Comic Books, Drag Race, & Life in New Zealand
by krisis
Today I open another pair of Hellboy Library editions and talk about Dark Horse’s consistency in issuing comprehensive collected editions, including the upcoming Hellboy Omnibus series.
Want to start from the beginning of this season of videos? Here’s the complete Season 1 playlist of Crushing Comics.
Episode 10 features Hellboy Library Edition Vol. 3 (Amazon / eBay) and Vol. 4 (Amazon / eBay). Need more direction on how to read Hellboy? Check out Multiversity Comics’ awesome reading order.
by krisis
I begin this episode by reminiscing about my earliest exposure to comics unaware of how prescient a choice in topics I have made, I am about to unwrap my first ever Marvel Omnibus – which has grown to be a major whale!!
Want to start from the beginning of this season of videos? Here’s the complete Season 1 playlist of Crushing Comics.
Episode 18 features the Wolverine Omnibus, Vol. 1 (Amazon / eBay), which is covered in the the Guide to Wolverine.
by krisis
Today I unwrap one of my earliest “whale” acquisitions, which involves discussing the origins of the Marvel 616 Universe.
Want to start from the beginning of this season of videos? Here’s the complete Season 1 playlist of Crushing Comics.
Episode 17 features Captain Britain Omnibus (Amazon / eBay), which is covered in the Guide to Captain Britain & Excalibur.
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I begin this episode reminiscing about the history of the Marvel Omnibus program, not realizing I would be pulling out one their earliest and most often-reprinted omnibuses – and one of my all-time favorites – Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 1. I get so distracted talking about it’s place in Marvel’s history (both of comics and omnibuses) that I almost forget to talk about its contents!
Want to start from the beginning of this series of episodes? Here’s the complete Season 1 playlist of Crushing Comics.
Episode 16 features Uncanny X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1 (Amazon / eBay) as covered by my Guide to Claremont-era X-Men.
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In this episode I get to show off my (mostly-correct) knowledge about a slightly obscure corner of X-Men lore – Captain Britain’s early, UK-only history. Did you know that it was largely written by Chris Claremont?!
Want to start from the beginning of this season of videos? Here’s the complete Season 1 playlist of Crushing Comics.
Episode 15 features Captain Britain – Volume 1: Birth of a Legend (Amazon / eBay) and Captain Britain – Volume 2: Siege of Camelot (Amazon / eBay), both of which are covered in the Guide to Captain Britain & Excalibur.