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The WIZARD Files | Episode 20: Greg Orlando

Our interview with former Wizard Copy Editor, Greg Orlando is a fascinating and hilarious journey through The Guide To Comics in its glory days of the 90’s. Hear how Greg was framed for the original CONTINUE READING…

Check Out Those Ads! – Hawkworld #12

Hawkworld was one of my favorite comics in the late 80s and early 90s. My first introduction to Hawkman was the 1989 limited series Hawkworld Vol 1. The limited series was a new, Post-Crisis origin CONTINUE READING…

Retro Pull List: June 2021

Each and every month I go through the Previews catalog to pick out some of the best retro themed comics coming to your local store. There are hundreds of new issues out every month, but CONTINUE READING…

Songs from the ’80s with Titles Not in the Lyrics

You can guess the title of most songs just by listening to them. Most songs have the song’s title in the chorus or at least somewhere within the lyrics. But there are a small group CONTINUE READING…

Yo Joe June: Hasbro Pulse G.I. Joe Announcements

Yesterday, Hasbro Pulse began the month-long celebratory salute to G.I. Joe entitled Yo Joe June! The overall exciting news was, for the entire month of June, all new Classified series and Cobra Island Joe’s will CONTINUE READING…

Check Out Those Ads! – Sleepwalker #1

The late 80’s and early 90’s were a blockbuster time for comic books. Massive crossover events, tons of variant covers and lots of new titles coming to the market. In 1991 there were so many CONTINUE READING…

Retro Commercials: The Crest Team vs. the Cavity Creeps

I don’t know about you, but commercials can often take me back to my formative years as quickly as any song or movie can. That is why we will continue this semi-regular feature on ’80s commercials CONTINUE READING…

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The WIZARD Files | Episode 20: Greg Orlando

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Songs from the ’80s with Titles Not in the Lyrics

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