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

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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

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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:

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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

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (18 October 2021)

Your reminder that comics can be awesome, mummies edition:  

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Spotlight on The Unknown Soldier, 1980-1982

This is the final installment in my overview of Bob Haney’s neglected run on The Unknown Soldier, which ended with a bang. By 1980, this World War II-set comic had turned into a fairly mechanic, well-oiled enterprise. Haney churned out … Continue reading

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (29 March 2021)

A thrilling reminder that comics can be awesome… The Unknown Soldier #210

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (21 September 2020)

Your panic-stricken reminder that comics can be awesome…

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (8 June 2020)

One of the reasons this section of the blog went weekly a couple of months ago was as a way to encourage those who could to stay at home in order to help contain the covid-19 pandemic. Now is the … Continue reading

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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

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