Comic books do not exist in a vacuum. Unless you screwed up while housecleaning
Superhero comic books, like any form of art, do not exist on a spiritual plane untouched by the real world. Sometimes, like Hawk and the Dove or Brother Power, the …
Tag: Marv Wolfman
Let them go down to the dust from which they sprung
(Title courtesy of Sir Walter Scott writing that the man with no love for his native land shall “go down to the vile dust from whence he sprung, unwept, unhonour’d …
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 …
Teen Titans Chronology
Over the past year, I’ve gone back and read a few comic series I own, in chronological order for the first time. One of those series was the 80’s-90’s Teen …
The not-quite Saga of Man-Wolf
The new book, Man-Wolf: The Complete Collection, chronicles what was almost a complete saga for this character in the 1970s
Baltimore Comic Con 2017 Report
John decided to be impulsive this last Saturday and attend the Baltimore Comic Con. Here’s what he did.
East Coast Comicon 2017 Report
The East Coast Comicon has become my favorite con to attend. It’s large enough to have big name guests, but not so large that its impossible to move around in. It’s got everything you’d expect a modern day con to have — celebrities, panels, autograph lines, cool vehicles, back issue dealers, costume contests — but unlike most other cons, the emphasis remains on comic books.