The Sweet Glow of Electric Sex
When I was living in Shalimar Florida in the early 1970s, there was a drive-in just a couple of miles from our house. I never went. Even after I got …
Category: Fraser Sherman
Scooby Doo, Where Are You? All mashed up in the DCU!
When Gorilla City is haunted by a ghost, and Flash’s speed isn’t enough to help …When hard-traveling heroes Green Arrow and Green Lantern arrive in groovy Karma Corners during a …
The vanishing bookshelf
Like so many of us, my shelf of “to be read” books has always been long. While I set some limits on myself — there’s no point to spending money …
Starfish, snail mail and the Silver Age Justice League
The starfish, of course, appeared on the cover of the Justice League’s debut. The first time I read “Starro the Conqueror” it was a reprint in an 80-page Giant. I …
Me, movies and movie books
So last week I signed a contract with McFarland Publishers for a book, due next year, on Alien Visitors (working title): ET invaders, alien/human romance, friendly aliens, alien superheroes, aliens …
The covers that got away
I love looking at comic book covers from the Silver Age. They were made for the days when comics sat on the spinner rack for a few days, then poof, …
Steve Englehart, the Lazarus Man
As a teenager in the Bronze Age, Steve Englehart was one of my favorite writers. Looking back, I still love his stories, but I’m almost as impressed by the number …