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Out of the Vault – Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters
Continuing our Halloween coverage of daikaiju in the comics, we come to the grandaddy of them all, Godzilla. But this is a very American Godzilla (though not the Godzilla of the high-profile 1998 American reimagining). In 1977, Marvel Comics released … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Astonishing Tales #24: It! The Living Colossus
Yes, that’s right! Out of the Vault is back for Halloween! For the month of October, we will be featuring daikaiju (Giant Monsters)! But here’s the thing: comic books are very rarely scary, and comic books featuring giant monsters even … Continue reading
Out of the Vault Hiatus
I don’t want to do it, but the summer is overwhelming me, and something has to give. So the Vault is going on hiatus for at least a month while I try to stay current on Run, Digger, Run! and … Continue reading
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Out of the Vault – JLA/Avengers
So a few weeks ago, we looked at Defenders #62-63, in which a large number of heroes came together almost at random to try out for the Defenders in a huge mega-crossover. Next we looked at Marvel Super Hero Contest … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Contest of Champions
Last time, we discussed Defenders #62 and #63, in which an open casting call was given out for membership, which was answered by a lot of heroes. And although it was played for laughs, it seemed to have sparked an … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Defenders #62-63
Since we talked about The Defenders last week, I thought I would share a bit of another storyline. About a year before the issues which wrapped up the Omega storyline, I picked up a couple of random issues of The … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – The Defenders #76-77
This has been a long time coming. I’ve been intending to cover these two issues ever since I first started the Vault over at They Stole Frazier’s Brain in April of 2008. That first Out of the Vault was a … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Paper and Ink
Late post coming in, not to talk about any specific comic, but about the changes in the physical product since I started buying comics in the late 1960’s. When I was a kid, comics were still considered a throwaway product. … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Superboy Starring the Legion of Super-Heroes
So last week, we talked about a reprint book DC tried in the mid-70’s featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes. But why did they try to cash in with some cheap Legion reprints? Because Superboy, which featured revolving back-up features including … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Legion of Super Heroes
Many kids of my generation tended to choose one comics company over another. Most of my friends who read comics as kids were Marvel fans, for instance, while I avoided Marvel after my early experiences with it, until I was … Continue reading
