A pretty picture of summer fun
The heat here in NC is harsh enough (or I’m too old) that I don’t find lying around outdoors to be much fun these days. However I can still appreciate …
Author: frasersherman
Dying is easy. Research is hard
When I was working on my first movie book, Cyborgs, Santa Claus and Satan (covering made for TV science fiction, fantasy and horror films), I discovered that giving a full accounting …
Some comic-book images from 1970
The backup to Man-Bat’s second appearance, the Robin story “My Place in the Sun” (Mike Friedrich, Gil Kane) isn’t particularly memorable. It is interesting, though, that much as Stan Lee …
All this and World War I
I read a lot of books. Since I started my blog back in 2009 (jeez!) I’ve blogged about a lot of books. It occurred to me that I could add …
Nanananananaaa, Batman! Wait, he’s dark and spooky now
Early Bronze Age Batman isn’t my favorite era of the Darknight Detective by any means. It is not, however, a bad era, and it’s fascinating to watch Batman’s continued transition …
To every man he knows, he stays a stranger
The first time I ever saw the Phantom Stranger it was in DC house ads showcasing the Neal Adams cover below. As far as I knew, it was the first …
Out with old, in with the new — no, wait, it’s in with the old too!
Back in 1968, Marvel shook off its restrictive distribution deal with DC and began expanding its line. Simple enough for them to do: instead of Tales of Suspense with Iron Man and …