Every Wednesday we take turns to delve into our trusty longboxes, pluck out a dusty back issue, and give you our thoughts. We’ll also try and place it in the context of the time it was originally published.
The scene : An office at Marvel, some time in 1995.
“Hey, I’ve got a great idea for a [...]

Every Wednesday we take turns to delve into our trusty longboxes, pluck out a dusty back issue, and give you our thoughts. We’ll also try and place it in the context of the time it was originally published.
After the breakout successes of Sleeper and Criminal, it’s clear that Ed Brubaker has opened the door [...]

It’s well-known that the 1990s weren’t kind to comics. A wave of 80s-inspired grit washed through the industry, and Spider-Man in particular suffered ridiculously under the weight of it. As increasingly dark storylines brushed his supporting cast aside and sent Peter himself into a downward spiral, the convoluted and editorially botched Clone Saga was conceived [...]

Every Wednesday we take turns to delve into our trusty longboxes, pluck out a dusty back issue, and give you our thoughts. We’ll also try and place it in the context of the time it was originally published.
We’ve taken our fair share of pops at Jeph Loeb of late – it’s not something we’d [...]

Every Wednesday we take turns to delve into our trusty longboxes, pluck out a dusty back issue, and give you our thoughts. We’ll also try and place it in the context of the time it was originally published.
Dusting Off’s been fairly X-heavy of late, but with Ed Brubaker hastily moving pieces into place for Astonishing [...]

Every Wednesday we take turns to delve into our trusty longboxes, pluck out a dusty back issue, and give you our thoughts. We’ll also try and place it in the context of the time it was originally published.
With the Hulk movie out, I was thinking of finding a classic Hulk comic to review for this [...]