After many starts and stops the Madison Comic Book Repository &n Lecture Hall is back online. Some of you may have read in the major news outlets that the Repository campus experienced tragedy when Old South Hall was struck by a meteorite- the building was ruined and several faculty members lost their offices. Luckily no one was injured and after a rebuilding period we are back this fall semester. Many faculty members have spent their unexpected time off working on their own comic book related projects and I expect to see some fine reading on my desk soon. The Vault has been moved to the basement of the Lecture Hall and the old location is being painted in expectation of a new member of our family who is due Dec. 7th. I hate to lose my old office but with Little Pat on the way I'm happy to move.
Comic books: Captain America continues to be the top read here with the main title holding our attention along with the Reborn mini-series and Theatre of War one shots impressing as well. The Golden Age one-shots celebrating Marvel's 70th Anniversary have been well done with the Invaders and more obscure characters being featured every other week. Titles so far include Captain America Comics, Young Allies with Bucky and Toro and , Sub-Mariner Comics, Marvel Mystery Comics with The Human Torch and Namor, USA Comics with the Golden Age character Destroyer, Human Torch Comics, Miss America Comics, All-Winners, and All-Select Comics with Marvex and The Blonde Phantom. Outside of Namor, Torch, Cap and Bucky these other characters have seen few if any new stories until now. The illustrations have been consistantly good and the reprints are welcome additions and for most stories this is the first time they have been reprinted. This gives new readers a chance to read maybe their first Golden Age tale.