Panel Vision - Giant-Sized Man-Thing #4

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So, as I write this one of the big cultural deals of the moment is a new Netflix series called 13 Reasons Why.  It’s a teenage melodrama revolving around the suicide of a young woman and the collection of cassette tapes she left behind explaining her 13 reasons why.  It’s gotten quite a bit of controversy, mostly from groups of actual experts on suicide prevention who are mad that the show misrepresents the actual circumstances that can lead to suicide as well as prevents a graphic depiction of the act itself.  

However, being a massive geek, this format of gritty high school realism, post-mortem messages to the living, and deconstructing the performance grief mandated in the wake of a tragedy reminded me of one of the best forgotten comic stories of all time.  Coming to us from way back in 1975, it’s an extra-long comic story under the name of The Kid’s Night Out, courtesy of one of the greatest comic book authors of all time alongside his most underrated creation- Steve Gerber’s Man-Thing. 

Cover Story - Top 15 Deadpool Covers

Edited by Robert Beach 

Last Friday marked the premiere of the Deadpool movie. I haven’t seen it yet, but the early buzz is very positive, and it’s apparently on track to be one of the biggest hits of the year. Personally, I’ve never been a huge Deadpool fan, though I’m not going to begrudge anyone who does enjoy the merc with a mouth’s antics.  

He’s a hyper-active, unkillable lunatic with complex relationship with self-awareness. Having seen Freakazoid, Bugs Bunny, and the Mask, I get why that would be popular.  Given that Deadpool’s had a number of comics through the years, and I run a cover blog, let’s dive into the shallow end and get the cover story on the top 15 Deadpool comic covers.