By Zack Quaintance — Hey all, welcome to yet another new (hopefully!) weekly feature for Comics Bookcase. At this point, I’m sure you’ve seen the headline and are wondering, Is the title of this new feature intended to evoke California funk-rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 1995 album One Hot Minute, the one that featured Anthony and Flea forging an ill-fated alliance with guitarist Dave Novarro? You bet it is.
Read MoreBy Zack Quaintance — DC’s latest giant-sized anniversary celebration is upon us, with Wonder Woman getting the treatment this month after it was Superman’s turn two years ago with Action Comics #1000 and Batman’s last year with Detective Comics #1000. We’ll have a full review when the big issues hits tomorrow (and you can read why we’re so hyped about it here), but today, we want to look at one of the major selling points of these big books — the covers.
Read MoreBy Zack Quaintance — Despite DC Comics’ current deluge of giant-sized anniversary celebration issues, I am far more hyped for Wonder Woman #750 (due out this coming Wednesday) than any of the others, even The Flash, which I have traditionally read with much more zeal than Wonder Woman. The main reason being that there’s a bigger sense of gravitas with this book than the others, and there’s layers as to why within that.
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