Just as the superhero has precursors in pulps, myth and even Japanese kamishibai (paper theatre), the modern comic book traveled through a few developmental stages. Your Major Spoilers Retro Review of Famous Funnies: A Carnival of Comics awaits!
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As a choir of people told us, every Disney Afternoon, life is like a hurricane. And all hurricanes gotta start somewhere! Your Major Spoilers Retro Review of Four-Color Comics #386 awaits!
One of the most interesting things about the comic books we read today is that they were born ENTiRELY of the desire to reprint material from comic strips. Your Major Spoilers Retro Review of Popular Comics #1 awaits!
Opposite characters are sometimes said to be as different as night and day. Other times, it’s a question of night or not? Welcome to Ten Things: Ten “Night Or Not” Supers!
Comic book publishers have always scooped up what’s new and hot to put in their four-color pages. But sometimes, it’s remarkable just HOW quickly something becomes noteworthy. Your Major Spoilers Retro Review of Barbie and Ken #1 awaits!
Jerry Siegel created Superman, then moved on to give us… Tiger Girl! Why haven’t you heard of her? Your Major Spoilers (Retro) Review of Tiger Girl #1 awaits!
Out of the night when the full moon is bright, comes a horseman known as Zorro! Your Major Spoilers (Retro) Review of Four Color Comics #882 awaits!
Here in Ten Things corner, we’re big fans of playing the name game, whether it’s…
I was going to type out Tarzan’s distinctive yell here, but… I have no idea how you’d spell it. Regardless, your Major Spoilers (Retro) Review of Tarzan #1 awaits!
Every concept has to start somewhere, even the concept of “comic book.” Your Major Spoilers (Retro) Review of Famous Funnies #1 awaits!
Sometimes, Faithful Spoilerites, Ten Things gets weird. Welcome to Ten Things: Ten Supers As Disney Films!
He’s an icon in comics around the world, an adventurer, a philanthropist and he’s voiced by The Doctor. But have you ever wondered why they called him Scrooge? Your Major Spoilers (Retro) Review of Four-Color Comics #178 awaits!
The Beast is blue. Fearless Flint is bright red. Starfire is a deep orange. But what about those supers in the emerald hues? Welcome to Ten Things!
The road to storytelling diversity is a long and winding one, and even with the…