Comics You Should Own – ‘Uncanny X-Men’ #228-280
We’ve reached the end of an era, so let’s see how it all shakes out!
Category: Comics
I can do a tribute to Steve Ditko just by recycling old stuff!
I wanted to do a small tribute to Steve Ditko, and I thought, I kind of already did one a few years ago, so why don’t I just use some of that work? And away we go!
‘Women in Refrigerators’: An Oral History
I was reminded of WIR recently and thought it was high time somebody documented the origin of the term and site, at least somewhat beyond the bare-bones detail to be found at Wikipedia. As it happens, I know pretty much all the people who were involved in the site, and was present during some of the early discussion, so I invited them to participate in an online roundtable discussion.
Atomic Roundtable: Ditko Memories
A few of us here at the Junk Shop talk about our favorite Steve Ditko moments in comics.
R.I.P. Steve Ditko (1927-2018)
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 …
Atomic Roundtable: Harlan Ellison 1934-2018
One of the most incisive and compelling observers of the human condition, Harlan Ellison passed away in his sleep last week at age 84. Everyone who ever met him has a Harlan story, to the point that being in his presence was usually referred to as “witnessing the ‘Harlan Live’ show,” and we here at the Junk Shop are no exceptions. Here are a few.
We Were Warned: What the Movie Villains Should Have Taught Us
This thought occurred to me as I was driving home the other night. I was listening to the soundtrack to Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, it was at the part where the mob sings: “We don’t like what we don’t understand, in fact it scares us…” I thought “huh, Trump voters.” And then it hit me… Donald Trump is a Disney Villain.