Beginning with Captain Britain #1, cover dated October 13, 1976, Marvel Comics did something it had never...

Justice League of America #200, though, was one from those bygone days when an all-star line-up actually meant an all-star line-up. Under a wraparound cover by George Pérez and from a script by Gerry Conway, DC assembled some amazing art contributors, including Pérez and Brett Breeding, Pat Broderick and Terry Austin, Jim Aparo, Dick Giordano, Gil Kane, Carmine Infantino and Frank Giacoia, Brian Bolland, and Joe Kubert.

Whether you know his work from the covers of Marvel’s Savage Sword of Conan magazine, Top Cow’s Tomb Raider graphic novel, his groundbreaking 1992 Marvel Masterpieces trading cards, his recent work on the covers of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan and John Carter of Mars novels, or scores of any other projects, Joe Jusko easily qualifies as one of the preeminent artists working in pop culture today.

For The Avengers #200, a real landmark issue for Marvel when it was released in 1980, Pérez got to once again handle not only The Beast and Wonder Man, but also Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel, Scarlet Witch, The Vision, The Wasp, Yellowjacket and Jocasta.

After working with him on a handful of Overstreet covers, it became clear that he was as intelligent and kind as he was talented. His unexpected passing left a hole in the industry. So, when Graham Nolan’s Compass Comics offered this 144-page, hardcover collection of Storming Paradise, I was eager to back it. I’m so glad I did.

This new collection was first offered as a crowdfunded package, but Zorro – Remastered Edition will soon be in comic shops and bookstores. The slipcase was exclusive to the crowdfunded version, which also offered a beautiful black and white version, Zorro – Indisputable Edition.

Without spoilers, Team America Racing is a motorcycle racing and stunt team that has been targeted by an unknown malefactor, and they’re protected by an unknown benefactor. It’s a good, fairly normal comic book set-up.

At the peak of the Chris Claremont, John Byrne, and Terry Austin run on The X-Men, the Dark Phoenix saga was one of the most memorable stories ever told with those characters. The creative team had long before put their respective stamps on the team, and at that time everything was building to the story’s epic conclusion in X-Men #137.

In addition to a general noir atmosphere and treating crime as a character study instead of an event requiring a solution, their stories have consistently featured elements of cinematic pacing and the illusion of natural dialogue (no small feat in a comic book format). They’ve also often focused on central characters who were situationally or morally compromised.

In 1982, creator-ownership received a huge shot in the arm from Steve and Bill Schanes through their Pacific Comics imprint. The company launched Jack Kirby’s Captain Victory, Mike Grell’s Starslayer, and Neal Adams’ Ms. Mystic, in addition to many other titles, with the creators retaining the rights to their work, a far cry from the usual arrangements in those days.