Tag Archives: John Romita

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (23 September 2024)

This week’s reminder that comic books can be awesome is a tribute to the meticulous and effective composition in the covers of the series Secret Hearts (1949-1971):

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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!

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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

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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:

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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

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Two-fisted fantasy comics

Lately I’ve been writing mostly about sci-fi for this section of the blog, so I think it’s time to shift our attention to another great adventure genre: fantasy. Fantasy is one of those umbrella genres that covers a massive spectrum … Continue reading

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