Welcome to Longbox Junk, where the comics are cheap and the reviews are free! Like it or lump it, comics in the 90s had a style of their own.  You can just LOOK at a comic book without knowing a thing about it and know that it's a 90s comic.  This is mostly because of Rob Liefeld and Company at Image Comics.  They DEFINITELY put a stamp on the 90s that the "Big Two" scrambled hard to keep up with. And when you think of that 90s style, what comes to mind?  Pouches, right? Straps and belts? Gritted teeth? Tiny feet? Giant, weird guns? Yep. . .all of that, but one of the thi ..read more

Welcome to Longbox Junk, the place to find all the comic book reviews you never asked for! I have a strange love for comic book tie-ins to stuff.  Movies, T.V. shows, video games, toys, what have you.  I just really like it when a comic book is able to move beyond what's already there. I think maybe of all the comic tie-ins, the most successful in MY estimation is probably Star Wars. Back in the day when all we had were a couple of movies, the Star Wars comics definitely scratched that "I want more!" itch.  And truthfully, they still do. But we ain't talking about Star Wars ..read more

Welcome to Longbox Junk, where the comics are cheap and the reviews are FREE! Let's return for a bit to a little something I was getting into last year. . .comics that you are pretty much guaranteed to find in just about ANY bargain bin you may find yourself digging through.  The bread and butter of cheap comics. . .the Longbox Junk of Longbox Junk. At hand today is the first issue of a series that, if you DON'T spot at least one issue of  the run in the bargain bin, somebody already bought it.  As far as I can tell, it's a REQUIRMENT that any bargain bin has to contain at lea ..read more

Welcome to Longbox Junk, where I write comic reviews even though nobody asked me to! Let's keep this introduction sort of short.  What we have here is the second half of my review of the entire ill-fated and practically forgotten series featuring DC's version of a an X-treme 90s mutant superhero team meant to compete with Image and Marvel. . .Xenobrood. In the first half ( ISSUES 0-3 ) I determined that the main reason this series is forgotten is ALSO the very reason it came to be.  As a potential competitor for 90s powerhouse Image, DC was barely on the playing field.&nb ..read more

 Another year gone, another one yet to come!  I thank each and every reader of Longbox Junk for taking a bit of their precious time to visit.  I know I've been getting off track and somewhat random with the timing of posts, and I resolve to try and swing back the other way at least a little bit in 2024. But more importantly, I wish each and every one of you a very happy healthy, peaceful, and prosperous new year in 2024! THAT SAID. . . Now, as I do, I'd like to take a few moments and think a little deeper about the year to come.  If you're not the kind to enjoy a "messag ..read more

Merry Christmas one and all! I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the readers of Longbox Junk! I appreciate each and every one of you who choose to come into this merry mess of reviews that nobody ever asked for on a regular basis. And for those of you who have somehow accidentally found your way into this little corner of the internet, thank you for coming as well! There's lots of good stuff still to come, and I hope you'll enjoy taking a little break from whatever life throws at you to come along for the Longbox Junk ride through 2024! I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Hap ..read more

 I've gotten some messages lately from readers a bit concerned about the timing and frequency of Longbox Junk posts lately.  Don't worry. . .Longbox Junk isn't going anywhere. I've just been taking a bit of a casual break at the end of the year.  A sort of relax and recharge during the holidays.  I'm still writing Longbox Junk. And this isn't even really a break.  More of a relaxing slowdown that won't last forever.  I'm just about done with the rest of my Xenobrood review AND I have lots of stuff planned for the upcoming year! Thank you for expressing your concer ..read more

Soooo. . . I've actually had this review finished for about two weeks.  I didn't realize I forgot to post it until I came back to start on the second part tonight and saw it was still in draft! I must be gettin' old! Anyway.  Better late than never, I guess.  Enjoy! Welcome to Longbox Junk! If you're looking for comic reviews nobody ever asked for, you're in the right place! A while back, a buddy of mine who sells comics at the flea market and reads Longbox Junk told me that he had what he considered to be one of the worst comic series ever written RIGHT THERE, and that he w ..read more

Welcome to Longbox Junk, where you can get all the comic reviews you want for FREE, and that comes with a 100% money back guarantee! We're up to PART FIFTEEN of our 2023 Longbox Junk Halloween Horror Marathon and it's time to wrap things up!  Unfortunately, I got pushed off my great pace this year due to some work stuff, so I didn't get quite as many entries in as I planned on, but it was still a mighty fine party if I do say so myself. . .and I DO. This time out, I have a bit of a special treat for you.  I've taken a little dig into the definitely NOT junk part of my collection fo ..read more

Welcome to Longbox Junk! I write comic reviews nobody asked for!   And now we're up to part FOURTEEN of the 2023 Longbox Junk Halloween Horror Marathon! Only 3 more after this entry to beat my October record! GOALS! Looking back over the entries this year so far, I see that it's a sort of ghost and werewolf heavy party this year. . .so how about leaning into it with some more ghosts!  The more the merrier, am I right?  Yes I AM! I reviewed issue #2 of this extremely short-lived series (only 3 issues) for LAST YEAR'S HALLOWEEN PARTY and really enjoyed it, so I k ..read more