Groundbreakers and dead ends, swords and sorcerers
As I mentioned last week, Captain Comet could have jump-started the Silver Age, but instead he went nowhere, After debuting in 1951 in Strange Adventures #9, his series in Strange Adventures ran …
Tag: Barry Windsor-Smith
He learned fast
Writing about Daredevil #49, I said Barry Windsor-Smith wasn’t anywhere near the artist he’d soon become. By a couple of issues later, he’s a lot closer. In #50 and #51 …
Gene Colan, Frank Springer and other Marvel artists
As I’ve written before, Gene Colan is one of the artists who often seemed to struggle with the Marvel Method requiring him to do the lion’s share of the plotting. …
Comics You Should Own – ‘Uncanny X-Men’ #201-227
Moving on with Chris Claremont’s run on X-Men, let’s take a look at what happens when he decided to rip the team apart!
Comics You Should Own – ‘Uncanny X-Men’ #182-200
If you thought I was going to stop writing about the X-Men, well, you’ve got another thing coming. Let’s check out the latest batch!