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?
Tag Archives: marvel comics
Another Ride
I was going to title this post “Last Ride,” but I wouldn’t want to rule out another Ghost Rider post in the future—not even after the exhaustive coverage in both Back Issue #95 and here on the blog. Continue reading Another Ride
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
Ghost Rider Chronology
In honor of the publication of my Ghost Rider article in the pages of Back Issue #95 (on sale now!), I’ll be putting up some supplemental material here on the blog homestead. Continue reading Ghost Rider Chronology
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
In the News
A couple of tidbits to share after the jump… Continue reading In the News