I wish I could quit you, man of the Kree!
I’m not a fan of the early Silver Age Captain Marvel. When I first encountered the series as part of my Silver Age reread I thought it was mediocre — …
Tag: Marvel Comics
The secret to a failed reboot is — reboot some more? Captain Marvel #17
Captain Marvel #11-17 read now like a prophecy of DC post-crisis: the solution to boosting sales is a drastic reboot. Followed by another drastic reboot. And then another. Marvel Comics …
Roy Thomas reaches beyond comics—maybe Neal Adams does too
By 1969, Roy Thomas has already begun reviving the Golden Age heroes he love so much. However his story inspirations reach well beyond comics, as the books I’m looking at …
Marvel’s also open to flinging stuff at the wall
I’ve blogged several times about how DC in the late 1960s was desperately trying new things to see what would work (most of it didn’t). Bat Lash. Deadman. Hawk and …
Three cent price increase? Sometimes it’s not just an illusion of change.
Mid-1969 was during the few years I wasn’t buying comics so I had no idea DC made this announcement. I had no idea of any of this in 1969. By …
“Strange, I coincidentally became terrified while fighting Mr. Fear — what could be the reason?”
Last week I complained about the idiot plot of Fantastic Four #89; this week it’s Daredevil #54-55 (Roy Thomas, Gene Colan). Not that I plan to focus on idiot plots, …
I am shocked, shocked, that sexism is going on in this place!
Okay, not so shocked. Silver Age comics frequently didn’t treat their women well. Particularly Marvel. Still the two examples that follow are particularly egregious Thor #164 (Stan Lee, Jack Kirby) …