The moment you've been waiting for, True Believers:
Voting time!

Our month-long celebration of the first year of CCF approaches its climax, with some awards designed to recognize contributions at the heart of what CCF is all about. Please add your voice! Read the introduction here, then make nominations for the best review thread and for our most knowledgeable member.

Our month-long celebration of the first year of CCF continues! Please add your voice to the Jamie Awards! Read the instructions here, then make nominations for the best thread on a topic other than comics and for our friendliest member.

In this week's Classic Cover Contest, Mecha Godzilla asks you to find the best cover featuring, well, Godzilla, mecha or otherwise. Read the rules and come play along!

Our month-long celebration of the first year of CCF continues! Please add your voice to the Jamie Awards! Read the instructions here, then make nominations for the best thread on modern comics and for our funniest member.

The Jamie awards are in full swing! Read the instructions here, then make nominations for your favorite discussion starter and favorite game thread.

In this week's Classic Cover Contest, Curtis Unicorn (a new member, perhaps?) asks you to find the best cover featuring snakes! Read the rules and come play along!

One year later, join us in thinking about the best discussions here on CCF, as well as the members that make this board great. Read Shaxper's announcment for the 2015 Jamie Awards!

One year ago today, our Beloved Leader Shaxper, started us on a new journey and established the Classic Comics Forum. A comic forum that set out to be the best place to discuss classic comics on the internet, that has grown into the best place to discuss comics on the internet. With 276 members, and fast approaching 2000 threads, we are a growing community, bursting with our enthusiasm for a medium. Let's take a moment to reflect on the last year, our highs and lows, and to look forward to the next one and many to come. And please, say thank you to Shaxper, for all the hard work he has done to provide this forum for us. And also, thank all your fellow members for making this community what it is.

Happy Anniversary CCF!

A friendly reminder from your Classics Comics Forum that this Saturday is Free Comic Book Day. So be sure to swing by your local store and get some free goodies. Perhaps consider bringing along someone who doesn't read comics. This is a great opportunity to introduce the medium to people, particularly children.

Members of the CCF community have posted 1000+ scans of classic comic pages, with the collection growing every day. Come bask in the many classic moments on display, or share some of your own favorites.

Classic Scans

Cei-U!--our resident expert on the comics of yesteryear--has had yet another fine work of scholarship see print, focusing on the history of the characters of Flash, Green Lantern, and Hawkman, spanning their first 30 years, starting with their debut in 1940 and taking us through their Silver Age incarnations. Do yourself a favor and track down Alter Ego #132, by TwoMorrows Publishing.

Join the discussion!

With a beautiful new hardcover collecting the original 18 issues soon to hit the stands, CCF takes a moment to reflect on Eightball by Dan Clowes, one of the most acclaimed alternative comics of the modern era.

With a beautiful new hardcover collecting the original 18 issues soon to hit the stands, CCF takes a moment to reflect on Eightball by Dan Clowes, one of the most acclaimed alternative comics of the modern era.

In the span of just a couple years, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko introduced countless beloved superheroes (okay, only about twenty). We now have two review threads by two very distinct voices reviewing this era of Marvels. Join Trebor the Unconquered and Slam Bradley for a tour of the Marvel Age of Comics.

Many of us come to feel we know artists through the work we love so much. Our community reminisces on the career of Herb Trimpe, including his work on Hulk, Godzilla, Marvel Feature, G.I.Joe, and more. A great sequential artist whose passing is a loss to the comic book world. Our thoughts are with all whose life he was a part of, and all whose work he touched.

Rest in peace, Herb Trimpe

In this week's Classic Cover Contest, the4thpip asks you to find the best cover featuring weird creatures! Read the rules and come play along!

CCF has expanded! While the focus remains on Classic Comics, there are now several sections dedicated to discussing other comics, so that CCF can be your one-stop shopping destination for dicussing all things comics, with sections focusing on Big Two and independent books, as well as collectibles and adaptations into other media.
You can see the explanation from our wrathful tyrant shaxper. Come check out the new forums and start some discussions!
It seems the times, they are a-changin'!

In this week's Classic Cover Contest, Action Ace is seeing green and looking for covers featuring your favorite characters with green in their name, from Green Goblin to Green Hornet!

In this week's Classic Cover Contest, hondobrode asks for a cover featuring you favorite non-corporate-owned character. Not Spider-Man, not Rocket Racoon, we're looking for Captain Victory, The Spirit, Jon Sable, Mister X, Usagi Yojimbo...

The Titans of Justice are the heroes of the future, with designs inspired by their predecessors in the DC universe, and by posters here on this very forum. Tune in for the latest issue in the community-created fan fiction. When we left off, the Titans were facing off with the new Birds of Prey, with the newly empowered daughter of Firestorm caught in the middle!

Titans of Justice #6

The Titans of Justice are the heroes of the future, with designs inspired by their predecessors in the DC universe, and by posters here on this very forum. Tune in for the latest issue in the community-created fan fiction. When we left off, the Titans were facing off with the new Birds of Prey, with the newly empowered daughter of Firestorm caught in the middle!

Titans of Justice #6

Action Ace reviews Atom by Fox/Kane, Avengers by Englehart/Buscema, 1963 by Moore/Veitch, and Birds of Prey by Dixon/Land. What is the theme for this seemingly random review thread, you ask? Nothing! It's

Action Ace's Comic Book Shuffle!

Plagiarism? Homage? Transformative? Fair use? Is it art? Or just paying the bills? Whatever your thoughts, it's a tradition as old as comics, used by the great and the not-so-great alike.

Swiping

Plagiarism? Homage? Transformative? Fair use? Is it art? Or just paying the bills? Whatever your thoughts, it's a tradition as old as comics, used by the great and the not-so-great alike.

Swiping

From Hergé to Mœbius; from Goscinny and Uderzo to Canales and Guarnido; from Sleen to Schuiten...
Europe boasts some of the greatest comics and creators in the world, but with many acclaimed masterpieces being relatively unfamiliar to American audiences. Join experts and novices in a discussion of European Comics.

The review threads are often considered the heart of the CCF. Traditionally members have chosen particular series to read through and review. Now, the mad despot shaxper has given us a new type of review thread. He has taken the challenge of reviewing the career of the incredibly prolific Doug Moench, beginning with his early days writing short horror stories for Warren and Skywald.

Writer's Spotlight: Doug Moench

The nationwide Read a graphic novel week to honor Will Eisner is in full swing! Join us as we read everything from Yossel to Ed the Happy Clown to Usagi Yojimbo to Superman: Earth One.

Tell us what you're reading.

The CCF Film Club! This month's theme is anime, as chosen by the forum's most handsome member, coke & comics.

 

Every month a new Flash comic starring Barry Allen comes out. And every month Golddragon71 pairs this with a look back at the days when Wally West was Flash. His latest review focuses on the seminal Return of Barry Allen. Join us for...

Wally West Appreciation Day

 

That crazy old hermit known as crazyoldhermit has been reviewing Amazing Spider-Man from the beginning. Since all are in agreement that Amazing Spider-Man by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko represents the height of American comics, this should be a fun ride. And what a ride! The insane elderly recluse started the thread 10 days ago and has already covered 23 issues and 3 years of stories. So hurry up and catch up before the rollercoaster of a thread is reviewing the issues where Doc Ock becomes Spider-Man!

 

Only one week left until the nationwide Read a graphic novel week to honor Will Eisner, perhaps the single most important artistic voice in American comics. We as a community will join in by reading a graphic novel in the first week of March. What are you going to read?

 

Congratulations to Phil Maurice, who won our Valentine's Day themed cover contest with this heartwarming depiction of true love. Phil will be forever preserved in the Classic Cover Contest Hall of Fame! He also has the honor and privelege of choosing the theme for next week's Classic Cover contest! Tune in soon to see what Phil chooses and come play along!

 

Happy Presidents Day from the entire squadron here at CCF, the best place to talk classic comics on the internet! New to the forum? Why not take a moment to introduce yourself?

 

Happy Valentine's Day from the Classic Comics Forum! To celebrate this feast day, why not play along in the Classic Cover Contest? This week's theme is about love, specifically Love on the Rocks.

Jodoc chose the theme after winning last week's contest. Read the rules, pick a cover, and play along!

 

Wildfire 2099 reviews Green Lantern from the beginning. Join Hal Jordan as he finds a crashed spaceship with its dying pilot and... What? Oh, sorry. Not Hal? Nice! I'm a fan of the classics myself. Let me start over...

Join Wildfire2099 as he reviews the story of Alan Scott gaining a lantern flowing with a mystical green flame... No?

Wildfire2099 recants how.. John Stewart? No? Guy Gardner? Ch'p? Mogo? Is this about how Mogo doesn't socialize?

Kyle Rayner? Huh. Well, this should be an interesting read...

 

Kyle Rayner from the beginning

 

Hellboy by acclaimed writer/artist Mike Mignola is among the most successful creator-driven projects of all time, enduring for over 20 years, and inspiring several acclaimed spin-offs, as well as adaptations into film and television. Our own thwhtguardian--whose name like Cthulhu's is unpronounceable by human tongues--has gone back to the very beginning. Not the beginning of the comics, mind you. But the beginning of the mythos, taking us through a chronology--which has been prepared really dutifully--through history from 1879 through 1948 and counting. Join us!

 

Hellboy from the beginning.

 

A long, long time ago, in a comic shop hopefully not too far away, Marvel published a series to tie in to a recent film. The film gained something of a cult following and the comic may have even spawned a spin-off or two over the decades. Join Confessor on a tour of Marvel's Star Wars.

 

And if you like what you see, we also have a review thread by thwhtguardian focusing on the daily newspaper strips.

 

Apparently this Star Wars thing was somewhat popular in its day. Wonder what became of it.

 

Hellboy by acclaimed writer/artist Mike Mignola is among the most successful creator-driven projects of all time, enduring for over 20 years, and inspiring several acclaimed spin-offs, as well as adaptations into film and television. Our own thwhtguardian--whose name like Cthulhu's is unpronounceable by human tongues--has gone back to the very beginning. Not the beginning of the comics, mind you. But the beginning of the mythos, taking us through a chronology--which has been prepared really dutifully--through history from 1879 through 1948 and counting. Join us!

 

Hellboy from the beginning.

 

A long, long time ago, in a comic shop hopefully not too far away, Marvel published a series to tie in to a recent film. The film gained something of a cult following and the comic may have even spawned a spin-off or two over the decades. Join Confessor on a tour of Marvel's Star Wars.

 

And if you like what you see, we also have a review thread by thwhtguardian focusing on the daily newspaper strips.

 

Apparently this Star Wars thing was somewhat popular in its day. Wonder what became of it.

 

Every week the crazy folks at CCF dig through dusty bins to find the best cover that fits a given theme. It's a fun contest that you too can join. Read the rules for the Classic Cover Contest and give it a go! If you're lucky, your choice will be immortalized in the Classic Cover Contest Hall of Fame!

 

Just post a picture of your favorite cover that fits the rules before Tuesday. Come Tuesday, everbody votes for their favorite choice and the winner gets to pick next week's theme. This week's theme was chosen by bert. So go find a cover to the tune Oops, I did it again!

 

I played with your heart, got lost in the ga-- Oops, I got carried away there.

 

Check out our latest CCF special event, this time joining in the nationwide "Read a graphic novel week" to honor Will Eisner, perhaps the single most important artistic voice in American comics. We as a community will join in by reading a graphic novel in the first week of March. Details on how the community will participate are found below, along with opportunities to go above and beyond and for participating in other Will Eisner Week events.

 

Read a graphic novel week

 

The CCF Film Club. Each month, a theme is chosen and members watch and keep track of movies that fit the theme. Watch enough and you just may get to pick March's theme! After watching more superhero movies in January than is probably healthy, thwhtguardian, CCF's most unpronounceable moderator, was chosen to pick February's theme, and he went with movie serials. Join us for any serials of your choice, from Flash Gordon to Captain Marvel, from Ace Drummond to Tarzan. So scour the internet or update your Netflix queue and watch along!

 

The Classic Comics Reading Club. A community within a community where members keep track of all the comics they read over the course of the year. A fun insight into what everybody is reading, a place to glean suggestions and ask questions, and--perhaps mostly importanly--an excellent record of your own reading to reflect upon at year's end or in years to come. Read the directions in the first post, then make your own track-keeping post.

 

Congratulations to bert, whose entry below will be immortalized in the Classic Cover Contest Hall of Fame. Tune in Wednesday to see what bert chooses for next week's cover contest, same bat-time, same bat-forum!

 

Please join us in wishing a happy birthday to Shaxper, without whom this great forum would not be here for all of us to enjoy!

 

Many happy returns of the day.

 

D is for Doctor Yesterday

Y is for Yondu

U is for Ulysses Bloodstone

E is for Ent

T is for Thor

R is for Red Feather

R is for...

 

Well, why don't you tell us! Play along in the Marvel Comics First and Last Name Game Thread!

 

Every week the gang at CCF scours the annals of comic covers to find the best cover that fits a given theme. It's a fun contest that you too can join. Read the rules for the Classic Cover Contest and give it a go!

 

Just post a picture of your favorite cover that fits the rules before Tuesday. Come Tuesday, everbody votes for their favorite choice and the winner gets to pick next week's theme. This week's theme was chosen by Wesley Dodds. So go find a cover of Batman with a supervillain!

 

If you're lucky, your choice will be immortalized in the Classic Cover Contest Hall of Fame!

 

One of our board's most knowledgable Conan aficionados has been taking us back to an age undreamed of in a tour of Savage Sword of Conan, the magazine-sized comic that let the writers and artists really cut loose to tell the tales of the sullen-eyed slayer the way they were meant to be told. Roquefort Raider has reached 1980 in his epic review thread, detailing every feature in the magazine, spotlighting the best artwork from the stories and adding his unique insights about all things Hyperborean.

 

So come give The Annotated Savage Sword of Conan a look, and join the conversation!