Tag Archives: John Costanza

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (3 April 2023)

A gloriously excessive reminder that comics can be awesome! Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #138 Grimjack #23 Spawn #6

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (3 October 2022)

I’ve highlighted the fantastic cover work of Carmine Infantino in the past, namely his beautiful covers for Silver Age Batman and Flash comics. Yet these heroes weren’t the only ones to benefit from Infantino’s extraordinary talent for cover composition… Along … Continue reading

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Spotlight on The Unknown Soldier, 1988-1989 – part 1

At a time when pavlovian pundits and politicians seem keen to revive Cold War rhetoric and imagery, (mis)applying it to the conflict taking place in Ukraine, perhaps it is worth remembering that even during the Cold War itself there were … Continue reading

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (27 December 2021)

It turned out Spider-Man: No Way Home was the final positive surprise of 2021. After the disappointment of the tired, hacky Black Widow and Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, we’re finally back on track with a … Continue reading

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A month of Batman moments – Day 12

Mr. Freeze

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (19 April 2021)

A breathtaking reminder that comics can be awesome… Star Wars #12 Heart of Empire #1 The Green Lantern (v5) #2

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (18 January 2021)

2017’s Wonder Woman film was a bit of a mess, though not without redeeming features. It had a hackneyed, ill-knitted script (or one whose coherence was botched in the editing table) that introduced a bunch of characters and then did … Continue reading

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (11 January 2021)

Your weekly reminder that comics can be awesome… The Sculptor The Terminator: One Shot The Saga of the Swamp Thing #24

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On Batman’s title (and logo) pages

For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been spotlighting one of the trademarks of The Spirit, namely the way Will Eisner and later creators kept adjusting that series’ logo to fit the title pages, ingeniously inserting new designs into each … Continue reading

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10 Alan Moore short stories in others’ sandboxes

The conversation in the comments section of The Tempest’s post back in January got me thinking about how much of Alan Moore’s career was spent playing with other creators’ toys, providing some of the greatest gun-for-hire work in the medium… … Continue reading

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