Author: John Trumbull

John Trumbull has been reading comic books since 1979 and consuming pop culture since birth. A writer for the Eisner Award-nominated BACK ISSUE magazine from TwoMorrows, John has interviewed everyone in comics from Neal Adams to Marv Wolfman. He's a graduate of the Kubert School, and has drawn coloring books for DC Comics’ licensing department. John has been a stand-up comic since 2011, performing at such venues as Carolines on Broadway and the Broadway Comedy Club. He still counts Captain James T. Kirk as one of his personal heroes. John lives in Parsippany, New Jersey with an ungodly number of comics, books, television, and movies. You can follow him on Twitter at @TrumbullComic.

Comics, Comics Culture, Crisis on Earth-T, John Trumbull

Dumb Fan Theories, Part I: The Killing Joke

By John Trumbull September 4, 2019 September 4, 2019 26

This theory has been floating around for six years now, and it doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. Namely, that Batman kills the Joker at the end of The Killing Joke.

Crisis on Earth-T, John Trumbull, TV

The Mystery Wives of John Munch

By John Trumbull August 4, 2019 August 5, 2019 4

Once again, we’re in the first week of August, aka Munch Week, a time when a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of Homicide and SVU’s John Munch. And, in honor of Richard Belzer’s 75th Birthday today, I thought it’d be fun to cast the Munch Ex-Wives we’ve never seen.

Comics, Crisis on Earth-T, John Trumbull, Obituaries

Memories of Stan Lee (1922 – 2018)

By John Trumbull November 14, 2018 November 14, 2018 1

Stan Lee’s legacy is too great for just one person to sum up, so I asked some prominent fans and professionals to share their recollections of Stan.

Comics, Comics News, Obituaries

R.I.P. Steve Ditko (1927-2018)

By John Trumbull July 6, 2018 July 6, 2018 12

The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Steve Ditko, the legendary co-creator of Spider-Man and Dr. Strange, among others, has passed away at the age of 90. Mr. Ditko died in …

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Politics in Comics

By John Trumbull February 7, 2018 August 4, 2019 10

I see it more and more often these days: People complaining about politics in a creator’s stories. Usually, they’re offended because the creator’s politics don’t align with their own, but sometimes, they’re offended because there’s politics in there at all. It’s a dumb argument, because politics have always been a part of superhero comics.

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Homicide: Life on the (Former) Set

By John Trumbull January 31, 2018 January 31, 2018 8

It’s not often that you get a chance to walk around in your own imagination. When I made an impromptu trip to Baltimore last fall, I knew there was one thing I HAD to do: Visit the building where HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET was shot 25 years ago.

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Recasting CLUE

By John Trumbull January 29, 2018 January 21, 2019 10

Ryan Reynolds has announced that he’s remaking the 1985 cult classic CLUE. While I don’t think that CLUE necessarily needs to be remade, I have to admit it’s an intriguing idea. And heck, if it gets more people to rediscover the 1985 original, that can only be a good thing. I got to wondering how you’d recast CLUE with the stars of today. Here are my choices.