SolitaireRose

I guess my point is, escapism is a level one answer to why, but level two is "why comics?" or "why need an escape?" my answer to come.... My answer is here. (View Post)

@SolitaireRose One of my all-time favorite series/runs! I read them as they came out, off the newsstand, and could not WAIT for the next issues. The whole sequence with the toy/robot guy on the islan… (View Post)

Eisner wasn't mainstream. The marketplace was completely different in Eisners day. Eisner didn't have a DC or Marvel behind him. And the audience was different. Comics are for kids etc. Eisner was ah… (View Post)

With the Watchmen discussion and reading some "best" lists on other sites, I feel like it should be OK for us to talk about comics that are held in high regard that maybe shouldn't be. Not … (View Post)

My son started with Essential Spider-Man #1, and after I filled him in on how it was from back in the early 60'S he LOVED it. It has all of Spidey's biggest villains, most of the concerns Peter Parke… (View Post)