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Michael - who has written 21 posts on The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log.
Best Of Year – Michael Gee, Nostalgia & Comics
Michael, our representative on the FPI blog from Nostalgia & Comics Birmingham has come up with a wonderfully mixed-media best of list – from music to movies, comics to games – he’s got a top 3 for you….. COMICS Scalped by Jason Aaron and R.M. Guerra While this series is running I will be thoroughly [...]
Continue reading...Ones To Watch – Bruce Wayne is back and so is The Victorian Undead.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
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He may be on holiday in not so sunny Wales but he’s not going to let that stop him from virtually perusing the shelves for a couple of things he’s looking forward to on new comics day. It’s Michael and here are his Ones To Watch… Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne 6 By Grant [...]
Continue reading...Ones To Watch on the new comic racks today – Bullseye pitches The Perfect Game and Wortman Wows
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Michael, our contributor from Nostalgia & Comics Birmingham is back with his views from the shop floor and his choice of the books hitting the comic shelves today: Bullseye: Perfect Game Issue 1 (of 2) By Charlie Huston and Shaun Martinbrough Marvel Comics “There was a year when no one knew where he was. When [...]
Continue reading...Ones To Watch on the new comic racks today –
Thursday, October 28, 2010
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Michael, our contributor from Nostalgia & Comics Birmingham is back with his views from the shop floor and his choice of the books hitting the comic shelves today: Superman Earth One Hardcover J. Michael Stracynski and Shane Davis “Forget everything you know about The Man of Steel and brace yourself for a staggering new take [...]
Continue reading...Ones To Watch for new comic Thursday…..
Thursday, October 21, 2010
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After a little absence, Michael, our contributor from Nostalgia & Comics Birmingham is back with his views from the shop floor and his choice of the books hitting the comic shelves today: Kick-Ass 2 #1 by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. Marvel Comics “But here now is the sequel to the biggest creatorowned comic [...]
Continue reading...The Last Zombie – not just another Zombie comic!
Friday, September 3, 2010
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The Last Zombie #1 By Brian Keene and Joe Wight Antarctic Press The Last Zombie – another zombie book that asks the question “what happens after the initial outbreak?”. Set in a post apocalyptic United States where the zombies, wild animals and gangs of survivors all hold their own particular dangers. The story follows Dr. [...]
Continue reading...Sweet things and murder in New Orleans – Sweets issue 1
Monday, August 16, 2010
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Sweets #1 By Kody Chamberlain Image Comics Sweets is a creator owned mini series spawned from the mind of artist Kody Chamberlain. Based around the idea of a serial killer terrorizing New Orleans days before Hurricane Katrina makes landfall this is a passion project for Chamberlain as he takes on both the role of artist, [...]
Continue reading...Ones To Watch – Green Lanterns and Cibopathic Detectives……
Thursday, August 12, 2010
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More titles that our resident blogger Michael from our Nostalgia & Comics store in Birmingham reckons are well worth a perusal when you see them on the shelves this week…… Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #1 (Brightest Day) By Peter Tomasi and Fernando Pasarin “A whole new chapter in the epic GREEN LANTERN saga gets under [...]
Continue reading...Bendis and Maleev’s emo vigilante – Scarlet Issue 1
Friday, August 6, 2010
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Scarlet #1 By Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev Marvel/Icon It’s quite difficult to tell you what Scarlet is actually about. Even after reading the first issue and Marvel’s blurb I’m still struggling to give you a brief outline of this new book from their Icon imprint. It seems that Scarlet is a new character [...]
Continue reading...This Weeks Ones To Watch – Punishers, Plagues, Vampires and Monsters
Thursday, August 5, 2010
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Our resident blogger at our Nostalgia & Comics store is back with his Ones To Watch, with two comics out today he’s going to be putting to the top of his buy pile. How about yours? Over to Michael…… Marvel Universe Vs The Punisher #1 By Jonathan Maberry and Goran Parlov “The creative team of [...]
Continue reading...Shadowland – not the big Daredevil event Marvel wants you to believe it is…
Friday, July 30, 2010
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Shadowland #1 By Andy Diggle and Billy Tan Marvel Shadowland comes from the mind of British writer Andy Diggle. It’s Marvel’s big Daredevil centric storyline based around his war against other ‘street-level’ heroes in New York City as they decide his rule of the city as the new leader of The Hand has gone too [...]
Continue reading...Ones To Watch – Fantastic Four and Wolverine: Weapon X
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Our resident blogger at Nostalgia & Comics returns, picking a couple of this weeks comics he’s especially looking forward to. Over to Michael…… Fantastic Four #581 By Jonathan Hickman and Neil Edwards “The first of a two-part story featuring the return of Nathaniel Richards. Follow us as he jumps through time back to the college [...]
Continue reading...Ones to watch – Scott Pilgrim and True Blood
Thursday, July 22, 2010
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The return of Michael’s Ones to watch series – every week at our Nostalgia & Comics store in Birmingham, Michael picks a couple of comics arriving on Thursday that he thinks will stand out on the shelves as something special. And most weeks, he writes them up for the Superfriends Of Nostalgia & Comics blog. Now, over [...]
Continue reading...Ones To Watch: Teasing Cooke’s next Parker tale and a taste of something Sweet.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Every week at our Nostalgia & Comics store in Birmingham, Michael picks a couple of comics arriving on Thursday that he thinks will stand out on the shelves as something special. And most weeks, he writes them up for the Superfriends Of Nostalgia & Comics blog. Now, in what we’re hoping will be a regular [...]
Continue reading...Ultimate Avengers 2 – The return of the man in black….
Friday, May 7, 2010
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Ultimate Avengers 2 Issue 1 by Mark Millar and Leinil Yu Marvel Comics “Some jobs are just too dirty for the Ultimates. For these, Nick Fury must gather the Avengers, a black ops team willing to do the missions that others won’t. What role will an infamous mass killer play in Fury’s plans?” If you [...]
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
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