Nihilism and anarchy in comic books!
Steve Gerber had some great ideas. The Legion of Nihilists, occasional foes of Daimon Hellstrom, sounded like one of them, but it wasn’t.According to the cult’s leader, Father Darklyte, the …
Tag: Marvel Comics
One alien leaves, another one moves in
Recently I was thinking about the idea the New X-Men in 1975 represent the start of the Bronze Age (as discussed here) and whether that perception is a generational thing. …
When hero fights hero, the readers usually lose. But once in a while …
I know I’m not alone in heartily despising the “hero vs. hero” cliche, where two superheroes or teams collide in battle. Sometimes it’s mind-control; a lot of the time it’s …
Let’s celebrate Batman’s anniversary with some reboots!
Not a current anniversary but 1968’s Batman #200, “The Man Who Radiated Fear” by Mike Friedrich and Chic Stone. As you can see, DC thought getting to 200 was worth …
If only the Fantastic Four knew the Trapster’s secret weakness was nail polish!
Daredevil #35, “Daredevil Dies First,” (by Stan Lee and Gene Colan) is a good example of the problems of both the Marvel method and of “writing what you know” when …
Reprise: Black knights in white satin
Once again my Silver Age rereading has caught up with a post (from almost exactly two years ago) so I’m reposting. This time it’s about the strange Silver Age career …
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 …