Tag: Howard Chaykin
Comics You Should Own – ‘The Immortal Iron Fist’ #1-16
Wouldn’t that thing get heavy when you’re dragging it around?
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.
Movies They Will Never Make… But Should!
A recent discussion touched on stories and characters on film that none of us ever believed Hollywood would touch, and that got me thinking about movies I could never have dreamed of. And that got me dreaming of them.
‘American Flagg!’ – Satire is Prophecy
I recently re-read the two-volume edition of American Flagg! jointly published by Image and Dynamic Forces in 2008, which reprints issues 1-14, and it holds up surprisingly well. It’s also surprisingly relevant in today’s political climate. Aside from being alarmingly prescient, it’s a perfect illustration of one of my adages, “satire is prophecy.”