Looks like Ultimatum won’t kill off the Ultimate Universe after all (just the numbering sequence) as Marvel plans to launch Ultimate Comics this summer. Comic Book Resources has a roundup of news emerging from the NYCC. Mark Millar is returning to write Ultimate Avengers, which I am hoping translates to “We’ve rid the Ultimate Universe…
This week’s Book of Doom is The Mighty #1, written by Peter Tomasi and Keith Champagne and illustrated by Peter Snejbjerg. I’m joined this week by Doom DeLuise and guest contributors Robb from Capes Comics and Jason from Legend Comics. So in some ways, I was kind of underwhelmed by this book. I’m not sure…
#5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 #1: Dark Awakening, The Transformers Originally broadcast September 22, 1986 Written by Antoni Zalewski Plot summary (from imdb.com): …Several Autobots seek shelter to make repairs to their ship and find a mausoleum they built for causalities [from The Transformers: The Movie]. They discover that Optimus Prime…
#5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 #2: The Phantom Brigade, G.I. Joe Originally broadcast October 9, 1985 Written by Sharman Di Vono Plot summary (from Allmovie.com): Cobra Commander uses an elderly gypsy woman to conjure up three dangerous ghosts: a Roman legionnaire, a Mongol warrior, and an American WWI flying ace. He…
With Final Crisis ending with the God Machine reverting everything back to normal, and with Final Crisis: Revelations ending with the Spectre undoing everything Cain and his followers did in that series, it’s making me wonder: can you think of two other concurrent big-event miniseries that both ended with “And then it all went back…
#5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 #3: Worlds Without End, G.I. Joe Originally broadcast November 4, 1985 Written by Martin Pasko Plot summary (from AllMovie.com): Joe team members Flint, Lady Jaye, Airtight, Grunt, Clutch, and Steeler try to recover a matter transmutor stolen by the Dreadnoks. When the device is accidentally triggered,…
There are a good number of these “What did Superman sing to Darkseid?” efforts going around, but this is by far the best. From Registered Weapon: h/t: Spencer Ackerman
Jim Doom: • Adventure Comics #0 – It’s $1. • Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #3 – I hope I remember what happened back in #2. Nice to know that, in some capacity, Final Crisis is going to keep going on for two more months. Fitting that this takes place in the future. •…
In this episode: Final Crisis: Revelations #5 | Final Crisis #7 | Captain America #46 | Batman #685 | Daredevil #115 Speaking of Daredevil #115, this was part 5 of the super awesome Lady Bullseye storyline. We find out the whole reason that Lady Bullseye came to town, killed Black Tarantula and White Tiger, resurrected…
#5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 Today’s installment is quite a departure from yesterday’s, but still noteworthy, especially given its series context. #4: My Gummi Lies Over the Ocean, The Gummi Bears Originally broadcast November 29, 1986 Written by Doug Hutchinson, Jymn Magon, Bruce Talkington, Art Vitello and Mark Zaslove Plot summary…