Comic Book Stores of Adelaide
Recently I had the opportunity to visit Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia; the same Australian State that had the weirdest choice of song for a tourism campaign ever …
Category: Comics
R.I.P. Norm Breyfogle, 1960-2018
When a person in the arts dies, we should celebrate their beautiful achievements. So let’s do that with Norm Breyfogle, the Batman artist’s Batman artist!
The Captains Marvel: A History – Updated
The convoluted history of the various Captains Marvel (and their knockoffs) is probably the subject of more urban legends and misunderstandings than probably any other segment of comics history. Throw in the widespread confusion over the difference between copyright and trademark, and it’s a pretty deep swamp. Let’s go wading!
Tony Isabella on ‘Black Lightning’ and Creator Credit
There was a minor controversy in the comics world after Bleeding Cool picked up an Instagram post from comic artist Trevor Von Eeden; a photo of a check, which Trevor described as his payment from the Black Lightning TV show. Bleeding Cool assumed that this check must also be indicative of Tony Isabella’s proceeds from the show. Naturally, Tony had something to say about that. I reached out to him and recorded an interview. Here’s a transcript of that conversation.
Earth-Two’s comic book industry after World War II
Earth-Two’s Golden Age of comics probably looked a lot like ours, as I argued in the first part of this series. The Silver Age? Not so much. However I’ve less …
What I bought, read, or otherwise consumed – August 2018
What do I think of the stuff I read in August? I’m glad you asked, because I’m going to tell you!
The Lonely War of Captain Willy Schultz
A signal boost for another worthy Kickstarter project, a hardcover edition of “The Lonely War of Captain Willy Schultz.”