Your 116th Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast.

Here's a blast from the past.
It's a classic featuring my favorite wall crawler and one of my favorite super-villains.

This is the cover to The Amazing Spider-Man # 147 by Gil Kane and John Romita Sr.

"The Tarantula takes the game! "

Your 115th Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast!

This is the cover to The Incredible Hulk # 451 by Mike Deodato Jr.

I absolutely love this cover, the image of the Hulk rising above the water is just fantastic. Great artwork by Mike Deodato Jr.

Your 114th Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast

This is the cover to The Incredible Hulk # 60 by Mike Deodato Jr.

Split Decisions Part 1 of 5.

Your 113th Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast.

It's another Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast.
For this edition of the B'Cast, we're going to have a look at a beautiful classic.

It's a splash page from Fantastic Four # 83 by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott.
Black Bolt and the Inhumans. A classic by Jack King Kirby and Joltin' Joe Sinnott.
A beauty to say the least.
Thanks for dropping by.

Your 112th Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast.

It's another edition of the B'Cast.
Thanks for dropping by.
Here's another favorite cover of mine. Here it is:

The cover to Fantastic Four # 277 by John Byrne.
The Thing returns to Earth and face off against the Dire Wraiths, meanwhile Reed and Susan Richards take on Mephisto.
I love this issue. If you haven't read this particular issue, try and look for a copy.
Thanks for dropping by.

Your 111th Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast.

Wonder Woman by John Byrne.

Your 110th Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast.

The Ghostly Guardian returns to Earth for Vengeance!!
This is the cover to The Spectre # 1 by Mike W. Kaluta.

This issue was published in April of 1987 under DC Comics' New Format series.

Your 109th Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast.

Your Co(s)mically inclined ComicBook B'Cast is back with more comic book goodness just for you.
Have a look at this cover.

Here we have the cover to The Adventures of Superman # 568 published in June of 1999 featuring the art of Tom Grummett and Dennis Rodier.
Thanks for dropping by.

Your 108th Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast.

Hey Comic Fans! Welcome back to another edition of the B'Cast. Glad you could drop by.
Here's a cover from an issue of The Incredible Hulk. Have a look.

This is the cover to The Incredible Hulk # 280 by Steve Leialoha, published in February of 1983.
Thanks for having a look.  See you again soon.

Your 107th Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast.

Here's a beautifully painted cover to Black Panther # 2 by Mark Tex Texeira.

This issue was published in December 1998 under Marcel's Marvel Knights banner. On the cover is T'Challa, the Black Panther and Mephisto.

Your 106th Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast.

Hey there Comic Fans.
How's your day?
Here's a cover I love.  It was taken from a comic published in 1980. Here it is:

This is the cover to Marvel Premiere # 55 featuring Wonder Man.
Cover art by Ron Wilson and Joe Sinnott.
This is Simon Williams' first solo saga as he takes on Dreadnaught.
Beautiful cover by Ron Wilson and Joe Sinnott.

Your 105th Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast!

Hi there Comic Fans!
Here's a beautiful cover to Black Panther # 1 by Mark Tex Texeira.

In this first issue of Marvel Knights Black Panther, T'Challa leaves behind unrest among refugees in Wakanda, the Black Panther comes to New York to investigate the Tomorrow Fund.
Written by Christopher Priest and bbeautiful artwork by Mark Tex Texeira.

Your 104th Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast!

Hi there,  welcome back to your Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast.
"Call of the Cat King! "
This is the cover to The Black Panther # 13 published in December of 1999 by Sal Velluto, Bob Almond and colors by Atomic Paintbrush.

In this issue, the Black Panther searches for Monica Lynne in Wakanda. Hydro-Man hijacks a plane carrying Dzhokhar Gapon. T'Challa returns to New York and names Everett Ross his regent. In Chicago, Chante Giovanni Brown, aka "Queen Divine Justice", is contacted by a Wakandan representative to come to New York to join the Dora Milaje.

Your 103rd Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast

Have a look at this beautiful piece.
This is a piece by Joseph Michael Linsner paying tribute to Jack the King Kirby.
Here's The Invincible Iron Man by Joseph Michael Linsner.

Thanks for dropping by and having a look at this beautiful piece.
See you again next time.
The Comicbookbroadcaster

Your 102nd Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast.

Hey, what's up Comic Fans!

Welcome to the 102nd Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast. For this edition of the B'Cast, I'm going to talk about a comic book I bought a few years ago, well more than just a few years ago.  

I'm trying to recall if I bought this issue first before I started buying the back issues of this title. I'm trying to remember which came first and having no luck whatsoever recalling which is which. 

I have this weird habit of reading a comic book out of sequence. Happened to me a long time ago when I walked into a real comic book shop and saw Secret Wars # 12 (the first limited series) and read it from cover to cover. After that I went and found the other 11 issues. It's a weird thing to do, I know. 

Being in a place that doesn't have a shop that sells comics makes it hard for anyone to keep track of their favorite titles. I bought my comics sporadically. I missed out on so many great titles over the years. 

Okay, here's the issue I'm talking about. 

This is the cover to Daredevil # 270 (published in September 1989) by John Romita Jr and Al Williamson. 

I saw this issue in some book store and I immediately bought it.  I was a huge John Romita Jr fan and I loved his work on the Uncanny X-Men. So seeing his artwork here, I grabbed it. 

This issue is also significant because it also featured The Amazing Spider-Man, a character Jr. Jr worked on. 

Second, he was working with writer Ann Nocenti and ultra talented penciled/ inker Al Williamson. They made a great creative team on Daredevil.

Third, this issue featured the first appearance of Blackheart. 

Blackheart was created by Ann Nocenti and Jr. Jr.  This issue marked his first appearance in the Marvel Universe?  Now, just who is Blackheart? 

Well, he's the son of Mephisto.  Actually Mephisto created a son from the energy of evil. 

In his first appearance, Blackheart attempts to corrupt Daredevil and then Spider-Man who helps him out. 

I love how this issue starts out. Ann Nocenti weaves a tale about a brutal murder on a hill which becomes a site for many crimes and atrocities. 

 Eventually the hill becomes a place filled with myths and rumors and eventually become a place to be fearful of. It becomes evil.

I won't spoil it for you, in case you haven't read this issue, try and find it.

Meanwhile, Daredevil is feeling like his old self again after he was put through a blender for the past few issues. He's been through quite a few ordeals. As DD gets his body back into top form,  perhaps his mind will follow. I was really intrigued by this page by Jr. Jr and Al Williamson. As I said I've always been a fan but this was the first time for me seeing their artwork. 

And I absolutely loved it.  If I'm not mistaken, I decided that I need to buy the back issues of this title as soon as possible. I did. Never regretted it. 

On this page DD mentioned Inferno and how his life was shattered and how he had to leave Hell's Kitchen. I knew I had to get those issue. Okay back to this issue. 

As DD thinks about his life and how he's going to put it back together again, he notices a scent,  something burning,  something foul with a hint of Rose incense.  He detects movement but no heartbeat, that's when Blackheart attacks!

And as luck would have it, Peter Parker happened to be riding a bus nearby and Pete's spider sense goes off. 

Spider-Man shows up in the nick of time to save DD and they quickly team up to defeat Blackheart. 

As DD and Spider-Man attempt to defeat Blackheart, DD is slowly being possessed by Blackheart whose plan was to have the hero kill him as a way of corrupting the hero. 

Despite his best effort to corrupt DD, Blackheart was not able to do so thanks to Spider-Man. As a crowd gathers round, Blackheart realises that the crowd's eyes are draining his powers.

Blackheart retreats as more people gather around the scene. 

If you get the chance, pick up this issue. It was this issue that got me to buy the back issues of Daredevil especially the Ann Nocenti/Jr.Jr and Al Williamson's run on Daredevil.

I was really disappointed when Jr. Jr left the X-Men. I really enjoyed his work on that title, so I was really happy to see his work here on Daredevil. 

Oh I'm sure you know that this wasn't Blackheart's only appearance on Daredevil. He would return to bug DD again and even returned to bug The Punisher, Ghost Rider and Wolverine in a one shot which was also penciled by John Romita Jr.

Hey, thanks for dropping by and joining me as I reminisce about Daredevil # 270. My copy of this issue is in bad shape as I must have read it a few times... Well more than a few times. 

This was to me a great time to be a comic reader as the stories and artwork were top notch. TThanks again for dropping by. 

I'll see you again next time for another B'Cast. Until then, take care Comic fans! 

Your 101st Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast

Hey there Comic Fans, welcome to your 101st Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast.
As usual, thanks for dropping by. Hope you're doing alright.
Now, for this edition of the B'Cast, I'm going to talk about one of my favorite Marvel Comics characters.
He is none other than The Punisher!

The first time I read about Frank Castle was in this issue.  The Punisher Limited Series # 1 featuring a cover by Mike Zeck and Phil Zimelman. Mike Zeck also did the interior art with inker John Beatty.  I became a Punisher fan almost instantly. This comic blew me away and introduced to me a character I knew but never really followed.  Then came Issue # 2 of the Punisher.

After this issue, I was hooked instantly. I became a fan. Another great cover by Mike Zeck and Phil Zimelman.
Now I won't be giving you any new insight into this character or ananything like that.  There are other sites and blogs who do that sort of thing better than me. I am going to say that I don't like what Marvel did to the Punisher.
From the Frankencastle storyline to the cosmic Ghost Rider thing, I lost track of what the Punisher has become. Marvel no longer knows how to depict Frank Castle, in my opinion, they just throw whatever they have at him and hope and pray something works. Oh well.  I can grumble and moan about how crappy Marvel treats their characters but the powers that be won't listen to a lowly comicbook fan.
Anyway, what I intend to do here is to share the artwork featuring The Punisher by certain artists.
These are my favorites, like the covers by Mike Zeck and Phil Zimelman.
So, I hope you'll like the art I'm going to share for this edition of the B'Cast. Enjoy.

The Punisher Limited Series # 3 by Zeck and Zimelman.

The Punisher Limited Series # 4 by Zeck and Zimelman.

The Punisher Limited Series # 5 by Zeck and Zimelman.
And right here, we have a beautiful piece by Mike Zeck and John Beatty who both did the art for the Punisher Limited Series.  Issue # 5 featured pencils by Mike Vossburg.

Here's another artist who had drew The Punisher. Another favorite of mine. Bill Reinhold. 

Another artist who put his unique stamp on Frank Castle was Timothy Bradstreet.

John Romita Jr and Klaus Janson gave us their rendition of the Punisher in The Punisher War Zone. I remember reading that John Romita Jr drew Frank a little differently than other artists. He made me look grittier and patterned Frank's overall look after one of his uncles.

 John Romita Jr and Klaus Janson's Punisher.

I'm also a big fan of Joe Jusko's rendition of The Punisher as seem here in the covers to the Punisher Magazine issue # 6 and # 8.

But my all time favorite has got to be this cover to The Punisher Magazine # 10.

Here's another artist that drew Marvel's antihero.  His name is Michael Golden.

 The cover to The Punisher # 50 by Michael Golden.

The cover to The Punisher Armory # 10 also by Michael Golden. Awesome! 

 Take a look at this cover by Michael Golden from The Punisher # 100.

 The Punisher War Zone # 23 by Michael Golden.

The Punisher # 86 by Michael Golden. 

Well, I hope you enjoyed the covers and artwork featuring The Punisher. 

I wonder who else worked on The Punisher as well?  Yeah, well that's a question for another day and another edition of the B'Cast.

Again I hope you enjoyed seeing the amazing artwork by these amazing artists. 

Drop by again soon for another edition of the B'Cast..I'll see you again soon. 

Take care Comic Fan!