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THE COULSON CHRONICLES: The Infinity Watch (2024) #1 and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1

December 12, 2024 | Filed under: Ben

Yesterday saw the release of TWO comics that are related to the MCU . . . if not part of the MCU proper.  The Inifinty Watch #1 continues the event from last summer and spring, which featured the return of Coulson from the dead to take on the role of …

CLAY FOOTED GIANTS Graphic Novel by Mark McGuire and Alain Chevarier (Ben)

September 14, 2024 | Filed under: Ben

The Comic Book Time Machine takes on something a little different from its usual fair of fanciful fantasy and artful action adventure . . . this time exploring a thoughtful and touching slice of life, with a graphic novel about parenthood, trauma, and dealing with the previous generation while raising …

THE COULSON CHRONICLES 2: The Death Stone Saga & Battle Scars (Ben)

September 10, 2024 | Filed under: Ben

Coulson’s story continues in comics as he gets brought back to life and the newest Infinity Stone gives him some sort of death power . . . what does it mean? We find out a little bit more in the final six pages of the following annuals:Ms. Marvel Annual #1 …

The Final Marvel LOGAN’S RUN Comic: Bizarre Adventures 28 – MCC127

August 14, 2024 | Filed under: Ben, Logan's Run, Marvel Sci-Fi and Fantasy

Ben returns to the world of LOGAN’S RUN with a comic story that is TOTALLY NOT Logan’s Run, but TOTALLY IS Logan’s Run. What do you do when you have a Logan’s Run comic book issue, but don’t have the Logan’s Run license? You strip it of every specific detail …

TRANSFORMERS & FINAL FACTION – Dollar Store Comics (Ben)

August 7, 2024 | Filed under: Ben

All four of this episode’s comics came in bags, but not blind bags. Still, Ben had no idea what to expect from these three IDW Transformers comics and one original Dollar Tree comic based on their original action figure line Final Faction. What Ben found inside:* A Transformers comic that …

HUMAN FLY #0??? – MCC126

July 31, 2024 | Filed under: Ben, Comics, Human Fly, Marvel Sci-Fi and Fantasy

“Wait. What?” ~ Ben’s exact words when he was looking at comic book soliciations for last month. But The Human Fly is back! It’s a new series! A new continuity! A new creative team! A new publisher! A new millennium! But the same concept: he’s the wildest superhero every . …

Coulson’s Back! THE COULSON CHRONICLES Crossover with Welcome to Level Seven (Ben)

July 27, 2024 | Filed under: Ben

Philip Coulson died in the comics. Then he returned as an evil creation of Mephisto. And now he’s back again! This episode is being posted to both Comic Book Time Machine and Welcome to Level Seven since it deals with both the worlds of Agents of SHIELD and the comic …

BLIND BAG: Featuring Superman, Armor, & a double from a previous blind bag?!? (Ben)

July 17, 2024 | Filed under: Ben, Grab Bag, Podcast

Ben digs into his stash of blind bags for some blind bag comics fun, opening a bag he doesn’t remember buying that reveals: The question is: even if one of these comics is something he has read before in another blind bag episode, with the Annual’s extra length will this …

Marvel vs DC: PREDATOR VS. WOLVERINE Versus JUSTICE LEAGUE VS KING VS GODZILLA (Ben)

July 10, 2024 | Filed under: Ben, Comics

Seven months ago or so, Ben took a look at the first two issues of a Marvel franchise crossover and a DC franchise crossover. He pitted the two debut issues against each other then, but now he’s BACK to follow up on these series not that they have concluded. And …

JOHN CARTER’S FINAL ISSUES (John Carter, Warlord of Mars 28, Annual 3, & more) – MCC125

July 6, 2024 | Filed under: Ben, John Carter: Warlord of Mars, Marvel Sci-Fi and Fantasy

Using Star Wars as a guideline,  we’re exploring comic books based on licensed properties that Marvel Comics published from 1977 to 1986. It’s the end of an era. Ben reads the final two issues of John Carter, Warlord of Mars from Marvel Comics, wrapping up another of Marvel’s Cosmic Comic Series. …

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