Daredevil vs. the live volcano, Baron Zemo … and Stan Lee?
Back when Marvel’s Essentials came out, I’d flip through the Silver Age Daredevil and conclude, time and again, that Gene Colan’s art made them look way better than they really …
Tag: Gene Colan
Art, webs and more: somewhat random thoughts connected to Spider-Man.
One thing I’ve learned rereading the Silver Age is what a mixed bag the “Marvel method” — assigning the artists the lion’s share of the plotting — turned out to …
One odd issue: Tales of Suspense #84
Coming late in 1966, Tales of Suspense #84 isn’t a bad issue but it’s a very odd one. The first story, “The Other Iron Man” (Stan Lee, Gene Colan) has …
Surprisingly grim for 1965
Tales of Suspense #73 has Gene Colan take over the art/plotting on Iron Man from Don Heck and it’s an immediate improvement. Heck was never comfortable with doing the plotting …
Comics You Should Own – ‘Silverblade’
“Silverblade?” you say, mystified. “Silverblade,” I say, definitively. You shrug and think, Let’s just see about that!
