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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (3 June 2024)
…and today’s reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to the trippiness of old Marvel covers!
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged 3-D Man, Alex Schomburg, Alice Cooper, All Select Comics, Amazing Adventures, Avengers, Captain America, covers, Daredevil, Dave Cockrum, Ed Hannigan, Ernie Chan, Gaspar Saladino, Gene Colan, George Roussos, Gil Kane, Herb Trimpe, Howard the Duck, Irv Watanabe, Jim Novak, Jim Salicrup, Joe Sinnott, John Buscema, John Romita, Marie Severin, Master of Kung Fu, Mike Esposito, Sam Rosen, Shang-Chi, Son of Satan, Stan Goldberg, Syd Shores, Terry Austin, Tom Palmer, War of the Worlds, Where Monsters Dwell
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 October 2023)
I tend to use Halloween as a pretext to write a bit about recent horror movies in Gotham Calling. One trend that has been quite prominent this year – in cinema as well as in literature – is the entanglement … Continue reading
Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS
Tagged 2000 AD, Álvaro Martínez Bueno, Andres Juarez, Artie Simek, Bernard Baily, Beyond the Grave, Carl Burgos, Clint Langley, covers, Crossed, Dan Green, Dave McKean, Dreaming, Ghostly Haunts, Ghosts, Godzilla, Herb Trimpe, horror, Horror in the Dark, Jack Davis, Jack Kirby, James Tynion IV, Jim Aparo, Joe Rosen, John Bolton, John Romita, Jordie Bellaire, Juan Jose Ryp, Lee Elias, Luis Dominguez, Megan Hutchison, Monsters on the Prowl, movies, Nice House on the Lake, Nick Cardy, Phantom Stranger, politics, Ramón K. Pérez, Richard Corben, science fiction, Sol Brodsky, Stan Goldberg, Stillwater, Strange Tales of the Unusual, Swamp Thing, Tales from the Crypt, Tatjana Wood, Tom Sutton, Tomb of Terror, Twisted Tales, Unexpected, Weird Tales of the Future, Witching Hour
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (5 September 2022)
In last week’s reminder that comics can be awesome, we celebrated goofy romance covers. This week, let’s pay tribute to goofy horror:
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged Adventures into Terror, Christopher Rule, covers, Ed Hamilton, Elliott Caplin, Gaspar Saladino, Ghosts, Gil Kane, horror, House of Secrets, Ira Schnapp, John Romita, Kurt Schaffenberger, Lou Wahl, Luis Dominguez, Midnight Tales, Mort Meskin, Murphy Anderson, My Greatest Adventure, Myron Fass, Nick Cardy, Ruben Moreira, Sol Brodsky, Stan Goldberg, Strange Adventures, Tales of Horror, Tatjana Wood, Unknown Worlds, Wayne Howard, Witching Hour, Worlds Unknown
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (9 May 2022)
Comics and cinema seem more intertwined than ever. Even setting aside the countless film adaptations of superhero franchises, the coolest movies in recent times have evoked many of the magical features of comic books. Thematically, last year’s The Worst Person … Continue reading
Posted in WEBS OF FICTION
Tagged Al Feldstein, Alarming Tales, Ben Oda, Black Magic, Bob Brown, Bob Powell, Charles Voight, covers, Crime Patrol, Danny Crespi, Frank Brunner, Gang Busters, Gil Kane, Headline Comics, Howard the Duck, Ira Schnapp, Joe Giella, Joe Rosen, Joe Simon, John Romita, John Severin, Johnny Craig, movies, Paul Reinman, Steve Gerber, Tales from the Crypt, Thrill-O-Rama, Tony Mortellaro, Vault of Evil, Western Comics
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