The downward spiral of Arthur Light, Ph.D. (final Identity Crisis post)
Some comic book characters find eternal fame right from the start. Some rise from obscurity to become legends: John Stewart made one appearance in 1971, a few more Bronze Age …
Tag: DC Comics
Women in refrigerators have identity crises too you know!
So following on yesterday’s post, here’s another problem with Identity Crisis, the fridging of Sue Dibney. Back in the days when Gail Simone was a comics fan rather than a …
Identity Crisis: Where it went wrong for me
Reading Identity Crisis when it first came out (2004-5), I couldn’t quite pin down why I didn’t like it (other than Sue’s death, which left a very sour taste in …
For Valentine’s Day: “a love letter to the Silver Age”
Normally when I cross-post older stuff from my blog, I rework it quite a bit. I spent Saturday at the E/R with vertigo — happily it turns out it’s not …
This girl split in two! You won’t believe what happened next!
As my Silver Age reread is approaching the end of 1964, I’d planned a round-up post covering several stories from that year. After rereading Hawkman #4 last week, I decided …
Gotham City grifters: the criminal as con man
In my Silver Age reread I’m now in what’s known as the New Look period of Batman that began in 1964. Sales of Batman and Detective Comics were low (I …
Yes, the DCU should be like this
1964 marked the year Julius Schwartz gave up editorship at Strange Adventures and Mystery In Space in favor of Batman and Detective Comics (a topic I want to revisit in a …