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5 Best Comic Book Events of the 90’s

It’s a known fact that comic books in the 1990’s were celebrated more for the artists drawing them, than any groundbreaking storytelling within. Though it was an era where a foil-embossed or hologram sticker cover

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Batmania: Revisiting 1989’s Batman

Michael

It might be hard today to fully grasp just how big a cultural moment it was when Tim Burton’s Batman opened in theaters thirty years ago this month. You couldn’t go out of the house without

10 Awesome Comic Book Gimmicks of the 90’s

Adam Pope

Were you there for the avalanche of comic book mania that rolled onto the scene in the early 1990’s? In case you missed it, somehow word got around that comic books were a good investment

The Best Comic Book Villains of All Time

The Retro Network

Who doesn’t love a great bad guy? It may not be popular to admit, but without a good baddie, the good guys just look silly. Who would they be fighting, anyway? They need someone to

Batman: The Long Halloween

Pitfall Gary

Batman: The Long Halloween takes place in the early days of Batman. It follows Batman: Year One and sets the stage for all the super villains Batman fights throughout his career. Batman: The Long Halloween

Jason’s Comic Book Movie Adaptation Collection

Jason Gross

This week’s VIP Exclusive video features Jason showing off part of his comic book collection. He pulls all the comics he owns that are adapted from movies including Ghostbusters 2, Masters of the Universe, Transformers:

Check Out Those Ads! – Marvel Holiday Special Mutant Melodies

Pitfall Gary

In the last issue we looked at the 1991 Marvel Holiday Special. It was a good issue but didn’t feature any ads. It did however have great artwork of all your favorite Marvel characters enjoying

Check Out Those Ads! – Marvel Holiday Special #1

Pitfall Gary

The Marvel Holiday Special kicks of the final month of our 30th Anniversary year for comic book ads. The Marvel Holiday Special is an anthology of sorts. Eight different stories each with a different hero

Check Out Those Ads! – Spelljammer #15

Pitfall Gary

Spelljammer isn’t my favorite Dungeons & Dragons setting. In fact it’s near the bottom of my list. I don’t know what it is about the setting but I never enjoyed playing it. I wasn’t opposed

Check Out Those Ads! – 3 Musketeers Adventure!

Pitfall Gary

3 Musketeers Adventure! When it comes to candy bars, 3 Musketeers aren’t the most popular. I loved them as a kid, my kids eat them as a last resort. Not sure why, they are a

Check Out Those Ads! – Outlaws #2

Pitfall Gary

In the summer of 1991 movie theaters were overrun with outlaws when Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves hit the screen. It was and is a fantastic retelling of the Robin Hood story. It was the

Check Out Those Ads! – Robin II: The Jokers Wild! #1

Pitfall Gary

In January we looked at the first ever Robin title. It was a five issue limited series. Following the success of Robin I, DC pushed out a second Robin title in October 1991. Robin II:

Check Out Those Ads! – The Web #1

Pitfall Gary

In 1991 DC resurrected a group of Archie characters from the 1940’s for their Impact Comics imprint. It all started in July 1991 with Legend of the Shield and The Comet. In August The Jaguar

Check Out Those Ads! – The Incredible Hulk #385

Pitfall Gary

In September 1991 we were in the middle of The Infinity Gauntlet story line. A story that would have a far reaching impact in the Marvel universe. The Infinity Gauntlet was mostly self contained into

Star Wars Holiday Special Revisited in Life Day #1 One-Shot

Jason Gross

Revisit the (not so) beloved Star Wars Holiday Special this November in a new one-shot comic book from Marvel. Life Day #1 will feature a collection of tales from across the Star Wars saga as

Check Out Those Ads! – Deathstroke the Terminator #1

Pitfall Gary

Slade Wilson enlisted in the Army at 16 years old. He served in Korea and Vietnam, then was selected for a super solider program. In the program Wilson was injected with an experimental drug allowing

Check Out Those Ads! – Legend of the Shield #1

Pitfall Gary

Impact Comics was a DC Comics imprint in the early 1990’s. The first comic released in July 1991 was Legend of the Shield. I saw the comic while doing my regular Friday afternoon comic shopping.