Reaction shots
At the climax of Starman (1984), Jeff Bridges assumes his true alien form and ascends to his shining starship overhead. We don’t see this happen, we simply see it on …
Category: Fraser Sherman
DC does comics the Marvel way … maybe
Fathoming the why of creative decisions is tricky, particularly in the comic-book industry. We have the writer, the editor, the artist, higher-ups at the company; sometimes they’re on the same …
A few comic-book scenes and the stories attached to them.
The first is from Strange Tales #151, a coda to my fascination with the Secret Empire arc. In the previous issue, socialite and new Supreme Hydra Don Caballero (which even …
Why talk when you can punch people?
The 1966 JLA/JSA team-up I mentioned in last week’s Batmania post is not one of the best of those Silver Age events. The main plot involves superheroes, supervillains and ordinary …
One odd issue: Tales of Suspense #84
Coming late in 1966, Tales of Suspense #84 isn’t a bad issue but it’s a very odd one. The first story, “The Other Iron Man” (Stan Lee, Gene Colan) has …
The Batusi, the new dance craze sweeping DC comics!
The Batman TV show — the one starring Adam West and Burt Ward, hopefully y’all are familiar with it — hit the airwaves at the start of ’66. It didn’t …
Blazing battle action, plus some questions: Fantastic Four Annual #4
The original Human Torch made his one-and-only Silver Age appearance battling Johnny Storm in Fantastic Four Annual #4. There are several aspects of the book that make it worth a …