Tag Archives: Stan Lee

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (15 December 2020)

Back to our usual programming. Your weekly reminder that comics can be awesome, Jack Kirby edition:

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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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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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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (August)

Your monthly reminder that comics can be awesome… Aetheric Mechanics Captain America #106 East of West #5

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Spotlight on Jack Kirby’s and Stan Lee’s Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Last week, I wrote about a 21st century comic that followed the footsteps of novelists like John le Carré and Len Deighton, depicting the world of espionage with downbeat realism and literary sophistication. This week, we’ll look at a very … Continue reading

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