Things I didn’t get into
Comic books of the Silver Age were, of course, rife with ads and many of them sounded so amazingly cool. X-ray spectacles! A tank full of tiny sea monkeys! Foolproof …
Category: Fraser Sherman
I’m sorry but you’re not as clever as you think you are
Writers have been sharing insights and wisdom with their audiences for longer than I’ve been around. Longer than this country or printed books have been around. That doesn’t mean it’s …
When you gaze into your Netflix queue, does your queue gaze also into you?
As I mentioned back in April, Netflix is ending its DVD service Sept. 29. As part of its farewell to subscribers, the company sent us lists of every DVD they’ve …
Zha-Vam! Say his name and Superman still shakes!
(Once again reposting something I wrote earlier to fit it into my Silver Age reread) For years, I’ve suffered the frustration of having Action #351 and #353 — the first and last …
Just when it was getting good!
I’ve mentioned before that including Sgt. Fury in my Silver Age Reread hasn’t changed my feelings about the book. Which are negative, despite some striking moments like this one (courtesy …
Crime was never as organized as this!
I think it was reading Future Quest, based on Greg Hatcher’s recommendation, that got me thinking of how many spy cartels were operating in 1960s fiction. Blame of course, goes …
Creating the worst character in DC history is an accomplishment of sorts.
According to any number of Silver Age buffs, DC’s Brother Power, The Geek is the worst character DC ever gave us.No question the story of a tailor’s dummy miraculously coming …