#706 Back Issue Comic Reviews from the Cosmic Longbox: When Annuals Ruled the Stands!

It's Summer Blockbuster Season in the Ziggurat! In the Time Before Time, Marvel and DC created a type of event so massive it could not be contained within the pages of normal comic issues. Thus the Summer Annual Crossover was born! Atlantis attacked, the High Evolutionary warred, and the Bloodlines yielded New Blood! Join us as we explore these larger-than-life events in eight SUMMER ANNUAL BACK ISSUE COMIC REVIEWS in this action-packed episode. Another force that can't be contained is THN's "Buy It," "Skim It," or "Leave It" rating system, which has probably gone on a little too long at this point. But enough prattle...IT'S SUMMER ANNUAL REVIEW TIME IN THE ZIGGURAT! Back Issue Comic Reviews:  Joe: Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 Annual #22, Marvel, 1988 - The Evolutionary War The Demon Vol. 3 Annual #2, DC, 1993 - Bloodlines X-Force Vol. 1 Annual #1, Marvel, 1993  - 1st Adam-X the X-Treme! Starman Vol. 2 Annual #1, DC, 1996 - Legends of the Dead Earth     Matt: Avengers Vol. 1 Annual #15, Marvel, 1986 - Betrayal! West Coast Avengers Vol. 2 Annual #1, Marvel, 1986 -  One of Our Own! Justice League America Annual #5, 1991 - Armageddon 2001 JLA Annual #1, 1997 - Pulp Heroes           This Episode's Soundtrack: Godzilla March BreakBeat by DJ RX-78 Nightdrive by Je T'Aime The Manor in the Fog by BEHOLDUS Japanese Spider-man Mix by DJ RX-78 All music in this episode is 100% free-use, royalty-free, or used with the express permission of the artist and or label, and all of those other fun words which means we didn’t infringe on any copyrights! NEED MORE THN? Check out the return of Nerd News, now as its very own show (also in this podcast feed)! You can also join us for the THN Cover to Cover Cover Gang Hang on Saturdays at 11:00AM Central. Check out our Discord for details. Head over to the THN Facebook Fan Page and check out our YouTube channel for extra content you can't find in the show! WANT TO BE A PART OF THE SHOW? If you're looking for a new read from the Comic Pushers, have a Hot Take or Ask a Nerd question, or just want to share your thoughts, leave a message on the THN Hotline, or send us an MP3 and we might use it for a segment! KEEP THE SHOW ALIVE! If you like what you heard, please consider donating! THN is a listener-supported podcast that we aim to keep ad-free; without your support, we don't have a show. You can become a Patron where you'll hear all kinds of Patreon-exclusive content, or just make a one-time donation via Paypal because you're a comic nerd of the highest quality! Excelsior!