COMICS FROM THE EDGE: LAWYER UP

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Comic by Bob Toben

Originally published April 30, 2013

COMICS FROM THE EDGE: FREE KITTENS

Comic by Bob Toben. 

Originally published February 22, 2012

Kav and Tony Break It Down: The Cover of Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #98

Kav and Tony are two lifelong comic book fans having fun reviewing titles from the Golden and Silver Age of Comics. They know these comic books were published with a young audience in mind, but they couldn't pass up the opportunity to make fun of goofy covers, ridiculous plots, silly dialogue, and pseudo-scientific shenanigans.  

Kav: Back in the 60s, DC did a survey and kids chose gorillas as their favorite cover feature, so they went way overboard on the gorilla covers. They popped up everywhere. Jimmy Olsen and the science fiction titles seem to have taken the brunt of the damage. Here we see the inevitable final result of this nonsense-Jimmy being forced to marry a gorilla by a witch doctor Superman. Many times where there was a gorilla, a witch doctor wasn't far behind. We see Jimmy's new wife already screaming at him about something. Get used to it, buddy. Of course Lucy Lane has to be present whenever Jimmy is humiliated. I read a lot of these Jimmy Olsen stories and Superman is always depicted as the trickster character from Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey. Kinda helpful but mostly not. In 'Midas of Metropolis' Jimmy had to spend a million dollars to get a million in 24 hours. He was down to his last 10 cents, it was Sunday, and everything was closed. Superman just stood there grinning instead of telling Jimmy to put the dime in the parking meter before he gets a ticket. He got the ticket. I've had friends like this. Don't ask me what Superman is stirring in the pot but it's an appropriate image for sure.

Tony: Superman is not only just a witch doctor, but he's the local witch doctor. Hopefully, Jimmy's health care plan has witch doctor Superman in his network. Also, I'm not fully convinced that Supes successfully completed an apprenticeship to earn his degree or certificate or whatever in witch doctoring. Dude probably didn't even do a residency. Why does local witch doctor Superman need a fire when he can boil that pot with his heat vision? I can only imagine the absurd plot that unfolds in this issue.

Originally posted February 24, 2017.

KAV'S COMIC DISCOVERIES: DR DOOM AND THE DUMB ALIENS

Kav Kaviraj is the master of Silver Age Comics. He finds some strange and wonderful things in those old school comics. Today he has discovered a very bad trade in Fantastic Four #16.

Ok this is a weird one from Fantastic Four #16. Dr Doom is trading the Fantastic Four to an alien race and apparently it is worth it to them to have a guy who can become a bridge, some dude to pound rocks, a human torch because they aren't advanced enough to develop flame throwers even though they have advanced beam weapons etc., and YIKES....a scullery maid! Sue Storm definitely needs a celebrity makeover! For this they trade world-conquering technology to Doom. They're like those little kids that you can trade a 'big' nickel for a 'small' dime. They must have got off the short spaceship I guess.

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Originally published February 2014 

KAV'S COMIC DISCOVERIES: A JACK KIRBY BIO

Kav Kaviraj is the master of Silver Age Comics. He finds some strange and wonderful things in those old school comics. Today he has discovered a nice bio of Jack Kirby.

Here is a special treat for Jack Kirby Fans! From the Kamandi #32 "Giant" issue comes an awesome bio of THE KING! The name 'Kamandi' comes from where he was raised-the underground bunker 'Command D'. Kamandi is probably my favorite of Kirby's 'Fourth World' bronze age works. The stories are so lively and imaginative and the characters so memorable, while the art is some of the best. I highly recommend Kamandi for those who haven't read it, but stick with the Kirby books, not the later stuff. The Demon and Eternals are my second favorites. Better collect this stuff now because prices on Ebay are steadily climbing. Same with his Thor books-a very good investment as they are starting to spike. The Fantastic Four is already pretty well valued so you won't see many bargains there. Interest in Kirby is resurging and I myself got caught up in it. Didn't really like his stuff when I was younger but the older you get the more you can see the genius. I got about 20 Thor comics from a buddy then my hunt began and now I have 1.5 longboxes of Kirby!

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Originally posted February 17, 2014

Meet Tony Doug Wright at the Gem City Comic Con

Tony Doug Wright, the creator of Day 165 and co-author of The Chronicles of Doctor Death, will be at the Gem City Comic Con on Saturday, April 27th and Sunday, April 28th at the Dayton Convention Center. Meet him at the Source Point Press booth and grab a copy of his comic book and graphic novel. If you're interested in attending the convention then go to the Gem City Comic Con's site for ticket information. 

The Chronicles of Doctor Death (Preview)

The Chronicles of Doctor Death is a graphic novel from Source Point Press featuring two amazing superhero-horror-noir stories: Doctor Death vs The Vampire and Doctor Death vs The Zombie.

If you're a fan of The Watchmen and Dexter then you'll love this story of a vigilante superhero known only as Doctor Death. His super power allows him to scan people to see what's ailing them and what horrible secrets they have buried deep in their souls. Then there are times when Doctor Death detects vampires and zombies.

Take this opportunity to preview the first seven pages of the series by Tony Wright, Aaron Schutz, and A. Kaviraj.

Want to buy a copy of the graphic novel? It's available at Amazon, so click here to purchase!

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