Life In A Four Color World column on SUPERMAN #268, 2003

Frank Miller once said that retro is “nostalgia with a nose-ring”—and the clear implication is that nostalgia is ultimately a bad thing, something to be avoided. Which might carry a bit more weight had it not come from the mouth of someone who went on to do a sequel to Dark Knight Returns—and even if … Continue reading Life In A Four Color World column on SUPERMAN #268, 2003

BHOCOS: SUPERMAN #268

SUPERMAN #268 October, 1973 SUPERMAN #268 was the first comic book I ever bought–or, more correctly, the first comic book that was bought for me. We got it at the local 7-11 during one of my father’s periodic cigarette runs. While there, I seemed intrigued by the comic book rack–I’d encountered many of the characters … Continue reading BHOCOS: SUPERMAN #268