DC Horror Presents #1 hit the newsstands last Wednesday from DC Comics. This issue features two horror stories that has nothing to do with the cover featuring a zombified Superman. The first story is "Love You To Pieces" that features Matilda Mathis aka Dollhouse bringing her dead lover, Max, to her dad, the Dollmaker. Yeah, I had to look them up for this is the first time I have read anything with any of them (they are Batman villains). The second story finds Wonder Woman and Donna Troy aka Wonder Girl trying to find a brutal serial killer on Themyscira. There is a bonus story featuring AEW woman wrestler, Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. The stories are good, but the cover really should have had either Dollhouse, Wonder Woman or both. Hopefully, the next three issues have better covers that are relatable to the contents.
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Countdown to Halloween 2024 Day 26: Green Lantern: Dark #1
If you remember the Tangent Universe, then you will want to pick up Green Lantern: Dark #1. This bi-monthly Elseworlds series from DC Comics is set on a post-apocalyptic Earth after the superheroes lost the fight to monsters. Only the Green Lantern reappears to stand against Grundy and his zombies.
Friday, October 25, 2024
Countdown to Halloween 2024 Day 25: Headless Horseman Annual 2024
The Headless Horseman Annual 2024 was released earlier this week from Dark Horse Comics. The cover features a headless woman and Frankenstein-like monster with a horse's head. There are five horror stories in this issue introduced by the female headless horseman. The first story is "Leech Lake" about three teen girls that usually goes trick or treating every year but two of them decide to go to a party instead. The second story is "Feeder" about a zombie just trying to survive after the zombie apocalypse. "Stingy Jack and the Cursed Lantern" is the third story that tells the origin of Stingy Jack O'Lantern (this is my favorite). The fourth story is "The Spice of Life (and Death)" that finds a couple not getting along with their new neighbors (this one is my second favorite). "Little Rabbit" is the fifth story about a girl escaping and running away.
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Countdown to Halloween 2024 Day 17: Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #1 and #2
Somehow I missed Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #1 that came out last month. The cover features zombified Black Widow, Iron Man and Captain America attacking Groot. I should have known that something was up when I saw the words "All Ages" in the lower right corner. The blood was toned way down for a Marvel Zombies title. Rocket Racoon and Groot are guests at the Raft island prison when the Avengers show up with General Ross to spring them. Groot is sniffling and Rocket thinks he has a cold. Groot sneezes on Captain America and a big blob on snot lands on his face. Yep, you guessed it for he is the first to turn into a zombie and he attacks his fellow Avengers. Captain America bites Black Widow, who in turn bites Iron Man.
Thor starts throwing his hammer around inside the quinjet making matters worse. Rocket Raccoon gets sucked out of a hole punctured by Thor's hammer and Groot fails to save him. Groot then has to save Bruce Banner from the zombified Avengers before they both go out the hole. They find themselves facing civilians that has also turned into zombies. Bruce hits himself with a brick to change himself into the Hulk.
The cover of Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #2 features Thor reaching for his hammer while zombies are advancing on him from behind. The issue starts with Groot and Hulk talking. That ends with the Hulk wanting to find Space Skunk (Rocket Raccoon). Zombies try to bite Hulk then he's attacked by Thor, who is trying to fight the mutated zombie virus. Hulk and Thor battle while Groot tries to keep them from killing each other. He finally knocks out the Hulk by choking him. Hulk turns back into Bruce. Groot picks him up and they head down into the subway, where he hears cries for help.
Overall, the first two issues of Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay makes for interesting reads. The artwork is actually pretty good for an All Ages title. It's interesting to see flowers coming out of the zombies instead of blood and dangling eyeballs.
Monday, October 16, 2023
Countdown to Halloween 2023 Day 16: Monster Mash Remix Cereal Box
Carmelia Creeper takes center stage on the box of the Monster Mash Remix cereal. She is joined by her cousin, Franken Berry, along with Count Chocula, Boo Berry, Frute Brute and Yummy Mummy. I missed out on the Monster Mash cereal that was released in 2021 for their fiftieth anniversary. The berry flavored cereal was a litter better than Carmelia Creeper's caramel apple flavored cereal and disappeared a little faster. This might be another one that I may not pick up again next year. I'm currently in the middle of the Count Chocula box and still have Franken Berry and Boo Berry to go. Yes, it takes me a while to finish off five family size boxes of Monster Cereals.
You can listen to the Monster Mash Remix at official Monster Cereal site.
Sunday, October 15, 2023
Countdown to Halloween 2023 Day 15: Carmelia Creeper Monster Cereal Box
I was surprised by the local Walmart's for they actually stocked all five Monster Cereals including the new Carmelia Creeper. However, they only had the family size boxes. Of course, I picked up all five just in case they disappeared fast (they haven't and still have plenty). I chose to start off the Halloween season early this year with Carmelia Creeper. I'm glad that I did because I wasn't a big fan of this caramel apple cereal. It was okay but it just tasted off (maybe I'm just getting old). I was glad when I finally finished the box and I doubt that I get any next year if it comes back.
Carmelia Creeper is a zombie and a cousin of Franken Berry. You can find her doing a remix of Monster Mash at the official Monsters Cereal site.
Monday, October 31, 2022
Countdown to Halloween 2022 Day 31: Kinder Joy Halloween Monsters
Happy Halloween and I hope everyone had fun with this year's Countdown to Halloween posts. Today's post is a look at some of the Halloween toys that Kinder Joy put out this year. I only got four just to see what I would get. I ended up with a ghost, a vampire and two zombies. The little monsters glow in the dark.
Each Kinder Joy monster came with instructions on how to put them together plus where to go to download the app, which I haven't done:
Now a word about this year's Monster Cereals. Boo-Berry was the only one I found this year at the local Walmart's. I'm very disappointed that I couldn't find Count Chocula, Franken Berry and Fruit Brute (I really wanted the latter one). I also found and picked up a box of Halloween Fruity Pebbles and a box of Hocus Pocus 2 cereal. I think that the other three Monster Cereals are missing because the local Walmart's still have tons of the General Mills cereals with the retro toys in them. So far, I have only been eating the Halloween Fruity Pebbles.
Friday, October 28, 2022
Countdown to Halloween 2022 Day 28: DC Horror Presents Sgt Rock vs the Army of the Dead #2 Covers
DC Horror Presents Sgt Rock vs the Army of the Dead #1 hit the stands this week. There are three covers that I know about but there might be five covers like #1 had. Cover A was done by Gary Frank and Brad Anderson:
Cover B was done by Francesco Francavilla:
Kyle Holtz did Cover C:
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Countdown to Halloween 2022 Day 20: DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #3 Cover
DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #3 hits the newsstands this week and the cover features a zombified Supergirl battling Superman:
Monday, October 10, 2022
Countdown to Halloween 2022 Day 10: Afterlife With Archie Magazine Covers
Afterlife With Archie Magazine ran for four issues in 2014 and 2015. It collects the original comic book series where several residents of Riverdale turn into zombies along with all new special features. All four covers are by Franceso Francavilla and either have Archie, Jughead or both featured on them.
Tuesday, October 04, 2022
Countdown to Halloween 2022 Day 4: Task Force Z #12 Cover
You might wonder what does the cover of Task Force Z #12 have to do with Halloween? It looks like a bunch of supervillains standing around the grave of Jason Todd aka Red Hood. Well, Man-Bat is the only monster in the truest sense while Bane, Mr. Bloom and Two-Face are monsters that look like men. Also, the Z stands for zombies, which some of these supervillains are.
Saturday, October 01, 2022
Countdown to Halloween 2022 Day 1: DC Horror Presents: Sgt Rock vs the Army of the Dead #1 Cover A
To kick off the first day of this year's Countdown to Halloween, it seems appropriate to showcase DC Horror Presents: Sgt Rock vs the Army of the Dead #1 cover A. The issue was released earlier this week from DC Comics. Gary Frank and Brad Anderson did the cover art of cover A and there are five variant covers (none of which I have seen yet). Actor and author Bruce Campbell wrote the six issue mini-series while Eduardo Risso did the interior artwork and Kristian Risso did the interior colors. There will be plenty of Nazi zombies for Easy Company to fight in 1941 and I can't wait for the second issue.
Monday, November 22, 2021
Marvel Zombies Magneto Mystery Minis Funko Pop
I picked up this Marvel Zombies Magneto Mystery Minis Funko Pop earlier this month and I'm a little disappointed. He looks great with the blank eyes (one is totally black) and scars but he doesn't stay standing up. The bottom of his cape is what supposed to hold him up but it didn't at first. I had to spread the right bottom of his cape outward to keep him upright. It took several tries since the plastic cape wanted to go back to the original position. Your experience with the Back of Marvel Zombies Magneto Mystery Minis Funko Pop may vary so be warned that he may fall over.
Sunday, November 21, 2021
Marvel Zombies Hulk Mystery Minis Funko Pop
I picked up three more Marvel Zombies Mystery Minis Funko Pops on another road trip at the beginning of this month. I got them too late to post about them for this year's Halloween Countdown. One was another Marvel Zombies Black Panther, which makes three that I have now. I did get a Marvel Zombies Hulk, which is pretty cool overall. He has big open wounds on the left side of his chest and back plus one on his right arm. There is also some of his hair missing on the right side of his head. Yeah, he does look like he's going to eat you at any moment.
Sunday, October 31, 2021
Countdown to Halloween 2021 Day 31: The Walking Dead Playing Cards Walkers Edition
I had a dentist appointment earlier this month and that meant taking a road trip out of town. I went to Ollie's for the first time since one recently opened near my dentist. I picked up a deck of The Walking Dead Playing Cards Walkers Edition so called because they have half of Merle Dixon's zombified face plus other Walkers. This is actually half of a playing card set that originally came in a collectible tin. The other playing card deck is the Survivors Edition and features half of Daryl Dixon's face. Ollie's only had the Walkers Edition deck, which I picked up for ninety-nine cents because the back of the tuck box had a slight tear at the top. These are pretty cool cards to play Go Fish with during the Halloween season or to play with during the commercials when The Walking Dead is showing on AMC. I'm only showing the Diamond cards because the other suits has the same faces on them.
This is the final post for the thirteenth annual Halloween event here at Moongem Comics (yes, I started with a Halloween Countdown event in 2008) and I hope you all enjoyed it. I almost didn't do it this year and I almost didn't finish it (I'm not sure about next year yet). I was supposed to get a crown at the dentist this month but he wouldn't do it because he found out that the tooth had a dead nerve that was infected. I couldn't find another dentist to do a root canal that wouldn't cost me an arm and a leg. I ended up having the tooth pulled on October 22 so that is my horror story for this Halloween.
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Countdown to Halloween 2021 Day 28: Task Force Z
DC Comics released Task Force Z yesterday with Red Hood leading a team of super villains turned into zombies. He appears on the cover with Mr. Bloom, Man-Bat, Bane, Sundowner and Arkham Knight. They tackle Crazy Quilt and then Mr. Freeze. It's a good start for the twelve issue series.
Wednesday, October 06, 2021
Countdown to Halloween 2021 Day 6: Marvel Zombies Venom Mystery Minis Funko Pop
Venom was the other Marvel Zombies Mystery Minis Funko Pop that I picked up. He stands about 2 3/4" and is about 3" wide. His long tongue hits his left knee and interferes with his bobble head action. I'm not a huge Venom fan but I will keep the horror freak up beyond Halloween also.
Tuesday, October 05, 2021
Countdown to Halloween 2021 Day 5: Marvel Zombies Black Panther Mystery Minis Funko Pop
Out of the three Marvel Zombies Mystery Minis Funko Pop boxes that I picked up, two of them were Black Panthers. He stands about 2 1/2" tall and is about 2 1/4" wide. At first, I thought the green stuff was slime but it's actually zombie blood. I actually like the little bobble head horror and will probably keep him up way beyond Halloween.
Monday, October 04, 2021
Countdown to Halloween 2021 Day 4: Marvel Zombies Mystery Minis Funko Pop Box
I picked up three boxes of Marvel Zombies Mystery Minis Funko Pops on a road trip a few months ago. I found them at a Walmart Super Center store and they only had a few left. These bobble heads were originally released in 2020 and I was surprised that I found them. The front of the box shows the Marvel Zombies version of Wolverine, the Hulk and Deadpool while the right side shows Phoenix, Wolverine and Gambit. The back of the box features all the figures in the set, which includes Wolverine (two versions), Venom (two versions), Deadpool, Magneto, Phoenix, the Hulk (two versions), Gambit (two versions) and Black Panther. The left side of the box features Phoenix, Wolverine and Gambit. What the box doesn't show is that there are black and white versions of Magneto and Deadpool plus glow in the dark versions of Gambit and Wolverine. Also not shown are the exclusive Marvel Zombies version of Daredevil and She-Hulk, which brings the set count to eighteen.
Thursday, February 04, 2021
Countdown to Valentine's Day 2021 Day 4: DIE!namite: Our Bloody Valentine Special Covers
Here are the covers for DIE!namite: Our Bloody Valentine Special now on sale:
