Yesterday (May 24, 2015), Charles Moss wrote this article claiming that Superman had a “dark past” and that “Man of Steel” and the upcoming “Superman v. Batman” were simply brining him back to his roots. Here is my response to that premise: Mr. Moss, you’re article is based on incomplete and incorrect information. As such, …
Category Archives: Comics Curmudgeon
Incubation – Stage 2
As you know from my previous posts on this subject, by this time I was hooked on Action Comics. The comic book infection I was already experiencing was about to get much worse. On another trip to the grocery store, I notice a comic book called “Justice League of America” (#112). I didn’t know anything …
Incubation – Stage 1
In my previous post, I told the tale of how I was infected by a love of comic books. Continuing the story of the progress of the disease, we come to approximately one month later. Again, I was grocery shopping with my mother. As I passed the comic book rack, I spied the next issue …
Infection
OK… I’m old school when it comes to (DC) comic books. I was born in 1961. Comic books were on the periphery of my life for my earliest years. I would occasionally run across a comic book at a friend’s house, in the barber shop, doctor’s waiting rooms, etc. I would read them and enjoy …
Introduction
Welcome to the first posting of the Comic Book Curmudgeon blog. I’m a 40 something fellow who read and actively collected comic books in the 1970s and slightly into the 1980s. I mostly read DC comic book. I quit reading comics when DC had its “Crisis on Infinite Earths” storyline. I had invested a lot …