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Retro Comics Reads Posts

July 29, 2023

RETRO REVIEW: "Spider-Man: Life Story"

RECAP Spider-Man makes history! In 1962’s AMAZING FANTASY #15, teenage Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider and became the amazing Spider-Man! Nearly sixty years have passed in the real world since that event — so what would …

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June 24, 2023

RETRO REVIEW: "Daredevil: Father" - A Superhero Murder Mystery Thriller!

RECAP Joe Quesada revisits Marvel's Man Without Fear! Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada makes his long-awaited return to the drawing board for a very special and very personal DD tale. For the first time writing and illustrating, DD legend Quesada…

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June 16, 2023

RETRO REVIEW: "Superman: Birthright" - A New Take On Kal-El's Origin Story

RECAP The Man of Tomorrow re-defined for today! Superstar writer Mark Waid (The Flash, Kingdom Come) reinvents Superman’s origin for the 21st Century in this 12-issue mini-series. Follow Clark Kent as he travels and defends his adopted world,…

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Sept. 23, 2022

RETRO COMICS READS: The Incredible Hulk #1

This article is part of a larger series. Check out Sean’s announcement and how you can send him suggestions for readings. The first issue I reviewed as part of this series was Amazing Spider-Man #1 and it was a hit with you all…

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Sept. 9, 2022

RETRO COMICS READS: Amazing Spider-Man #1

This article is part of a larger series. Check out Sean’s announcement and how you can send him suggestions for readings. When I announced the series on TikTok, I got a lot of recommendations of which classic / retro comic I should read,…

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Aug. 31, 2022

Introducing "Retro Comics Reads" – A New Article Series

When I was growing up, if you wanted to read a comic issue, you needed to have access to the physical copy which you could find at a comic book store or the library. Today in the digital age, we have the luxury of digitally accessing and reading a …

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