Green Lantern

Green Lantern comic books are available to take out @ my local, public library. 

Below is a classic silver age GL with a great cover by Gil Kane.

Sprocket Man

No this isn't a cheap remake of Rocket Man by Elton John, this comic was an interesting find at a local public library. It was free and was published by the Erie County Department Of Health. Sprocket Man talks all about bike safety and prevents a couple of bike thefts in the process. If you're interested in picking up a copy I found Sprocket Man at the Williamsville Public Library on Main Street.

Tales Of Suspense 62 - Marvel Comics

Latest acquisition for my comic collection. Picked this up at the Comic Book Cafe...for more info on the Comic Book Cafe goto http://www.saycheesepizza.com/

 "The Origin of the Mandarin!"
Continuing from last issue... Iron Man is the prisoner of his arch-foe the Mandarin, who has decided to tell his life story to his greatest foe before destroying him forever.
Explaining that his family directly descends from Genghis Khan, he was the child of a Chinese man and a Caucasian woman. His father dying shortly after his birth, he was left in the care of his father's sister, who was jealous of her brother's wealth. She decided to raise the boy to hate the world, and so the child that became the Mandarin became a bitter and angry person, especially when the Chinese army took away their home and riches. Wandering alone, the Mandarin decided to travel into the Valley of the Spirits, a sacred place all feared.

Finding the remains of a long dead dragon, the Mandarin stumbled upon an ancient space ship belonging to the Axonn-Karr, a dragon like race that came to Earth centuries ago. Using their technology to increase his knowledge, he took the power source of the ship and converted it into his ten power rings and used their power to establish his kingdom.

Finishing his story, the Mandarin then explains the device that Iron Man is strapped too will spin Iron Man to death, while he initiates his next plan: having built a rocket for the Chinese government, the Mandarin plans to initiate World War 3 and then take over the world in its aftermath. Telling all this, the Mandarin leaves Iron Man to perish.

Breaking loose of the Mandarin's trap, Iron Man then stops the rocket from hitting it's target by redirecting it back at the Chinese military, leaving them to believe that the Mandarin had betrayed them. Fleeing, the Mandarin is stopped by Iron Man and the two end up in a pitched battle until the Chinese military can track their location, forcing the Mandarin and Iron Man to flee their separate ways. Iron Man later catches a ride home aboard a US Air Force jet.

 "Break-Out in Cell Block 10!"
Putting on a demonstration of his acrobatic abilities for the warden of a prison, Captain America soon finds out that it's all a trap and that the warden and his staff have actually been locked up in cell block 10 and the inmates have taken their place. Stealing Captain America's shield and locking him up with the warden, Captain America breaks out of his cell and fights off the prisoners who are trying to use it to open the magnetically sealed front gate of the prison.
Defeating the break-outs leader, Cap takes back his shield and the warden and his guards take back control of the prison. Later Captain America explains that the crooks were probably trying to use his shield to open the door because it once had magnetic devices built into it they figured might be able to open the door, but that these devices he had recently removed them from his shield. Asking what the code word to open the door was, he's told "Captain America."

Secret Origin The Story Of DC Comics

Secret Origin is a great DC Comics documentary, any fan of comics, and especially DC comics, will love this movie. I picked this movie up last night and I've watched it twice already.
The movie traces the origins of the comic book as an art form and how the DC comics publishing company was created all the way up to the current comics and comic movies of today. The best artists' and writers are interviewed from every era of the art form. Included are radio, movie and cartoon clips from every "age" of the comic book. It's an interesting look at the vital, inner workings of DC comics as a publishing company. The movie also comments on how public opinion has swayed back and forth on the comic book throughout every decade.
I thought I knew alot about comic books but now I know alot more about the history and about the artists' and writers who made the art form so great. What better to learn about DC comics than to hear it from the people who actually created them?... Highly recommended.

Wolverine and the X-Men, Wolverine Goes To Hell

Wolverine and the X-Men. 2012 Graphic Novel reprints 1 - 4 of Wolverine and the X-Men.

Wolverine Goes To Hell. 2011 Graphic Novel. Reprints Wolverine 1 - 5. Road To Hell and All-New Wolverine Saga.

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk #104 features the Rhino!

 "Ring Around the Rhino"

With Bruce Banner finally captured, the military has him under 24 hour observation, keeping him drugged so as to prevent him from transforming into the Hulk, in spite of the protests made by Betty Ross who is concerned over Bruce's fate, not wishing him to be locked up in a jail and doped up for the rest of his life. Meanwhile, after serving his sentence, the criminal known as the Rhino has been freed from jail and is debating what to do with himself, when he is once more visited by the Soviet spies who originally gave him his powers. Deciding to let their previous differences subside, they offer to grant the Rhino with his powers again if he would aid in them in capturing Bruce Banner for their superiors, hoping to unlock the secret behind the Hulk. The Rhino agrees, and they use Gamma radiation and new technology to not only restore the Rhino's power, but to enhance them to make him a match for the Hulk should he need to battle him. The Rhino attacks the convoy bringing the unconscious Banner to JFK airport for transport back to the Air Force's base, when the Rhino attacks and tries to take Banner away. Things don't go as planned thanks to interference made by Rick Jones who tries to rush to Bruce's aid in his car, and Betty trying to stop the Rhino from capturing Bruce. Bruce manages to revives long enough to transform into the Hulk once more and battle the Rhino. However, when the Rhino tries to take Betty hostage, the Hulk brings her to safety. During the fight, a fuel truck is used as a weapon by the Rhino, however the resulting explosion greatly weakens the Rhino and the Hulk is able to beat him into submission and the Rhino seemingly dies. With the battle over the Hulk grabs Betty, believing her to still be in danger with the military around, and jumps into safety, leaving Rick, General Ross, and Glenn Talbot to wonder what the Hulk will do to her.

The Mighty Thor

Zahra's Paradise

Zahra's Paradise uses fictional characters to tell the story of political unrest and the political corruption that exists' in Iran.

The story is interesting and Zahras Paradise is one of the first graphic novels that deals with political dissidence.

I recently read this book after taking it out from my local public library. 

 Above is some of the compelling artwork included...

The Flash - Green Lantern

Aeon Flux

Fantastic Four - The Thing

"Where the Sun Dares Not Shine!"
Traveling into the subterranean world of the Mole Man seeking a cure for Alicia's blindness, the Thing ends up "saving" Kala, one of the many rulers of the underworld. She tells him that she is to wed the Mole Man, and for saving her, he may grant him whatever he desires.
Meanwhile, the other members of the FF learn that Ben has traveled to the realm of the Mole Man and chase after him. Back in Subterranea, Ben is captured and imprisoned by Kala and the Mole Man who are working together on a plan to set the surface world on fire. Ben manages to escape, but a device on his bars causes an electric aura to appear around him making him look like some other kind of monster, when the other members of the FF spot him, they don't recognize Ben and attack him.