Let’s talk women, shall we?
Once again I’m looking at women appearing in comics, DC Comics specifically. Some of these stories from 1969 are good, some dreadful, one a major event. First, the good one. …
Category: Fraser Sherman
The secret to a failed reboot is — reboot some more? Captain Marvel #17
Captain Marvel #11-17 read now like a prophecy of DC post-crisis: the solution to boosting sales is a drastic reboot. Followed by another drastic reboot. And then another. Marvel Comics …
The loneliest miser
(A Christmas post from 2018 I’m reposting) Last year Greg Hatcher discussed why he loves A Christmas Carol despite a general distaste for Christmas because “someone finally convinces a rich …
Happiness is a warm puppy or two. And cats. And a life partner.
(Cross-posted at my own blog) I have known TYG 16 years. When I met her I was convinced I’d never find love (my history argued against it) and I’d never …
Captains in transition (Col. Fury too)
A perennial problem in comic-book storytelling is that the storytellers keep changing. Sometimes the series whipsaws in unpredictable and unsuccessful directions. Sometimes one writer’s plans get axed by their replacement. …
Roy Thomas reaches beyond comics—maybe Neal Adams does too
By 1969, Roy Thomas has already begun reviving the Golden Age heroes he love so much. However his story inspirations reach well beyond comics, as the books I’m looking at …
The Dead Sea Scrolls never caused this much trouble: the Tablet Saga
The Tablet Saga in Amazing Spider-Man ran much longer than I expected. Otherwise there’d be no point in calling it a saga — though to the best of my knowledge, …