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Big news about a small superhero: The Silver Age Atom
Comics, Fraser Sherman

Big news about a small superhero: The Silver Age Atom

By frasersherman July 25, 2022 July 25, 2022 2

My Silver Age reread has given me fresh appreciation from how well Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox and Gil Kane rebooted the Golden Age Atom. More precisely, how they made this …

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Look back, but don’t stare
Comics, Comics Culture, Culture, Fraser Sherman

Look back, but don’t stare

By frasersherman July 21, 2022 July 14, 2022 0

On the text page in 1987s Airboy and Mr. Monster Special, comics writer Gerard Jones quoted baseball player Satchell Paige (“”It’s okay to look back. Just don’t stare.”) to describe …

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Comics You Should Own – ‘All Star Superman’
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Comics You Should Own – ‘All Star Superman’

By Greg Burgas July 20, 2022 July 17, 2022 6

Onward through the “S” titles!

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Mercy-killing comic books
Comics, Fraser Sherman

Mercy-killing comic books

By frasersherman July 20, 2022 July 17, 2022 12

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 …

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Cavemen, beast-bombs and an outsider: the weirder side of 1965 in Gotham City
Comics, Fraser Sherman

Cavemen, beast-bombs and an outsider: the weirder side of 1965 in Gotham City

By frasersherman July 18, 2022 July 12, 2022 2

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 …

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In the name of the family: a comment on Ms Marvel and page-to-screen
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In the name of the family: a comment on Ms Marvel and page-to-screen

By Le Messor July 15, 2022 July 15, 2022 27

In name only adaptations frustrate me, especially when I love the source.

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In the words of Ace, “How long will this keep going on?”
Comics, Fraser Sherman

In the words of Ace, “How long will this keep going on?”

By frasersherman July 14, 2022 July 11, 2022 4

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 …

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