Just when it was getting good!
I’ve mentioned before that including Sgt. Fury in my Silver Age Reread hasn’t changed my feelings about the book. Which are negative, despite some striking moments like this one (courtesy …
Tag: Marvel Comics
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 …
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 …
You know what would make this character truly sing? Make them generic!
The Gladiator wasn’t a good villain when he debuted in Daredevil #18 — Silver Age Daredevil didn’t do good villains — but at least he stood out. As with the …
Asgardian love, exciting and new
The love affair between Thor and Jane Foster was a staple of Thor’s strip from the beginning. In Thor #136, it came to an end. It wasn’t a well-written relationship …
A few comic-book scenes and the stories attached to them.
The first is from Strange Tales #151, a coda to my fascination with the Secret Empire arc. In the previous issue, socialite and new Supreme Hydra Don Caballero (which even …
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 …