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Tag Archives: Murphy Anderson
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (12 September 2022)
Another week, another reminder that comic book covers can be freaking awesome…
Posted in AWESOME COVERS
Tagged 2000 AD, Alan Moore, Andrew Robinson, Brat Pack, Brendan McCarthy, Carol Lay, covers, Fever Dreams, From Beyond the Unknown, Good Girls, Jack Adler, Jaime Hernandez, Love and Rockets, Murphy Anderson, Peppy White, Plastic, Real Pulp Comics, Rich Larson, Richard Corben, Rick Veitch, Roger Brand, Rowlf, Sam de la Rosa, Time Twisters, Todd Klein
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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 (25 July 2022)
A reminder that comic book covers can be awesome, Silver Age The Flash edition:
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 (16 May 2022)
This week’s reminder that comic book covers can be awesome is a tribute to Swinging Sixties Batman, back when the Caped Crusader’s printed yarns were both pretty exciting and delightfully goofy… although arguably still less goofy than the Adam West … Continue reading
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (28 March 2022)
Your weekly reminder that comic book covers can be awesome. More Strange Adventures!
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged Captain Comet, covers, Gil Kane, Ira Schnapp, Murphy Anderson, science fiction, Sid Greene, Silver Age, Strange Adventures
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (7 December 2020)
Your weekly reminder that comics can be awesome, meta-Batman edition…
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (20 July 2020)
Your reminder that comics can be awesome, this week dedicated to the spectacular Batman covers of the artistic duo of Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson:
Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS
Tagged Carmine Infantino, covers, Gaspar Saladino, Ira Schnapp, Murphy Anderson, Silver Age
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (6 July 2020)
Prompted by the Atomic Age, the 1950s were one of the coolest decades for American science fiction. Ray Bradbury, a key writer in elevating the genre’s cultural status from disposable pulp to respected literature, published The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated … Continue reading
Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES
Tagged covers, Frank Giacoia, Gil Kane, Ira Schnapp, Jack Adler, movies, Murphy Anderson, science fiction, Strange Adventures
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Minor but cool sci-fi comics
After the remarkable Ex Machina, Alex Garland has now put together another tense, intelligent science fiction film in the form of Annihilation. The movie feels like a welcome reminder that, even though cinema tends to simplify the dense, heady tales … Continue reading
Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES
Tagged 7 Against Chaos, Alan Moore, Alex Toth, Bernard Devillers, Brian Bolland, Bruno Gazzotti, Caliban, Carmine Infantino, Clear Blue Tomorrows, Daniel Clowes, Dick Sprang, Fabien Vehlmann, Facundo Percio, Fatima: The Blood Spinners, Frank Frazetta, Gardner Fox, Garth Ennis, Gerry Conway, Gil Kane, Gilbert Hernandez, Harlan Ellison, Heartburst, Hernan Cabrera, horror, Jack Kirby, Jim Mooney, Joe Kubert, Ken Steacy, Larry Niven, Len Wein, movies, Murphy Anderson, Mystery in Space, Otto Binder, Paul Chadwick, Ralph Meyer, Rick Veitch, Robert Kanigher, science fiction, Sebastian Cabrol, space opera, Stuart Moore, Tom Yeates, Virgil Finlay
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