Out of the Big Box again

Steverino your android buddy brings us: Cool Covers from Comics gone by Let's start with this: Marvel's EXILES Vol 1, No. 23, May, 2003 Cover art by: Kev Walker It's the concept that helps this cover into the cool category. Simply put: It's  Ironman in Doctor Dooms cape. This looks to be a canvas painting and that gives it a nice feel. Add a pissed off Ironman with beat up armor and put him in an old dirty cape and hood and you can't miss.The art under this cover is just as strong. I likey. Moving on I bring you: DC's SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL No. 44, May, 1995 Cover art by: Bogdanove & Janke What do...

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Outside the Big Box

Earth's favorite android STEVERINO  steps outside the Big Box to bring us: COMIC ADS WE ALL MISSED or CAWAM (it sounded funnier in my head) Hello humans. Follow along as I pull the sometimes funny, always obscure vintage ads from comics gone by. Today I bring you story breaks from the profitable world of the Marvel Comics Group (pre-Disney). I've chosen to pick ads from EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES the AVENGERS Issues #144, 149, and 227 Starting with #227 from 1983 It's nothing new at this point to create a quick story with a product pitch so why am I annoyed. Bad art in the middle of a well drawn book? Yup. Video game...

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From the Big Box

STREVERINO has done it again. Your android friend pulled a long lost winner this time. It says so on the cover... four times. Thats cool but then McFarlane and the editors felt they had to swear at us. I quote #@*!! end quote. That does not compute. This week your loyal robot brings you:  Marvel Comics' SPIDER-MAN #6 "MASQUES"  part 1 from 1991  Yes that's SPIDER dash MAN Artist, Writer: Todd McFarlane  Letters: Rick Parker   Colors: Gregory Wright                                              ...

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