Bored at a cottage with no internet, a group of London, Ontario, teens made a board game about “Questionable Decisions.” Now “American Dictator?” has sold more than 20,000 copies. Read More
Author: Jake Spear
The Witching Hour #2: Early DC Horror at Its Best
A haunting Nick Cardy cover and a guilty man who can’t escape a scream: Jake Spear revisits DC’s 1969 The Witching Hour #2. Read More
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3: The Chase Is On
Splinter is missing, the police are chasing April’s van, and TCRI hides an alien secret: Jake Spear revisits Mirage’s 1985 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3. Read More
House of Mystery #236: A Cover That Draws You In
Berni Wrightson's eerie swamp-skull cover makes House of Mystery #236 a Bronze Age DC horror standout, and a CGC 9.2 copy is for sale in downtown Opelika. Read More
Final weekend: Opelika High Theatre Society’s ‘Come From Away’ closes Oct. 1-4
Three performances remain of the Tony-winning true story of Gander, Newfoundland: Thursday and Saturday at 7 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Opelika Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets $15 adults, $10 students. Read More
Raphael #1: The Turtle Who Found His Match
Raphael’s 1985 solo one-shot introduced Casey Jones and launched one of the Turtles’ best friendships, starting with a fight on the rooftops. Read More
Incredible Hulk #197: Two Green Giants, One Unforgettable Cover
Berni Wrightson's classic Hulk vs. Man-Thing cover makes The Incredible Hulk #197 a Bronze Age standout, and a CGC 9.4 copy is for sale in downtown Opelika. Read More
AACT’s Junior Performers Stage ‘Imagine a Dragon’ in October; SceneWorks Returns in December
Auburn Area Community Theatre's Junior Performers, ages 5 to 12, will stage the family musical "Imagine a Dragon" this October, according to an announcement from AACT published in the Opelika Observer. In the show, a group of struggling innkeepers invent a dragon to bring questing heroes to their Dancing Dragon Inn, and then have to deal with the crowd that turns up. Performances are at the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center, 222 E. Drake Ave… Read More
