I apologize for the self-celebratory nature of this post, but I wanted a visual aide to help announce to the loyal readers that there will be no Book of Doom this week. First off, I’m getting hitched on Saturday and the rest of the Legion is going to be there. Factor in that Independence Day…
Right now, I have four different cartoons due to three different editors. I have packing and preparation so I can leave town to go get married this weekend. But I don’t forget my fans. My fans come here every Tuesday expecting another Doomino Effect. And that is what the fans shall receive. On this eve…
…and we now know the new leader of the Legion of Super-Heroes! The results (according to Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #31): Brainiac 5: 7% Cosmic Boy: 23% Lightning Lad: 26% Supergirl: 54% Congratulations, Supergirl! And may it never be said that superheroes in the future aren’t willing to give 110%.
Hey kids, welcome to this week’s Doomino Effect. Starting off this review of segues falling into others is Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America: Spider-Man, the fourth in this series. Following the stages of grief, this one is “Depression” and it stars everyone’s favorite self-doubting moper, Spider-Man. I really liked this series at the…
This weekend, I undertook a big project – integrating the randomly-stored comics from my youth into the alphabetized comics I’ve purchased since returning to the life of a comic book reader. I just wanted to share a few thoughts and observations from the dig. – I liked how, back in the early 90s, it was…
I was so upset by how wrong X-Men: Endangered Species was that I was almost angry. Upset about how morally and philosophically divergent these X-Men are from the X-Men of the past 40-plus years. And then I was upset about how upset I was over a fictional reality and characters, but that part will wait….
Hello friends, and welcome to this week’s Doomino Effect! Did you know the best way to get your doominoes to fall over is to get them really drunk? Starting off, we have Avengers Classic #1, which – according to the inside back cover editors’ notes – was inspired by the Classic X-Men series. You see,…
As I sat down to write the preview to this week’s Book of Doom, I honestly thought to myself, “What have I done?” (and then I typed it). When it’s my turn to pick, I try to pick something I’m unfamiliar with, but also something that has a chance of being liked. This usually means…
JIM DOOM: Hello, Doom. Thank you for joining me for this interview. DOOM DeLUISE: Not a problem, old chap. JD: First off, did you read this Newsarama interview with Brian Michael Bendis? (editor’s note: You can read the interview here) DD: Are there spoilers in this? JD: Yes there are, so if you haven’t yet…
What have I done? In celebration of my 100th post here at the Legion of Doom, I have chosen Sub-Mariner #1 for our weekly Book of Doom, that’s what! I don’t know if it’ll be good, and I don’t even know anything about it to be honest, but some of us here at the Legion…