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: Roy Thomas
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 …
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, …
This was so much cooler when it first came out
In mid-1969, following Arnold Drake’s run on X-Men, fomer X-writer Roy Thomas returned to his old stomping ground. This time, though, it was with a new artist: Neal Adams. They …
He learned fast
Writing about Daredevil #49, I said Barry Windsor-Smith wasn’t anywhere near the artist he’d soon become. By a couple of issues later, he’s a lot closer. In #50 and #51 …