New Mission Statement!

I’ve been reading comics now for some 43 years. Some I’ve liked, some I’ve hated, and some I’ve helped to make.Recently, in looking around for a new approach to these Tumblr pages that would be interesting to me, I started thinking about how I first got into comics and started reading them–the earliest comics that … Continue reading New Mission Statement! →

Comic Book Movies

We’re about to go into what is perhaps the busiest super hero movie summer of all time, certainly to a degree that I could never have imagined or hoped for when I was a kid. And that, naturally enough, had me thinking this past week about what I considered to be the best super hero … Continue reading Comic Book Movies →

Great Covers – TEEN TITANS #17

A funky TEEN TITANS cover by Nick Cardy that evidences the influence of psychedelic posters and prints of the era on comic book cover imagery. The Teen Titans logo is re-lettered for this issue so as to better fit in with the tone of this piece.

Great Covers – MASTER OF KUNG FU #86

A very simple Mike Zeck cover for MASTER OF KUNG FU, relying on the character’s intensity of expression to ensnare prospective readers.

Great Covers – FANTASTIC FOUR #48

A pretty brilliant Jack Kirby cover to FANTASTIC FOUR. Rather than simply showing Galactus on this first appearance cover, Kirby instead chooses to focus on the reactions of the public, the FF, and most ominously, the Watch. Galactus himself isn’t seen until the final page of this issue.

Great Covers – BATMAN #200

A fun Neal Adams BATMAN cover for the book’s 200th issue, highlighting previous milestones from its history (and even using the logo from one of them as the title logo to this issue.)