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Tag Archives: Dick Ayers
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (28 October 2024)
First, some housekeeping: I’m still struggling to conciliate the blog with other commitments, but instead of going on yet another hiatus, I’m shifting into a biweekly rhythm, so the longer Thursday posts will now appear only every other week (the … Continue reading
Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS
Tagged Artie Simek, Bill Everett, Christopher Rule, covers, D. Bruce Berry, Dick Ayers, Dr. Mabuse, George Klein, horror, Jack Kirby, Journey into Mystery, Kamandi, movies, politics, Stan Goldberg, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Strange Tales, Tales of Suspense, Tales to Astonish
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (9 October 2023)
As the world spirals further into a hellhole of wars, refugees, and climate disasters, I take small pleasures where I can find them… This week’s reminder that comics can be awesome is yet another tribute to Jack Kirby, who spent … Continue reading
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged Artie Simek, covers, Dick Ayers, George Klein, horror, Jack Kirby, Stan Goldberg, Stan Lee
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (15 August 2022)
In case you forgot, here is one more reminder of how awesome covers can elevate comics’ foundational tropes into something stunning:
Posted in AWESOME COVERS
Tagged Adventures into the Unknown, Alex Ross, Alex Schomburg, Blackhawk, Bob Brown, covers, Dick Ayers, Doomsday + 1, Ed Moritz, Ghost Rider, Ira Schnapp, John Byrne, L.B. Cole, Lou Fine, Modern Comics, Peter Cannon, Reed Crandall, Science Comics, Suspense Comics, Terrors of the Jungle, Thunderbolt, Tomahawk, Wonderworld Comics
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (23 May 2022)
I had heard (perhaps misheard) that the Doctor Strange sequel was going to be the MCU’s first proper entry into the subgenre of superhero horror. While Marvel comics had inspired a number of similar hybrid projects across time, from Ang … Continue reading
Posted in SUPER POWERS
Tagged Adventures into the Unknown, Artie Simek, Bill Everett, covers, Dick Ayers, Gil Kane, Harry Anderson, horror, Howard Purcell, Ira Schnapp, Jack Kirby, Joe Giella, Joe Sinnott, Lee Elias, Leonard Starr, Marvel Tales, movies, Murphy Anderson, My Greatest Adventure, Mystery in Space, Mystery Tales, Ogden Whitney, Sam Raimi, Stan Goldberg, Stan Lee, Star Spangled Comics, Strange Adventures, Strange Tales, Tales of Suspense, Tales of the Unexpected
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (18 October 2021)
Your reminder that comics can be awesome, mummies edition:
Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS
Tagged Artie Simek, covers, Dick Ayers, horror, Jack Kirby, Ken Bald, Mummy, Out of the Night, Sin of the Mummy, Stan Goldberg, Stan Lee, Tales to Astonish
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (29 March 2021)
A thrilling reminder that comics can be awesome… The Unknown Soldier #210
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged Bob Haney, Dick Ayers, Erik Santos, Gerry Talaoc, Jerry Serpe, Unknown Soldier, World War II
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (21 September 2020)
Your panic-stricken reminder that comics can be awesome…
Spotlight on The Unknown Soldier, 1977-1980
When I last wrote about The Unknown Soldier – DC’s cult comic about the top US secret agent in World War II – I mentioned how David Michelinie briefly turned the series into a vicious anti-war parable, casting the hero … Continue reading