Your 97th Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast

Hey Comic Fans, welcome to Your 97th Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast. For this edition, I'm going to take a look at a 4 part storyline written by Jim Starlin (yes, that Jim Starlin) with art from the legendary Jim Aparo and Mike DeCarlo.
The four part storyline took place in Batman issue 417 to 420.
The year was 1988 and I'm talking about Ten Nights of the Beast. This 4 issue storyline was published one year after Batman: Year One.
I was told about Ten Nights of the Beast by a friend who absolutely raved about it.

In Ten Nights of the Beast, the KGBeast comes to Gotham City to kill nine people crucial to America's Star Wars initiative.

A KGB agent together a team comprised of agents from the CIA, FBI, the GCPD and an unofficial addition to the team, Gotham City's very own Dark Knight to stop the KGBeast.
Despite their very best efforts, the beast manages to kill all nine on his kill list. The beast used numerous methods to kill his 9 targets.  I don't want to spoil it for you, so please try and look for this storyline, you won't regret it.
Okay, with 9 confirmed kills, does that mean the beast is done? Nope. He has an additional target on his kill list. He goes after President Ronald Reagan.
Here's one spoiler for you, Batman managed to save Ronald Reagan.

Throughout the four issue of Ten Nights of the Beast, you're treated to a nail bitting storyline and solid artwork from Jim Aparo and Mike DeCarlo. Really solid work here.

There's also a memorable moment involving Batman and the KGBeast where Batman managed to detain him.
The beast however managed to free himself from Batman's grasp by doing something really drastic. I won't spoil it for you, you've gotta get a copy or grab the collected version to see what happened.

I'm just going to say the KGBeast had the whole situation well in hand. Yeah.
So how did Batman finally deal with the beast?  Well, despite the fact that the beast had killed so many people, it was a foregone conclusion that he will never be brought to justice for his crimes. Even if they sent him back to Russia, the beast would kill more people in Russia, he wasn't a people person, the KGBeast.
So, what happened in the end?

Well, again, I'm going to leave you with the page above. If you have the chance, find Batman issue 417 to 420 or you could just get the tradepaperback. Like this one.

A really beautiful cover by Mike Zeck and Phil Zimelman.
I really enjoyed Ten Nights of the Beast. I thought Batman had come up against a foe that was nearly impossible for him to defeat. Storys like this one really captures your attention and you just can't wait for the next issue to see what happens. In my opinion, it's a great four part story.
Oh one other thing, the other thing that attracted me to Ten Nights of the Beast are the covers to Batman issue 417 to 420.
And that's what I'm going to share in the next B'Cast, so stay around comic fans.
Take care.

The 71st Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast: The Infinity Gauntlet!!

Hey ComicBook Fans,

Welcome to another edition of my blog: The Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast.  This time around I'm going to be talking about a 1991 Six part Mini Series from Marvel Comics.  The Mini Series entitled: The Infinity Gauntlet!!

The Infinity Gauntlet was written by Jim Starlin, penciled by George Perez and Ron Lim, Inked by Joe Rubinstein and Tom Christopher.  Infinity Gauntlet was a storyline which is the culmination of events from Silver Surfer # 34, The 2 part Thanos Quest also written by Jim Starlin.  The Infinity Gauntlet was a thrilling six issue mini series which saw Thanos The Mad Titan using the Infinity Gauntlet which has the six Infinity Gems .  Each Gem grants its bearer complete mastery over one aspect of the multiverse: Time, Space, Mind, Soul, Reality, and Power. Combined on the Infinity Gauntlet it provides Omnipresence, Omniscience, and Omnipotence.

Now an all-powerful and by the way desperate Thanos tries to win the affections of Death.  He decides to offer the entity a gift of love by completing a task she had given him, erasing half the sentient life in the Marvel Universe.

And Thanos did in fact do what Death wanted, he literally wiped out half the universe which includes most of the X-Men, Daredevil, Rick Jones, The Fantastic Four, Alpha Flight, The Avengers and more.  Thanos did this simply by snapping his fingers.

The surviving heroes on Earth band together guided by the newly resurrected Adam Warlock to stop Thanos.

With so many heroes missing in action, a few alliances had to be made, including one with a certain monarch.

You just knew Doom had his own agenda in all this.  You knew he was going to do something really devious no matter what happens.  Will the heroes defeat Thanos?  Will they be able to stop the Mad Titan's mad schemes?  This mini series answers all your questions in 6 thrilling issues.

In a bid to impress Death, Thanos allows the heroes a slight chance of winning, but easily defeats and kills almost all of them. Thanos then goes on to defeat and imprison many of the universe's cosmic entities.

Will the Cosmic Entities be able to stop the Mad Titan?  What happens to Earth's heroes?  Will they triumph in the end?  Well the only way to know that is to read the mini series, you won't regret getting The Infinity Gauntlet and adding it to your collection.  I loved Infinity Gauntlet so much, I bought the 6 issues and also a trade-paperback.
You may have heard (well who hasn't) that the next Avengers movie will be based on Infinity Gauntlet, it'll be called Avengers: Infinity War Parts 1 and 2.  I can't wait for that movie to happen.  I made a video about the Infinity Gauntlet and Avengers: Infinity War in my YouTube channel.  I uploaded it earlier today, if you'd like to have a look at my video, here's the link right here:

The Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast: The Infinity Gauntlet

Click on the link and have a look at the video where I talk about The Infinity Gauntlet and share with you the 6 part series that I have in my collection.  Have a look at the video, leave me a comment, like the video and if you like, subscribe to my channel.

 Okay, that's about it for the 71st Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast: The Infinity Gauntlet.  Thanks for taking the time to read my blog, I hope you enjoyed my Video as well.  I'm be back with another entry on my blog and a new video as well.  Until next time, take care and enjoy your comics!