Comic Book Time Machine

Comic Book Time Machine

Celebrating comics, from a couple days ago to a century ago!

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THE COULSON CHRONICLES: The Infinity Watch (2024) #1 and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1

December 12, 2024 • 37 mins
Yesterday saw the release of TWO comics that are related to the MCU . . . if not part of the MCU proper.  The Inifinty Watch #1 continues the event from last summer and spring, which featured the return of Coulson from the dead to take on the role of …
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CLAY FOOTED GIANTS Graphic Novel by Mark McGuire and Alain Chevarier (Ben)

September 14, 2024 • 27 mins
The Comic Book Time Machine takes on something a little different from its usual fair of fanciful fantasy and artful action adventure . . . this time exploring a thoughtful and touching slice of life, with a graphic novel about parenthood, trauma, and dealing with the previous generation while raising …
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THE COULSON CHRONICLES 2: The Death Stone Saga & Battle Scars (Ben)

September 10, 2024 • 44 mins
Coulson’s story continues in comics as he gets brought back to life and the newest Infinity Stone gives him some sort of death power . . . what does it mean? We find out a little bit more in the final six pages of the following annuals:Ms. Marvel Annual #1 …
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The Final Marvel LOGAN’S RUN Comic: Bizarre Adventures 28 – MCC127

August 14, 2024 • 33 mins
Ben returns to the world of LOGAN’S RUN with a comic story that is TOTALLY NOT Logan’s Run, but TOTALLY IS Logan’s Run. What do you do when you have a Logan’s Run comic book issue, but don’t have the Logan’s Run license? You strip it of every specific detail …
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TRANSFORMERS & FINAL FACTION – Dollar Store Comics (Ben)

August 7, 2024 • 49 mins
All four of this episode’s comics came in bags, but not blind bags. Still, Ben had no idea what to expect from these three IDW Transformers comics and one original Dollar Tree comic based on their original action figure line Final Faction. What Ben found inside:* A Transformers comic that …
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HUMAN FLY #0??? – MCC126

July 31, 2024
“Wait. What?” ~ Ben’s exact words when he was looking at comic book soliciations for last month. But The Human Fly is back! It’s a new series! A new continuity! A new creative team! A new publisher! A new millennium! But the same concept: he’s the wildest superhero every . …
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Coulson’s Back! THE COULSON CHRONICLES Crossover with Welcome to Level Seven (Ben)

July 27, 2024 • 40 mins
Philip Coulson died in the comics. Then he returned as an evil creation of Mephisto. And now he’s back again! This episode is being posted to both Comic Book Time Machine and Welcome to Level Seven since it deals with both the worlds of Agents of SHIELD and the comic …
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BLIND BAG: Featuring Superman, Armor, & a double from a previous blind bag?!? (Ben)

July 17, 2024 • 35 mins
Ben digs into his stash of blind bags for some blind bag comics fun, opening a bag he doesn’t remember buying that reveals: The question is: even if one of these comics is something he has read before in another blind bag episode, with the Annual’s extra length will this …
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Marvel vs DC: PREDATOR VS. WOLVERINE Versus JUSTICE LEAGUE VS KING VS GODZILLA (Ben)

July 10, 2024 • 36 mins
Seven months ago or so, Ben took a look at the first two issues of a Marvel franchise crossover and a DC franchise crossover. He pitted the two debut issues against each other then, but now he’s BACK to follow up on these series not that they have concluded. And …
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JOHN CARTER’S FINAL ISSUES (John Carter, Warlord of Mars 28, Annual 3, & more) – MCC125

July 6, 2024
Using Star Wars as a guideline,  we’re exploring comic books based on licensed properties that Marvel Comics published from 1977 to 1986. It’s the end of an era. Ben reads the final two issues of John Carter, Warlord of Mars from Marvel Comics, wrapping up another of Marvel’s Cosmic Comic Series. …
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CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON LIVES! #1 and #2 – Swamp Things Ep. 24 (Ben)

July 3, 2024
OK. It’s not a muck monster . . . and may not technically be a swamp, but a CREATURE from a LAGOON is close enough!!! Join Ben as he talks about a comic series he was wary about, but after taking the chance on the first two issues, he is …
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GATCHAMAN REPORT – Issue #0, #1, & KEN: DEATHMATCH one-shot (Ben)

June 25, 2024 • 45 mins
For the first time in Comic Book Time Machine history, Ben reviews a comic from THE FUTURE! This basically means that thanks to Mad Cave, publishers of today’s comic book topic, Ben was able to read an advanced reader’s copy of GATCHAMAN #1 and GATCHAMAN – KEN: DEATHMATCH! So not …
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TRANSFORMERS #5 & G.I. JOE #3 – Micro Comics!?! (Ben)

June 19, 2024 • 26 mins
Ben reads the smallest comics he has ever seen! And by “reads”, we mean “looks at and tries to read but they’re so small”! Join us for an unboxing of tiny figures with tiny comics!!!
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“Master Assassin of Mars” Parts 10-12 (John Carter, Warlord of Mars 25, 26, & 27) – MCC124

June 8, 2024 • 44 mins
Using Star Wars as a guideline,  we’re exploring comic books based on licensed properties that Marvel Comics published from 1977 to 1986. For this episode, Ben reads the FINAL three chapters in the 12-issue epic “Master Assassin of Mars” from JOHN CARTER issues 25-27, cover dated July 1979, August 1979, and …
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CRIMSON EMPIRE (Daniel) – CBTM187

May 24, 2024 • 23 mins
In the days after the fall of the Galatic Empire, one man stands to seek justice for Emperor Palpatine.  Kir Kanos the last Imperial Royal Guard, seeks vengeance on all those who killed the Emperor as the last act of his sacred oath.  Daniel delves into this story and chronicles why he …
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PREDATOR VS WOLVERINE Verses JUSTICE LEAGUE VS KONG VS GODZILLA (Ben) – CBTM186

October 26, 2023 • 31 mins
It’s a battle royale of battle royale comics! Predator vs Wolverine verses Justice League vs Kong vs Godzilla!!! Which comic book will win? Which has the better art? The better story? The better price? The better covers? And when it comes down to it, which ones will Ben continue reading???
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Daniel And Matt Say Goodbye (Group) – CBTM185

August 4, 2023 • 41 mins

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Adventure into Fear #10 (Man-Thing 50 Years Later) – SWAMP THINGS Ep. 23/CBTM184

March 24, 2023 • 20 mins
Man-Thing celebrated his 50th anniversary recently, and so as time goes on the issues of his comic books have been celebrating their own 50th anniversaries! While I am not sure how long this will last, I wanted to take a look at these comics . . . about 50 years …
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“Master Assassin of Mars” Parts 7-9 (John Carter, Warlord of Mars 22, 23, & 24) – MCC123/CBTM183

December 23, 2022 • 44 mins
Using Star Wars as a guideline,  we’re exploring comic books based on licensed properties that Marvel Comics published from 1977 to 1986. For this episode, Ben reads the next three chapters in the 12 issue epic “Master Assassin of Mars” from JOHN CARTER issues 22-24, December 1978, January 1979, and February …
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Marvel Comics Blind Bag from Wal-Mart (Ben) – CBTM182

December 18, 2022 • 34 mins
Ben opens another blind bag, this one purchased from a store that purchased it from a Wal-Mart to resell it. Ben rescued it from a table filled with random items from Wal-Mart. The comic books inside are not anything that Ben would read on his own, but since he purchased …
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