KC’s Westfield Columns (2017)
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December 2017: KC looks at The DC Universe by John Byrne
To celebrate that time of year, KC covers DC’s history of holiday comics
KC likes the most recent Doctor Strange series and provides some character history
November 2017: KC posts some quick recommendations from the December Previews catalog, including an historical event and some crossovers
KC remembers working on Justice League of America: The Nail with Alan Davis
October 2017: KC looks forward to Riverdale‘s return and chats about Harley and Ivy Meet Betty and Veronica #1
September 2017: KC likes The Unstoppable Wasp, available in two collections
KC celebrates the upcoming Batman… er, Harley Quinn Day
KC provides an overview of Wonder Woman’s publication history
August 2017: KC recommends the upcoming Batman in The Brave and the Bold: Bronze Age Volume 1 collection
KC looks at the Marvel Secret Empire event
KC enjoys reading the new supersized Legion of Super-Heroes Silver Age Omnibus Volume 1
July 2017: KC considers the upcoming Marvel Legacy project and what it means
KC ponders what it means to cancel a comic series and gets mad at Marvel’s current strategies
KC likes the Champions comic
June 2017: KC looks at one of two upcoming books about 60s pop culture (the other he reviewed here)
KC has an overview of the new Teen Titans: The Bronze Age Omnibus, completing reprints of the first series run as well as stories of Duela Dent, the Joker’s Daughter
KC reviews recent Archie Comics one-shots and miniseries, including Reggie and Me, Archie Meets Ramones, and Big Moose
May 2017: KC checks in with the DC Hanna-Barbera comics — The Flintstones, Wacky Raceland, Scooby Apocalypse, and Future Quest
KC praises the upcoming Avengers: Four retro-styled collection by Mark Waid, Barry Kitson, and Mark Farmer
KC remembers our friend Tim O’Shea after his passing
April 2017: KC talks about his history with (and the Wisconsin connections of) the upcoming Deadman by Kelley Jones: The Complete Collection
KC reviews two new books about Guardians of the Galaxy history
March 2017: KC enjoys WWE, the wrestling comic
KC has some thoughts on the DC/Looney Tunes crossovers coming in June
KC’s been sick, which makes him punchy, so he decided to respond to Beau’s column about too many comp copies
KC looks at some of the surprises found in the DC Future Quest collection, featuring a whole gang of Hanna-Barbera characters
February 2017: Five plus years later, KC revisits the DC New 52 and considers how time and context affect enjoyment of comics
KC finds a cameo by an old favorite in Batman #9, leading to him reading the series and talking about writer Tom King
KC loves DC’s upcoming esoteric omnibuses featuring Silver Age heroes, including Doom Patrol, Adam Strange, and the Legion of Super-Heroes
January 2017: In preparation for the Riverdale TV show, KC looks at Archie in other media, including past tries at television
KC considers Monsters Unleashed and the earlier Monster Masterworks
KC talks about a new/old upcoming Legion of Super-Heroes collection reprinting work he edited in the mid-1990s and speculates on why it’s being released