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We lost Michael Zulli today. Beautiful, lyrical, mystical storyteller, he was part of the BW Boom of the 80s with his PUMA BLUES, he drew some gorgeous stuff for SANDMAN, and a startlingly fun book about Alice Cooper. All that’s just for starters. Some people, you think will always be out there.

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#IHadThatComic: June 10, 2002-2020

26 comics

1 Ahoy
1.5* Dark Horse
7.5* DC
1 IDW**
6 Image
9 Marvel

*Black Hammer/Justice League: Hammer of Justice 1 was co-published by Dark Horse and DC

**For reasons passing understanding, Marvel Action Black Panther 2 was published by IDW

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#IHadThatComic: July 9, 2007

Spent: Sadly, #JoeMatt passed away last year, but a final issue of #Peepshow will be coming out soon, with art completed by #ChesterBrown, who -- along with #Seth -- makes many appearances in Spent. If you like Joe Matt, you'll love this. His art was never better.

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#IHadThatComic: totals for July 8, 2004-2020

25 comics

1 Archie
1 Boom
2 Dark Horse
10 DC
7 Image
2 Marvel
1 Valiant
1 Watson-Guptill

Starting today, I will not be listing all comics by title but rather featuring 1-3 with annotations, with 6-8 additional covers. DM me if you want the full lists.

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And one of the best things about comic book fans is that we can love this and Marvel Team Up at the same time.

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Mazzucchelli's use of shapes alone should make this a must have on every syllabus teaching comics as an art form.

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#IHadThatComic: July 7, 2009

Battlefields: Dear Billy - A dark, haunting tale of a nurse who was tortured during World War II. Certainly not for everyone -- and if you're looking for a happy ending, move right along -- but this gets my vote for the best of #GarthEnnis' many war comics.

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#IHadThatComic: July 7, 2009

#AsteriosPolyp - Probably not fair to call this #DavidMazzuccelli 's masterpiece, but only in the sense that everything he's done is a masterpiece. If you're a fan of Batman: Year One or Daredevil: Born Again, you owe it yourself to check this one out.

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Did you read his early 90s Ren and Stimpy comics? They were great. The Spider-Man crossover and Choose Your Own Adventure issues are two of my favorite comics ever.

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Glad you were on board for Slott’s run on The Thing.

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#IHadThatComic: July 3, 2002/2013

2002
#Alias
#Avengers 55
Filth 2
Hawkman 5
Ultimate Spider-Man 24

2013
Axe Cop:President of the World
#Batman Incorporated 12
Daredevil: End of Days
Green Lantern Corps: Alpha War
#NewAvengers: Everything Dies
Uncanny X-Men: Revolution
X-Factor: Hell on Earth War

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#IHadThatComic: July 3, 2018

Still Just Kidding: #CassandraCalin is absolutely wonderful. She just released The New GIrl, her first graphic novel, but SJK is a great hardcover collection worth seeking out. Some of these strips are reprinted in I Left the House Today!, which is easier to find.

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#IHadThatComic: July 3, 1984-1996

14 comics

9 DC (3 Vertigo, 1 pre-Vertigo)
3 Marvel
2 Indy (1 First, 1 Comico)

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#IHadThatComic: July 3, 1987

Gumby's Summer Fun Special - Truly one of the greatest comics of all time. Peak #BobBurden and peak #ArtAdams. Gumby & Pokey & pirates & werewolves & robots & space bears! If you like either of these creators, you'll love this, even if you don't care about #Gumby.

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#IHadThatComic: July 2

2003

#JSA All-Stars 3
New #X-Men 143
Unstable Molecules

2008

Avengers: The Initiative: Killed in Action
#Batman 678
Jonah Hex 33
Superman: Last Son

2013

A Matter of Life

2014

The Fox: Freak Magnet
Powers: The Definitive Hardcover Collection v.6

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#IHadThatComic: July 2, 2008

The Complete K Chronicles - An oversized collection of Keith Knight's 1st 4 KC books. You may know @keefknight.bsky.social from his show "Woke" or strips -- KC, Knight Life, (th)ink - or other book (see photo) or band The Marginal Prophets... The man is talented!

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#IHadThatComic: totals for July 2, 1985-1997

15 comics

5 1/2* DC (2 Vertigo)
5 Marvel (1 Epic)
4 1/2* Indy (1 Eclipse, 2 Drawn & Quarterly, 1 Image, 1/2 Dark Horse)

*Superman Madman Hullabaloo was co-published by DC and Dark Horse

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#IHadThatComic: July 2, 1997

Superman Madman Hullabaloo 2 - #MikeAllred delivers no end of joy and wonder in this mini-series. This issue features a remarkable conversation between #Superman and #Madman about the existence of God, conducted (wonderfully) while both are sitting on a swing set.

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#IHadThatComic: July 1, 2020

Billionaire Island 2
Fire Power: Prelude
Killing Red Sonja 2
Pretty Violent 7
Red Sonja 16

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