Category Archives: What I Miss About Comics

Double Shot of O.J.

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Joe_Williams

If the boot doesn’t fit, you must…oh, never mind.

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A Missed Opportunity

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Joe_Williams

With the remakes and reboots of Planet of the Apes that have been playing out in cinemas in recent years I’m surprised nobody has decided to put these swinging medallions back on the market.

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It was either Art School or This…

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Back when I was pondering what I wanted to do with my life, the fast growing/big money world of van customization beckoned to me like a siren singing a sweet song from the rocks.

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Thor Was a Lady Before

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Last week I had showed you delightful readers Alex Ross’ version of a female Thor from the late 1990s. As it turns out, a few years before that another woman wielded Mjolnir! And who was that lady with the impossibly … Continue reading →

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Been There, Done That

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Is it just me or is Marvel Comics suffering from short-term memory loss?Thor, Goddess of Thunder was in Marvel Comics Earth X series about 15 years ago.

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The Summer of ’82

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Spikes – CHECK Mohawk – CHECK Leather – CHECK Eye-patch – CHECK

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Your Very Own Vampire Bat

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Joe_Williams

He’s BIG! He’s FEARSOME! But best of all — he’s fun?

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YECCH!!! Looks, Feels Real!

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Joe_Williams

The Finger Factory? Was it a cottage industry or was there a brick and mortar building where workers punched a time clock to crank out life-like severed fingers?

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Cylons is Golden

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Sorry. I can’t resist a pun, and I’ve been itching to use this since the late 1970s.

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