Derf's Picks of the Week (December 11, 2024)

 

Greetings to all my fellow NERDS!

How have you been?

I hope all has been well.

Here are some titles you may want to pick up while you shop for Christmas.

************************************************************************

DC COMICS

Action Comics #1079

Batman: Dark Patterns #1

Batman / Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns #3

Black Lightning #2

DC vs. Vampires: World War V #5

Green Lantern #18

Gotham City Sirens: Uncovered #1

Superwoman Special #1

************************************************************************

DYNAMITE

Space Ghost #8

The Terminator #3

Thundercats #10

************************************************************************

IMAGE

Creepshow Holiday Special 2024 #1

Transformers #15

Witchblade #6

************************************************************************

MARVEL

Alien: Paradiso #1

The Amazing Spider-Man #63

Dazzler #4

Deadpool Team-Up #4

The Incredible Hulk #20

The Infinity Watch #1

Laura Kinney: Wolverine #1

Petpool: Pool Party #1

Phoenix #6

Spirits of Vengeance #4

Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku - Republic Under Siege #4

Ultimate Universe: One Year In #1

Ultimate X-Men #10

Uncanny X-Men #7

X-Factor #5

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1

************************************************************************

Well that is all I have for this week.

I hope you saw some goodies that will help spread cheer.

Until next time, get your READ on!

************************************************************************

COMIC COVER OF THE WEEK

Phoenix #6 (Variant)

MARVEL

Cover Art by Pablo Villalobos

Derf's Picks of the Week (May 26, 2021)

It's hard to believe it's already the last week of May.  This week has some great reads coming out which should satisfy all comic fans.  If you are a collector of cool covers, you need to check  out the 16th issue of Something is Killing the Children.  There are a lot of cool covers for this issue including the Captcan Comics Exclusive done by John Gallagher. Let's get this party started.

BOOM!

Something is Killing the Children #16

DC Comics

Action Comics #1031

Detective Comics #1036

Mister Miracle: The Source of Freedom #1

Strange Adventures #10

IDW

Star Wars Adventures: Weapon of a Jedi #1

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #3

IMAGE

Spawn #318

MARVEL

Alien #3

Beta Ray Bill #3

Heroes Reborn #4

Maestro: War and Pax #5

Miles Morales: Spider-Man #26

New Mutants #18

Star Wars: Darth Vader #12

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #10

Well, that is my list for the last week of May 2021.

Until next time, get you READ on!

Comic Cover of the Week

Comic Cover of the Week

Mister Miracle #9 (Variant)

DC Comics

Cover Art by Mitch Gerads

Classic Cover of the Day

In honor of my Saturday Showcase to Mister Miracle, today's classic cover is

Mister Miracle Vol. 1, #2

DC Comics

May 1971

Saturday Showcase: Mister Miracle

    It's Saturday, September 9th and it is time for another Saturday Showcase here at Derf's Domain.  For today's showcase I was actually inspired by a new series showcasing a classic hero.  I was reading issue #1 of Mitch Gerads version of Mister Miracle when the idea hit me to feature him in my next showcase.  So, here we are.

    For those of you who don't know, Mister Miracle was created by the late and great Jack Kirby as one of the new gods in the DC Universe.  He first appeared in Mister Miracle #1 back in April of '71.    He was originally introduced as part of the Fourth World series, such as the New Gods, but actually outlived the other titles by an addition seven titles.  something about Mister Miracle stuck out with the fan base, which allowed him to be in other titles such as the Brave and the Bold, DC Comics Presents, and appearances in all the Justice League titles until landing a reoccurring role in the Justice League International series.

    It was in the JLI, that I believe my love for Mister Miracle grew. I was not even a thought in my dad's mind when he was first introduced to the world of comics.  But I was a huge Batman fan which led me to discover the Justice League International which in turn introduced me to my favorites such as Mister Miracle, Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, and Guy Gardner.

    I know, I know, exactly who is Mister Miracle?  Well, the original Mister Miracle was a man by the name of Thaddeus Brown.  A well-known escape artist who was also a mentor to the talented Scott Free.  When Thaddeus, was murdered, Scott toke over as the hero known as Mister Miracle.  After his adventures with the JLI, Scott put the mantle of Mister miracle down to be with family and friends.  He also took in an escape artist named Shilo Norman to show him the tricks of the trade.  Which led to Shilo being the 3rd man to go by the name Mister Miracle.  However, Scott Free will always be Mister Miracle to me as well as true fans of the character.  In fact, in the new run of Mister Miracle by Mitch Gerads and Tom King, Scott is the bearer of the Mister Miracle costume and is trying to find his place alongside his wife, Big Barda.

    I highly recommend reading the new Mister Miracle series, in fact I give issue #1 of the series a 10 out of 10 rating.  But to truly understand and enjoy the character of Mister Miracle, I recommend going to your local comic store, comic con, hell even Ebay to pick up some of the older titles that star this amazing hero. I definitely, would pick up some of the Justice League International trades that are available.

First Appearance: Mister Miracle #1, April 1971

Created by: Jack Kirby 

Team Affiliations: Justice League

Comic Picks of the Week: March 4, 2015

http://somewhatnerdy.com/home/derfs-comic-picks-of-the-week-78/

Classic Cover of the Day

Classic Cover of the Day

Mister Miracle #19

Mister Miracle and Big Barda by David J Cutler