Andrew Smith – Captain Comics

The growth of reprints (Dear Captain, CBG #1687, March 2012)

Captain Comics offers a list of outstanding reprints that should be on your shelves, along with some that you might want to avoid. See More

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“Recommendations” for the 1% (Dear Captain, CBG #1685, January 2012)

Captain Comics shares his suggestions for an overlooked group of potential gift recepients in CBG #1685. See More

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Autumn brings a bountiful harvest: A fall comics preview (CBG #1684, December 2011)

Captain Comics takes a look at a number of fall offerings from publishers large and small. See More

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Death and The Fantastic Four: Hasn’t this been done before? (CBG #1677, May 2011)

Andrew “Captain Comics” Smith discusses the death of a member of The Fantastic Four. Spoiler Warning: The piece discusses recent events in Fantastic Four as well as revelations of events throughout the team’s history. See More

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Dear Captain Extra: Why Comics?

Editor’s note: Due to a last-minute space crunch, The Captain’s column didn’t appear in CBG #1672. Instead, we present it here for your enjoyment. Why Comics? By Andrew “Captain Comics” Smith I’m delighted by CBG #1672’s theme, because collecting comics … See More

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The Captain’s full ‘Jonah Hex’ interview with Jimmy Palmiotti

‘Jonah Hex’ interview with Jimmy Palmiotti The writing team of Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray have carried Jonah Hex past issue #50 with high-quality stories and a variety of top-drawer artists. I spoke with Palmiotti about the Hex comic book … See More

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Calling all comics fans: Contribute to comics scholarship — and a book!

Attention comics fans: Dr. Robin S. Rosenberg, editor of The Psychology of Superheroes (Benbella Press, $17.95) and “The Superheroes” blog at Psychology Today’s site, needs our help. She’s working on a book at Oxford Press with comics scholar Pete Coogan … See More

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Great Article on Norman Osborn

I’ve been reading comics for about 25 years, but I had lost track of how Norman Osborn had come back from the dead. The Captain’s article in the most recent CBG reminded me of how it happened in the 90s … See More

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Girl Power: An Interview with Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti

By Andrew A. Smith Contributing Editor With Power Girl now awarded her first ongoing series, the Captain asked writers Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti their plans for the Blonde Bombshell. CBG: What was the decision-making process to re-launch Power Girl? … See More

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Art of the Re-Launch: The Dan DiDio Interview

By Andrew A. Smith Contributing Editor As Senior Vice President – Executive Editor, DC Universe, Dan DiDio is the man with the big picture. So CBG asked him about the Flash and Power Girl re-launches, in addition to the writers … See More

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