Author: josj

I mentioned before that I was conducting a comic book grading experiment.  This involved submitting several raw books to CGC for grading to document the process from start to finish.  My first step was to interview CGC president Matt Nelson to understand all the variables to grading comic books.  If you have not read it […]

Wynonna Earp — the TV show airing on Syfy, created by IDW, as well as based on a comic series — ran into some snags earlier this year. production was delayed on the upcoming fourth season, as well as conjecture had it that it was because of money issues at IDW Entertainment. However, in early […]

These final two volumes of the lovable charming comedy wrap up in remarkable fashion, however without losing the innocent appeal that makes My like Story!! such a great read. But first, in volume 12, oversized, good-hearted teen Takeo should try to rescue his finest friend, Sunakawa, from a transfer trainee suspected of nefarious motives, in […]

produced by Joe Simon in 1940, Blue bolt was an American superhero title at first published in Philadelphia by the novelty Press. The original Blue bolt Comics would last up until August 1951 (publishing over 100 issues). nevertheless this character as well as comic are considerable much more for their creators than for heroic adventures. […]

Media release — With a comics profession dating back to 1941, including inking early issues of Captain America, Al Plastino was one of the last surviving penciler/inkers of his era. Laboring uncredited on Superman for two decades (1948-1968), he co-created Supergirl, Brainiac, and the legion of Super-Heroes, drawing those characters’ first appearances, and illustrating the […]

marvel is delighted to present your very first look whatsoever new X-Men #8, from the blockbuster innovative team of Brian Michael Bendis as well as David Marquez! Angel, plucked from the past, lastly satisfies his future self as well as the two end up combating Madame Hydra as well as a Hydra cadre. This doesn’t […]

It’s the way the world works. I wrote a survey of all of The Hound of the Baskervilles graphic novel adaptations (for Sherlock Holmes magazine, issue #8, spring 2022), and as soon as I’m done, I find another one. Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles is an “old book by Arthur Conan Doyle” […]

A vital and popular success that exploded out of the gate in late 2015, Monstress breathes new life into a flagging genre in desperate need of new voices. Monstress, Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda’s complex saga of a young woman’s quest for vengeance, injects vibrant new life into tired, old fantasy conventions through thoughtful world-building, a […]