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
Category Archives: Marvel Comics
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
Happy New/Old Year!
I tend to save my old calendars, assuming they have any aesthetic value at all. Continue reading Happy New/Old Year!
A Very Spidey Christmas
A recent post to one of the comics groups I follow on Facebook lamented the presence of Stegron in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man #166 (cover date of March 1977—but on the racks in December of ’76). Continue reading A Very Spidey Christmas
Twerps, Bozos, and Homicidal Elves, Oh My!
Oh the wondrous mysteries of human memory. Continue reading Twerps, Bozos, and Homicidal Elves, Oh My!
Captain America: Civil War
Saw Captain America: Civil War twice this past weekend. First time I went back for seconds at the theatre since the original Spider-Man movie back in ‘02. Continue reading Captain America: Civil War
The Eyes Have It
Last week they dropped the latest trailer for Captain America: Civil War. Continue reading The Eyes Have It
Has The Gwenaissance Gone Too Far?
It was a little more than eight months ago that I wrote of the Gwen Stacy Renaissance– or “Gwenaissance,” if you prefer– and how much this turn of events pleased me. But has the movement gone too far? Continue reading Has The Gwenaissance Gone Too Far?