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https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2018/06/we-are-danger-1.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: We Are the Danger #1 It's all about putting a band together. No super heroics, no end of the world threats - We Are the Danger is about some young pe... comic of the daywe arechuckdanger https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/11/fear-itself-72-thor.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Fear Itself #7.2: Thor (Sorry to be running a bit late today, friends - had a family medical emergency to deal with, but all is well now.) When major events (d... comic of the dayfear itselfchuck https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2013/11/avengers-23.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Avengers #23 As the Infinity storyline draws closer to the end, the Avengers title is all about wrapping up loose ends and setting up the final is... comic of the daychuckavengers https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2013/06/shrugged-3.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Shrugged #3 Of all the books Aspen offers (and that number is growing), certainly the most unusual (to date) has to be Shrugged . It centers around... comic of the daychuck https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2012/11/earth-2-6.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Earth 2 #6 I understand that the traditional model for a super-team isn't in keeping with modern storytelling. In other words, the idea that the m... comic of the daychuckearth https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2018/06/doctor-strange-1.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Doctor Strange #1 Dang, Mark Waid is everywhere this week! (This is not a bad thing - I'm all for him writing lots of comics.) He's taken over... comic of the daydoctor strangechuck https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/01/incredible-hulks-620.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: The Incredible Hulks #620 It's a time-honored storytelling device, when working with a really powerful character (like, say, The Hulk ), to hit him on a mental level... comic of the daychuckincredible https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2010/01/blackest-night-power-of-shazam-48.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Blackest Night - The Power of SHAZAM #48 When I buy a comic book that's not on my "ongoing" list, I usually thumb through it quickly to make sure it's one I want to buy. Not thi... comic of the dayblackest nightchuck https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2012/10/ Chuck's Comic of the Day: October 2012 A Review A Day. Hopefully. comic of the daychuckoctober https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2010/06/uncanny-x-men-525.html?showComment=1276462706085 Chuck's Comic of the Day: Uncanny X-Men #525 I understand the reasons behind crossover events. The comics companies want to give you a reason to pick up different titles and lure you i... comic of the dayx menchuckuncanny https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/02/flash-9.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: The Flash #9 After a couple of issues that focused on members of The Flash's Rogues Gallery, it's nice to see the focus back on the title character. ... comic of the daychuckflash https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-flash-14.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: The Flash #14 It's usually a good idea when a series goes back to the basics, and that seems to be the plan for The Flash . This issue brings ... comic of the daychuckflash https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2012/11/indestructible-hulk-1.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Indestructible Hulk #1 2012 is shaping up as the year of the Hulk . He had the fewest lines in The Avengers movie, but he almost stole the show. Now he ... comic of the daychuckindestructiblehulk https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2013/07/guest-review-owl-1.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Guest Review: The Owl #1 Stepping into the guest review spot is our man Glen Davis , with a review of the first issue of The Owl : Bringing a hero from the past... comic of the dayguest reviewchuckowl https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-avengers-37.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: The Avengers #37 The "jump to the near future" story that Jonathan Hickman is spooling out here continues to offer a dark a dismal future where the t... comic of the daychuckavengers https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2016/02/ Chuck's Comic of the Day: February 2016 A Review A Day. Hopefully. comic of the daychuckfebruary https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2014/06/guest-review-doc-frankenstein.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Guest Review - Doc Frankenstein This guest review is by David Wright , who kindly offered to join the team covering while Chuck takes a brief vacation. Doc Frankens... comic of the dayguest reviewchuckdocfrankenstein https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2017/05/new-comics-day.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: New Comics Day Here's what I picked up at the comics shop today: - BANE CONQUEST #1 (OF 12) - Bane will break you! - BATMAN #22 - The mystery of the... comic of the daychucknewcomics https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2010/01/blackest-night-phantom-stranger-42.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Blackest Night: Phantom Stranger #42 Count me as a fan of the idea behind these Blackest Night spinoffs that - for a single issue - pick up where several canceled series left ... comic of the dayblackest nightchuck https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2019/07/savage-avengers-3.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Savage Avengers #3 Sometimes you can feel a comic slipping through your fingers - and that's the sense I'm getting from Savage Avengers . Set in th... comic of the daychucksavageavengers https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2015/ Chuck's Comic of the Day: 2015 A Review A Day. Hopefully. comic of the daychuck https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2018/01/fighting-american-4.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Fighting American #4 I have to admit that I wasn't expecting much with this series - for some reason, as much as it's beloved by long-time fans, Fighting Am... comic of the dayfighting americanchuck https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2014/06/guest-review-frankenstein-alive-alive.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Guest Review - Frankenstein Alive, Alive! Sitting in the Guest Review chair today is David Wright , who kindly offered to join the team covering while Chuck takes a short break... comic of the dayguest reviewchuckfrankensteinalive https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/04/today-at-ol.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Today at the Ol' Comics Shop... ...your pal Chuck picked up: - Batman: Battle for the Cowl #2 - Who will be the new Batman ? ('Cause the old Batman is dead, dead dead! De... comic of the daychuck https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-classics-stormwatch-1-vol-2.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: The Classics - Stormwatch #1 (Vol. 2) In the heady first years of Image Comics, Stormwatch was an early entry in the "let's do something like the X-Men " contest. But ... comic of the daychuck https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2020/04/blackhawk-219-1966.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Blackhawk #219 (1966) Here you see the last comic in my house. Well, to be specific, it was the last comic in my house that I haven't read yet. 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Hopefully. comic of the daychuckapril https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2010/02/strange-4-of-4.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Strange #4 (of 4) See, this is a comic that looked like it was custom made for me. That's because I'm a huge Dr. Strange fan. Have been since picking up ... comic of the daychuckstrange https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/04/supergirl-40.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Supergirl #40 The Supergirl comic has been something of a mix in recent months. Some issues are quite good, while others are merely average. But to i... comic of the daychucksupergirl https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2017/05/secret-empire-1.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Secret Empire #1 So here's my problem with Secret Empire (other than the whole " Captain America is a Nazi" part of it that is so repellent): It... comic of the daysecret empirechuck https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2012/03/fantastic-four-604.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Fantastic Four #604 First of all: Fantastic Four #604 is the best comic of the year. So far. Second, being a manly kinda guy, there are some things I ha... comic of the dayfantastic fourchuck https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/04/journey-into-mystery-622.html?showComment=1303270613443 Chuck's Comic of the Day: Journey Into Mystery #622 With its usual numerical slight of hand, Marvel has turned the numbering of Thor's comic book over to this "new" comic, Journey Into Myste... comic of the dayjourney into mysterychuck https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2018/06/captain-america-704.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Captain America #704 With this issue we sadly reach the end of Mark Waid's latest (but hopefully not his last) run on Captain America . And it certain... comic of the daycaptain americachuck https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2010/10/dc-universe-legacies-6-of-10.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: DC Universe Legacies #6 (of 10) It's a tribute to the power of the original Crisis on Infinite Earths maxi-series that it merits coverage in two issues of DC Universe Leg... comic of the daydc universechuck https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/12/static-shock-4.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Static Shock #4 Look, I'm tired of saying it (since I've said it several times before) - Static Shock is a great idea for a comic, and I'm glad to see it... comic of the daystatic shockchuck https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2017/03/wonder-woman-77-meets-bionic-woman-3.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Wonder Woman '77 Meets The Bionic Woman #3 Those of us old enough to remember the TV series that starred Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman (Diana Prince) and Lindsay Wagner as The Bi... comic of the day https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2019/07/house-of-x-1-of-6.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: House of X #1 (of 6) I gave up on the X-Men years ago. It wasn't easy to do - after all, I've been a fan since I picked up a copy of issue #3 (during... comic of the daychuckhousex https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-classics-action-comics-552.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: The Classics - Action Comics #552 Last week we looked at the short run on Action Comics by the great Gil Kane, and I stumbled across the next issue in the run - a comi... comic of the dayaction comicschuckclassics https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2010/06/guild-3-of-3.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: The Guild #3 (of 3) While I'm enjoying The Guild , I have to admit that the covers are something of a cheat. Each of the three covers in this series depict ... comic of the daychuckguild https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2013/11/trish-out-of-water-2.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Trish Out of Water #2 This has to be one of the most offbeat titles in the Aspen catalog. That's because Trish Out of Water is obviously tied into the... comic of the daychucktrishwater https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/11/mighty-thor-8.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: The Mighty Thor #8 In an odd turn of events, The Mighty Thor has been replaced - in his own comic - by a character named Tanarus . This all springs out of... comic of the daymighty thorchuck https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2013/07/ Chuck's Comic of the Day: July 2013 A Review A Day. Hopefully. comic of the daychuckjuly https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/04/green-lantern-39.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Green Lantern #39 As the Green Lantern comic continues to thunder toward the Blackest Night story, in this issue we meet the last (at least I think it's the... comic of the daygreen lanternchuck https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/08/secret-warriors-6.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Secret Warriors #6 This is not always an easy book to like. 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Valiant's Britannia: We Who Are About To Di... comic of the day https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2018/02/h-p-lovecrafts-grave.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: H. P. Lovecraft's The Grave No one did - or does - horror better than H. P. Lovecraft. The company Quiet Hell Comics brings one of H.P.'s smaller stories to l... comic of the daychuckplovecraftgrave https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-avengers-19.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: The New Avengers #19 I like that cover, but that scene doesn't happen anywhere in this comic book. 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Hopefully. comic of the daychuckfebruary https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/08/new-avengers-55.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: The New Avengers #55 After wrapping up an outstanding story featuring Dr. Strange , the New Avengers return to their underground existence in New York, trying ... comic of the daynew avengerschuck https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2020/01/fantastic-four-19.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Fantastic Four #19 It's generally a bad idea to attempt a revamp (or retcon, if you prefer) on a superhero origin story. Ever since Alan Moore tried... comic of the dayfantastic fourchuck https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2010/09/fantastic-four-583.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Fantastic Four #583 This title (to a degree) and its author, Jonathan Hickman (to a greater degree) have come under some fire recently, as a recently-revealed ... comic of the dayfantastic fourchuck https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2012/02/new-avengers-21.html?showComment=1329540486860 Chuck's Comic of the Day: The New Avengers #21 You know how some TV shows use old clips as flashbacks to gin up a "new" episode? That's exactly what this issue of The New Avengers fe... comic of the daynew avengerschuck https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/04/captain-america-49.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Captain America #49 Let's see, what's the score? Two years after Captain America was killed, Steve Rogers is still dead, with Bucky filling in ably as 21st C... comic of the daycaptain americachuck https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2010/06/classics-action-comics-304.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: The Classics - Action Comics #304 If I may be forgiven an "oldtimer" moment, I have to say that, when I was a kid, comic books were everywhere. And I don't just mean at s... comic of the dayaction comicschuckclassics https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/01/avengers-academy-8.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Avengers Academy #8 I've really been enjoying this series up to this point, and I expected to like this issue - after all, it focuses on Tigra , a character wh... comic of the daychuckavengersacademy https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2018/06/bloodshot-salvation-10.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Bloodshot Salvation #10 Having succeeded in his quest to save his daughter's life, Bloodshot must now pay the price for that rescue. He must fulfill a m... comic of the daychuckbloodshotsalvation https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2010/01/jsa-all-stars-2.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: JSA All-Stars #2 It's always discouraging when a comic book you like doesn't live up to its potential. The Justice Society comic has been one of DC's be... comic of the dayall starschuckjsa https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2018/02/krypton-trailer.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: "Krypton" Trailer Another trailer rolled out for the Super Bowl was for the SyFy network's DC-based TV show, Krypton . The show looks promising, but I... comic of the daychuckkryptontrailer https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-classics-daredevil-4.html?showComment=1350273177606 Chuck's Comic of the Day: The Classics: Daredevil #4 When I first started getting hooked on comic books, I was mostly reading DC Comics - but it wasn't long before i discovered Marvel Comics, a... comic of the daychuckclassicsdaredevil https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/04/only-three-more-days-to-free-comic-book.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Only Three More Days to Free Comic Book Day! By the way, when you stop by to pick up your Free Comic Book, be sure to actually buy a comic while you're there. Your local comics shop has... comic of the day https://comicoftheday.blogspot.com/2014/11/uncanny-x-men-28.html Chuck's Comic of the Day: Uncanny X-Men #28 Last issue Cyclops and the Uncanny X-Men confronted an impossibly powerful (and out of control) mutant. 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