Marvel visuals (1967 again)
Given the last couple of posts in my Silver Age reread were mostly critical of Marvel’s 1967 output, it seemed worth mentioning that it’s not a slog to read them. …
Tag: Jack Kirby
Marvel Comics in late ’67: spies, mages, gods and mutants
Continuing from last week, my look at the state of Marvel in late 1967. First up, Strange Tales. I’ve already gushed about Jim Steranko’s amazing art on Nick Fury, Agent …
Marvel in late ’67: Part One
I’ve been meeting to post about several different Marvel books and keep getting distracted by other topics. This and a follow-up post next week should get me caught up.Amazing Spider-Man …
He’s not the chosen one: Kamandi, the last boy on Earth
(This being a repost from my own blog) Jack Kirby’s Bronze Age series, Kamandi, Last Boy on Earth is the only post-Fourth World book of his besides Eternals that impressed …
Just filling pages? Maybe
In one way “filler” is an odd word to describe a given comic-book issue. It’s the nature of the medium that you have to have something to fill next month’s …
Lo, there shall come changes (but small ones)
The big change in Fantastic Four #61 (Stan Lee, Jack Kirby) was supposed to be the Sandman. The costume upgrade on the cover is only part of it. As the …
Crime was never as organized as this!
I think it was reading Future Quest, based on Greg Hatcher’s recommendation, that got me thinking of how many spy cartels were operating in 1960s fiction. Blame of course, goes …