Today marks the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of the man known as Jack Kirby. Or, to put it another way, the King of Comics would have been celebrating his 100th birthday if he were alive today. Kirby is certainly one of the biggest, if not THE biggest, names in all of comics history, so today is a fairly huge deal. Continue reading Kirby Centennial
Category Archives: Marvel Comics
Joan Lee 1924-2017
On the eve of the opening of the new Spider-Man film, there’s some sad news to report. Continue reading Joan Lee 1924-2017
Webhead Worries
As mentioned last year, I’ve got some worries about the new Spidey movie, Spider-Man: Homecoming. Continue reading Webhead Worries
What’s Going On?
While I’ve been making an effort to keep it more positive on the blog (mainly by sticking to the subject matter of classic comics that I love), sometimes I feel compelled to cover unpleasant topics. Continue reading What’s Going On?
Rich Buckler 1949-2017
We lost another giant recently—Rich Buckler, who passed just one week ago. Continue reading Rich Buckler 1949-2017
Trailer Time
Trailers are dropping! Continue reading Trailer Time
More Marvel Madness: The Enforcer
I wasn’t going to do this, but what the hell, as long as I’ve got the material in front of me, let’s take one last dip into the crazy-pond. Continue reading More Marvel Madness: The Enforcer
That Friend-ly Controversy
When I received word that my proposal for the recent Ghost Rider article in Back Issue had been accepted, I was tremendously pleased and rather excited to get to writing. Continue reading That Friend-ly Controversy
Marvel Madness in the 70s
The first draft of my recent Ghost Rider article for Back Issue had a much more extensive history of the character, including all kinds of minutiae and boring plot details of nearly every comic in which he appeared. (Cheap plug: A list of all those comics was provided in my last blogpost.) Much of this was due to an overly slavish response on my part to an editorial request to include everything. Continue reading Marvel Madness in the 70s
My Webby Valentine
It is Valentine’s Day, so does anyone want to take a wild guess what I’m going to blog about? Continue reading My Webby Valentine