comics
From Marvel to DC, Geeks explores the popular and independant comic titles in the geek universe.
'Magnus the Robot Fighter'
Magnus the Robot Fighter 4000 AD was a Gold Key comic published between 1963 and 1977. It was written and drawn by Russ Manning during its first run with Gold Key comics. In later years, the series would be picked up by other publishers. In this post I plan to focus on the Gold Key years only. I am not acquainted with the other issues.
By Edward German7 years ago in Geeks
Power Rangers that Landed with a Boom! Studios Entrance
Power Rangers has had a long history on the small screen with many canon events being created during the Zordon Era and beyond. But now some of these events have now been undone with the creation of Boom! Studios Power Rangers comic books. Starting a week after Tommy Oliver (the original Green Ranger) broke the spell placed on him by Rita, you instantly get a more realistic reaction from the Rangers, especially from Zack Taylor (the original Black Ranger). Rather than instantly being trusted by his team, the Boom! Studios Rangers have questions if they can truly trust a guy who was set to kill them just a week earlier.
By Craig Arnott7 years ago in Geeks
Pop Culture Guy Episode 4: The Comics I've Read So Far
The first in a series of videos wherein I share what comic books I've been reading lately, with small opinions on each. I began to buy and read comic books on a monthly basis since 2015. I've always been interested in reading them, especially as I love to watch superhero movies and tv shows. Never got around to it until then as I was afraid of the large history associated with them. Watching Linkara's Atop the Fourth Wall comic book review video web series finally convinced me to read comics.
By Daniel Brizuela7 years ago in Geeks
A Game of Ones and Zeroes
In 1986, two comic books debuted that would ultimately shape the way comic books were written. Since the 1960s, Marvel comics had reigned in terms of popularity when compared to DC comics. This was mainly due to the fact that Marvel was in tune with the social changes that were occurring at the time like the Civil Rights Movement. It looked as though DC was ready to give up, but that all changed in 1986 when Frank Miller (The Dark Knight Returns) and Alan Moore (Watchmen) debuted their respective projects under the DC brand. Before Watchmen, Alan Moore was mainly an unknown in the comic community, having done only two comics prior (V for Vendetta and Marvelman), it wasn’t until Watchmen where Moore found his place in the comic industry. Frank Miller was already well known after having a successful run on Marvel’s Daredevil, but his work on The Dark Knight Returns established both him and DC comics as forces to be reckoned with. As a result, DC managed to surpass Marvel in terms of popularity due to the comics’ mature content.
By Walter Duke7 years ago in Geeks
The Dakotaverse: DC's Black Community
The concept of the shared universe is the heart of superhero media. Superhero pop culture is one of the most rapidly changing genres in media, with new trends aesthetics being introduced almost yearly in order to keep up with the massive financial powers that control them. Shared universes have always had an appeal on comic book buyers. Readers can see all of their favorite characters come together and interact with one another. This also allows for new, broader storylines and more detailed content. In more recent years, shared universes have gone beyond cameo appeal and have delved into telling stories that can relate to the real world of the readers within the fantasy world of the comic. The 1980s-90s ushered in an era of socially relevant characters and issues, most prominent with the X-Men comics.
By RJ Reynolds7 years ago in Geeks
Alternate Version of Spider-Man: Spider-Punk
Because we are nearing the release of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse I am posting about the alternate versions of Spider-Man that have appeared in Marvel comics. These posts will vary from explanations and origins of lesser known versions of Spider-Man to lists of lesser known facts about various versions of Spider-Men. In this post, we will be focusing on Spider-Punk. Because of his small number of appearances, I am going to summarize the character's entire publication history into this post.
By Just a guy7 years ago in Geeks
