Welcome back to Hammer Drops, where today we’re looking the relationship between “Other Media Hype” and “Comic Issue Value” from the inside of the curve! Particularly, we’re turning our eyes to the early issues of the original Young Avengers series and how the news of Kate Bishop’s imminent Marvel Cinematic Universe debut have altered their…
I Will Tell You #73: Top 5 Marvel Titles That Are Wholeheartedly Totally Awesome-like Hi folks; there will be no fables, personal anecdotes, or long-winded stories this week. It’s another back-to-basics look at the medium we all love: comics. And specifically, several comics that many of us really do seem to love. More specifically, Marvel…
The wait is over, Marvel Comics’ The Avengers has finally made it to the theaters today, May 3, 2012! And to go along with our month long celebration of all thing Avengers, I present this week’s RETRO REVIEW on Avengers # 170 & 171. These comics were cover dated April 1978 and May 1978. Number…
Jim Johnson thinks there has never been a better time to be an Avengers fan, and he’ll show you why in this video segment featuring the Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Nick Fury and more as they assemble the Avengers on the big screen for the first time! Full Text: JJ…
Greg Turner sets his wayback gaze upon the first appearance of Hawkeye in Tales of Suspense #57 from Marvel Comics, featuring Iron Man and the Black Widow. Full Text: This week I’ve dug into my collection and come out with Tales of Suspense # 57, from Marvel Comics. It is cover dated September 1964 and…
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Comics fans have understood the concept of The Avengers for a long time now; the idea, of course, was to bring the individual stars of the Marvel Universe together in one title to form not just a team of superheroes, but an all-star team of superheroes. That idea was hardly anything new…