Take his hand — he’s a Stranger in paradise
As I mentioned back in June, when the Phantom Stranger debuted in Showcase I had no idea he was an established character getting a second chance. If I’d read the …
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My Alter Ego’s Secret Identity
(Another post cobbled together from reviews on my own blog). I don’t read a lot of non-genre fiction but Alex Segura’s Secret Identity and Alter Ego are mainstream novels set in the world …
Satan Is Alive and Well in Bronze Age Comics
In my last post here (sorry about the delay!) I discussed Supergirl donning a new outfit in Adventure Comics #397. There’s something else about the issue I want to cover, the …
Elegy for Dad Heroes
Reading Burl Barer’s excellent book on The Saint was when I realized some characters are Dad Heroes. A dad joke is defined as the kind of joke a father would …
It’s the dawn of the Bronze Age — dress for success!
From what little I know of Archie Comics’ 1950s series Katy Keene, the eponymous protagonist was a gorgeous girl involved in much the same romantic situations as most girl characters …
The premature time changer: an anti double feature
(Recycling an old post from my own blog again. This one’s from 2015, when I was working on Now and Then We Time Travel) Over the past couple of days, I …
What did Supergirl know and when did she know it?
My friend and fellow comics nerd Ross recently caught Superman. He liked it but he raised a point I didn’t consider in my review (nor Corrina in hers). Spoilers below, should …