Category: Comics
Mercy-killing comic books
One bad thing about rereading the Silver Age is that it includes reading stuff that I don’t particularly like.Sgt. Fury, for example, was sometimes billed as the “the war comic …
Cavemen, beast-bombs and an outsider: the weirder side of 1965 in Gotham City
As I mentioned last week, the New Look Batman era toned down the SF elements that Jack Schiff had pumped into Batman such as alien criminals. Weird changes either to …
In the name of the family: a comment on Ms Marvel and page-to-screen
In name only adaptations frustrate me, especially when I love the source.
In the words of Ace, “How long will this keep going on?”
Since I started my Silver Age rereading three years ago I’ve had a lot of fun. Enough that I’ve periodically wondered if I should make it something bigger, rereading the …
Batman, right before Adam West
In January of 1966, Batman would debut on ABC TV, launching a craze that would make Batman DC’s biggest star and pump “camp” into DC’s comic book line. In 1965, …