality paper and wonderfull job done at the colours. Additional credits should be given for the hard cover and the jacket illustration. Every issue comes with it's original cover. This is Iron Man and Marvel at their best. May many more stories ...

Howard The Duck Omnibus

3 reviews
Steve Gerber, Val Mayerik

Marvel Comics, 2008

Omnibus in color (Essential in black and white)
I purchased the Essential Howard the Duck and was bummed that the book ended before the story played out, and the art was black and white. So I ordered Howard The Duck Omnibus and got the whole story in color. If you want to read Howard The Duck, get the Omnibus.

Essential Nova, Vol. 1 (Marvel Essentials)

5 reviews
Marv Wolfman, Len Wein

Marvel Comics, 2006

Essential Nova, Volume 1
10 reasons why I love Nova: One: The costume. This is one of the most dynamic superhero costumes of all time. It screams spaceman, it screams power, it screams raw brash energy. I love the colours, I love the whole get-up. I would wear that. I would fly around in that. Two: Nova discovering his powers. He gets these awesome powers without really even knowing how to use them. It's neat ...

Adam Strange. The - Archives, Volume 3 (Archive Editions (Graphic Novels))

2 reviews
Gardner Fox, Carmine Infantino, ...

DC Comics, 2008

The Thinking Man's Superhero in some of his best stories!
Adam Strange was cool. That's all you can say. He was cool. Regularly transported across space by the Zeta beam from Earth to Rann and back again, Adam became the planetary champion of Rann and found himself in a lot of classic Silver Age adventures. And along the way, he also romanced one of the hottest women in Silver Age comics, Alanna, the daughter of Rann's leading scientist, Sardath. ...

Star Wars: A Long Time Ago..., Book 4: Screams in the Void

3 reviews
Chris Claremont, Carmine Infantino, ...

Dark Horse, 2003

More classic Star Wars. Well-drawn, well-written.
I started picking up the Star Wars comics halfway through its run -- right when this book takes off. Compared to the first issues in the series, the art is quite sophisticated and matches well with the imagery seen in the films. Characterizations are remarkably deep considering the plotters were barred from using situations that would pop up in Return of the Jedi. My favorite bit deals with a ...

Essential Ghost Rider, Vol. 2 (Marvel Essentials)

2 reviews
Gerry Conway, Don Glut, ...

Marvel Comics, 2007

An essential collection for an overlooked character
In some respects, the stories are not terribly complex: Ghost Rider travels across the country, chases bad guys and punishes them. However, there is real drama between Johnny Blaze and the Ghost Rider, as the spirit's real personality starts to come to life, and takes a toll on Blaze's personal life. Highly recommended.

Showcase Presents: Adam Strange

3 reviews
Gardner Fox

DC Comics, 2007

Great stories geares to a more adult audience
I've picked up about a half a dozen of these b&w Marvel and DC reprints and Adam Strange is the best one so far. Strange is a more down-to-earth (or down-to-Rann, I guess) character. He has no super power and doesn't make clever or lame quips as he k.o.'s the bad guys. He behaves much like you or I would react to a problem, which makes it easier to identify with the hero. Every story is a very ...

Essential Spider-Woman, Vol. 1 (Marvel Essentials)

8 reviews
Marv Wolfman, Mark Gruenwald, ...

Marvel Comics, 2005

Spider-Woman Redux
After years of hiatus, Spider-Woman has returned to her roots with "New Avengers". Essentially playing a support role now, it's fun to look back and remember when Jessica Drew aka Spider-Woman was the star of her own on-going comic book series. Having no relation to the more famous Spiderman, Spider-Woman let loose on the world of Marvel in the late 1970's. The stories collection in the this ...

The Justice League Companion

3 reviews
Michael Eury, Murphy Anderson, ...

TwoMorrows Publishing, 2005

A CELEBRATION OF THE JUSTICE LEAGUE
When I first started reading comics in the early 1970's, I was almost exclusively a Marvel fan and didn't read many DC comics at all. I was lucky enough to have an older brother who as a big DC can and among the books in his collection was a full run of Justice League of America from #50 through #120. Reading his comics (when he wasn't around, of course) was my introduction to one of the great ...

Showcase Presents: Green Lantern, Vol. 2

3 reviews
John Broome, Gardner Fox

DC Comics, 2007

The definition of Heroic
Simply put, any of the Silver Age volumes in DC Comics Showcase and Marvel's Essentials are better crafted, and more fun than the current kill 'em all and let god sort 'em out software those companies now publish. Buy Green Lantern. Buy Adam Strange. Buy Batman. Buy the Elongated Man. Buy Antman. Buy The Fantastic Four. Buy Ironman. Buy Daredevil. Heck. Buy Haunted Tank and Man-thing! ...

The Flash Archives, Vol. 4 (DC Archive Editions)

1 review
John Broome, Gardner Fox

DC Comics, 2006

More Spectacular Silver Age Entertainment
The fourth volume of The Flash Archives delivers more examples of wonderous Silver Age classics. Once again we are treated to the graceful realistic-looking art of Carmine Infantino and Joe Giella and exciting stories by John Broome (with one issue scripted by Gardner Fox featuring the Golden Age Flash). Issue #125 teams The Flash and Kid Flash in "The Conquerors of Time." In order to save the ...

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