Tag: What the Hell Did I Just Read?

DC’s ‘Secret Six’ Crosses a Line

On By Mark PerigardIn Comics4 Comments
Language, people.
Language, people.

So apparently there are now only six dirty words left you can’t say – in comic books, anyway.

DC’s “Secret Six” No. 14, now available, drops an s-bomb.

The moment comes when the Ventriloquist gets stabby with her super-villain allies as they try to rescue one of their own from the League of Assassins.

The Ventriloquist’s dummy Ferdie objects to her betrayal. And then Ferdie starts to losing all feeling in his wooden limbs and can’t understand what’s happening to him.

And the Ventriloquist’s reply?

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What We Aren’t Talking About When We Talk About Captain America: Secret Nazi

On By Mark PerigardIn Comics13 Comments
Steve Rogers is back - with a big secret.
Steve Rogers is back – with a big secret.

Captain America is a Nazi.

Yeah, so that happened.

In the premiere issue of Marvel Comics’ “Captain America: Steve Rogers,”  Cap turned on a friend, sent him hurtling to his death, and revealed himself to be a member of Hydra.

Hydra is Marvel’s answer to Nazis. There’s nothing subtle about that “Hail Hydra” salute.

People are losing their shizz over this swerve, and can you blame them?

For more than 75 years, Captain America has stood for the greatest ideals of the flag and this country. And now he’s a traitor?

But there’s one thing that’s being overlooked in all this mess:

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Luke Cage Vs. Dr. Doom! And the Silliest Scene in the Marvel Age!

On By Mark PerigardIn Comics7 Comments

LC9coverThe story that never had to happen!

“Hero for Hire” scribe Steve Englehart decided he wanted to steer street hero Luke Cage’s adventures, just for a moment, into the mainstream Marvel Universe.

And what better way than by pitting him against the Big Baddie of the MU – Dr. Doom!

It could be an epic showdown for the ages.

Or something we’ll laugh about for a good long time.

Probably the latter.

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Archie’s ‘Jughead’ Goes Where No Comic Has Gone Before

On By Mark PerigardIn Comics2 Comments
I'm really glad 'Jughead' isn't a 3-D comic.
I’m really glad ‘Jughead’ isn’t a 3-D comic.

“Jughead” No. 3 is all about the No. 2.

The latest issue of the revamped Archie Comics book about Archie’s best pal, released Dec. 30, goes where no mainstream comic has gone before.

Right into the crapper.

It takes a dump.

OK, it shows a dump.

Jughead is at war with the new Riverdale High principal, who has suspended him. When the tyrant thinks he’s caught Jughead on school property, Jughead is quick to correct him.

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The WORST Comic Book Ever Published

On By Mark PerigardIn Comics3 Comments

Yes, I’m calling it.

'Avengers' No. 200: Worst. Comic. Ever.
‘Avengers’ No. 200: Worst. Comic. Ever.

I can almost hear you now: “Sure, Mark, you’ve wasted half your life and most of your money on those four-color funnies, but how can you really single out one – one – comic book and claim it is the worst ever published?”

True, I haven’t read every single comic book ever published, and there is a lot of dreck out there (DC’s “Convergence,” the stink is mighty from your direction), but I’m confident in my pick.

“The Avengers” No. 200, issue date October 1980.

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