The Batman Awards

Ladies and gentlemen, fans of The Vault and people who accidentally landed here when googling the phrase "women in spandex," welcome to an extra special landmark blogging event, The Batman Awards. No, Bruce Wayne himself will not be presenting me with a gold statue; rather, The Batman Awards mark the first Vault post created by a guest writer. That esteemed guest? None other...

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The Week in Geek: July 17-23

Hey there, old friends. Welcome to my newest ongoing feature here at The Vault, The Week in Geek. As some of you know, this blogging thing isn't just a groovy hobby, it's also how I pay the bills (and by "pay the bills" I mean "afford these goofy back issues"). Because I spend so much of my time blogging for money, I don't always have the time or energy to update The Vault...

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Web Review: The Guild Season 4 Premiere

Well, it's finally happened: The Vault has been around so long that we're reviewing a sequel. You may recall that last September we provided you with an in-depth look at the viral sensation that is sweeping hard drives all across the world (kind of like Norton only without the malware) -- The Guild. Back then, we were discussing the highly anticipated premiere episode of Season...

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Breaking News: Harvey Pekar Dead at 70

This is a particularly sad and (somewhat) unexpected bit of news: multiple sources, including The AP, are reporting that American Splendor author and indie comics legend Harvey Pekar was found dead in his home today. He was 70.Pekar, who had been suffering from a number of ailments including prostate cancer, first began publishing his groundbreaking autobiographical comic...

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Tales From the Vault: Mr. District Attorney #40

Welcome back to another Tales From the Vault, where we dig into our stash of back issues and read comics to you via the internet. Up today is an extra special treat (?), Mr. District Attorney #40, from 1954. Yes, this crime comic comes to you from the last dying moments of the Golden Age, when the comics industry was brought low by Senate hearings, Red Scare tactics and class...

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Happy Fourth of July

We here at the Vault would like to wish all our American readers a Happy Independence Day. And for all our foreign friends, we wish you, I dunno, a happy Sunday or something. Either way, there;s no better way to celebrate the Fourth of July than by taking a look at perhaps the greatest patriotic cover in comics history, the iconic image that graced the front of Superman #14...

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Great Moments in Comics: The Black Bomber

Welcome back to another installment of Great Moments in Comics, where we take a look at some of the forgotten episodes in comics history that deserve to be remembered for their sheer awesome power. Lat time out, you may recall, we recalled the classic Boy Comics amputation scheme from Boy Comics #19. This time around, though, we're mixing it up a little by taking a look at...

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