What would cause the world’s greatest detective to leave his place among the greatest heroes in the world to assemble his own team? Your Major Spoilers (Retro) Review of Batman And The Outsiders #1 awaits!
Browsing: Retro Review
Fans of Marvel Comics, especially in the Bronze Age, were aware of the cardinal rule of the Marvel Universe: No title was for real, until they got their obligatory Spider-Man cameo appearance. That holds true even if your heroes are giant robot invaders from planet Cybertron… Your Major Spoilers (Retro) Review of Transformers #3 awaits!
Ever since the release of the 1981 movie ‘Heavy Metal,’ fans have had opinions about why a certain segment just sort of… ends. Sit back, grab some teutonium nyborg (if you have any left in the transmitter compartment), and stand by for answers! Your Major Spoilers (Retro) Review of So Beautiful And So Dangerous #1 awaits!
Many an internet wag has derogatory things to say about the “Justice League Detroit.” Time now, Faithful Spoilerites, not to bury these young heroes, but to praise them. Yes. Even Vibe… Your Major Spoilers (Retro) Review of Justice League Of America #236 awaits!
Not a dream! Not a hoax! This issue, AN X-MAN DIES! Man, I hope this doesn’t start a terrible trend or something… Your Major Spoilers (Retro) Review of X-Men #95 awaits!
Though the Blue Beetle (or, more to the point, one of the Blue Beetles) has been part of the DC Universe since 1986 or so, his storied career dates back to the very beginning of the Golden Age. With everyone’s favorite Beetle, Ted Kord, back in the spotlight in Convergence, it seems like the perfect time to delve into his history and see a little of what makes him so beloved… Strap in, Faithful Spoilerites, it’s time for the origins of the Blue Beetle! Your Major Spoilers (Retro) Review of Blue Beetle #2 awaits!
Ladles and jellyspoons, Faithful Spoilerites, friends, Romans, countrymen! I hereby present to you the origin of the finest and most perfect superhero costume of all time. Your Major Spoilers (Retro) Review of Flash #135 awaits!
With a new Secret Wars on the horizon, I figured it might be a good time to look back the Regan administration, a time when Jim Shooter was editor-in-chief, Professor X was still alive and nobody had broken Captain America’s shield… yet. Your Major Spoilers (Retro) Review of Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #1 awaits!
Some people like their heroes grim and angry, brimming with venom and covered in the dirt of the filthy streets of a mean city. That’s cool and all, but have you ever wondered what would happy if your hero was incorrigibly happy? Your Major Spoilers (Retro) Review of Zot! #1 awaits!
The shocking truth about drugs, but more importantly about parental neglect, as Speedy returns and everything changes for Green Arrow… Your Major Spoilers (Retro) Review of Green Lantern #85 awaits!
Sometimes, you meet people who just rub you the wrong way… For Captain America circa 1986, that man was the diminutive X-Man known as Wolverine. Can they set aside their differences long enough to prevent catastrophe? Your Major Spoilers (Retro) Review of Captain America Annual #8 awaits!
Often times, the comics of the Golden Age are bizarre and terrible. But every once in a while, you find an issue that makes you wonder why it’s characters aren’t still being published today, and this one is a doozy! Your Major Spoilers (Retro) Review of Clue Comics #1 awaits!
Younger readers may find it hard to believe, but Harley Quinn hasn’t been a part of the Joker’s world for very long. In fact, her first DCU appearance is barely fifteen years old, not even old enough to get into a rated-R movie. Your Major Spoilers (Retro) Review of Batman: Harley Quinn #1 awaits!
With the upcoming (hopefully temporary) end of Fantastic Four drawing near, we may be entering a strange new Fantastic Four-free world for the first time in decades. Seems like a good time to check out the issue that made the team what it is today. No, not Fantastic Four #1, that’s just the origin, I’m talking about the REAL beginning… Your Major Spoilers (Retro) Review of Fantastic Four #3 awaits!