RIP James Bama
So Sunday, April 24, James Bama died. He’s best known for his work as a Western artist but for me he’s first and foremost the definitive Doc Savage paperback artist.I …
Category: Fraser Sherman
Two 34s from 1965
By a weird coincidence, both today’s reviews come from a thirty-fourth issue. Once again, I think they show the respective strengths of DC and Marvel. First, from Green Lantern #34, …
They’re devoid of emotion but that doesn’t stop them being mean and vicious.
Time for another cross-post from my own blog, dealing with material from my Aliens Are Here book, which should be out later this year. They’ve already picked the cover.Now that …
“I became Secretary of Defense because of my fame as a luchador. No, seriously.”
By 1965, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and the other Marvel creators are doing some amazing work. But nobody’s perfect; in “The Strength of the Sumo” (Tales of Suspense #61) Lee …
Painful to watch: The 1999 Wild, Wild West
(Another repost, from my own blog in 2019) The 1999 big-screen reboot of Wild, Wild, West should have been a blast. We have a talented crew of actors, special effects …
Daredevil gets old school, Superman gets furious: my last look at 1964.
Silver Age Marvel gets a lot of credit for telling stories that were more contemporary than old-fashioned DC. “Contemporary” is not how I’d describe Daredevil #5, in which he battles …
Jean Loring and Lady Dorma: highs and lows of Silver Age romance
In my Silver Age rereading I’m finding Jean Loring is one of my favorite love interests. It’s not that her love affair with Ray “the Atom” Palmer is particularly intense …