Sanctum Sangiacomo I recently visited the Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society and marveled at the huge collection of old cars, planes and historical artifacts that told the history of the city. But there was something missing. Among the cars, motorcycles, advertising signs and plaques there was no mention of the most famous name ever to … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2019
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: Mike Gets Nostalgic Again.
One of the joys of a comic shop is looking through the boxes of cheapie comics, the ones that won’t sell for full price because they are beat up or just not popular. The last thing I need to buy in addition to my weekly fix of new comics is a stack of old books I already own, tucked away somewhere among the many boxes secreted around my house and garage. I was in Comics … [Read more...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: Requiem for Two Dreams
Robert Kirkman did something that is nearly impossible in these days of news leaks and countless comic book websites; he kept a secret. Anyone who has not read issue 193 of The Walking Dead or heard the news, may want to pick up a copy before reading on. Spoilers await. The latest issue of the The Walking Dead, the long-running comic that spawned the AMC television … [Read more...]