Comics You Should Own – ‘Elementals’ #1-5
Man, Comico was an awesome company for a brief time, wasn’t it?
Successfully scratched itches, part 3: Star Hawks
This used to be one of the most tantalizing itches that I wasn’t able to scratch for the longest time. I knew about the Star Hawks newspaper strip for decades, but only managed to read it once I got a hold of the gigantic complete collection book.
My Golden Age Was 8…. No, Wait, It Was 13… No, It Was….
As many comics fans and professionals alike are speculating about the latest DC Implosion, and WHAT IT ALL MEANS, I got to reminiscing about the comics publisher that literally shaped the course of my life.
A comic you should own — well, if you don’t mind the story will never finish: MICRA
The indie B&W boom of the 1980s generated lots of horrible comics, like the several zillion TMNT knockoffs. It also generated some good stuff. MICRA, by Lamar Waldron and Ted …
Flying gorillas weren’t enough?
I assume the Gardner Fox/Carmine Infantino/Murphy Anderson story “The Flying Gorilla Menace” from Strange Adventures #125 was one of their “cover first, story later” creations. If so, they put far …
Some thoughts on HBO’s Watchmen
Despite some inconsistencies and a plot-hole or two, HBO’s much talked-about sequel to the Watchmen graphic novel is still well worth watching.