By the summer of 1992 the comics industry was in a completely frenzy. Image Comics had begun their publishing onslaught with Spawn #1 selling almost 2 million copies. On the back of Image’s success, the entire industry found new life … Continue reading
Category Archives: Key Issues
At some point in 1987 I stopped acquiring comics. I can’t remember why exactly but I suspect it was due to lack of access and lack of funds. Plus, I was rocketing toward my teenage years and being “cool” became … Continue reading
If “Crisis on Infinite Earths” is the book that made me a comics reader then “Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe” is the book that cemented my future as a comic book nerd. I use the term “nerd” affectionately … Continue reading
In the previous edition of this column I wrote about my first comic, Krull #2. At the time the column was called “Why I Love Comics” and I was never happy with that name and finally decided to use what … Continue reading
*****Update – 2/20/16***** I decided to change the name of the column to “Key Issues” no big deal but I did want to post an update here so it wasn’t confusing. ********** A few years back I wrote a two … Continue reading