Four graphic novels and two mysteries in May’s thoroughly enjoyable (for the most part) reading stack. Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters Vol. 3 by Chris Samnee, Laura Samnee, and Matt Wilson This concluding book in the series collects issues #9 through 12 published by Oni Press. Written and drawn by husband and wife team Chris... Continue Reading →
Superman #1, June 1939. Cover by Joe Shuster and Leo O'Melia. All images in this post TM & © DC. Click on the images below to see them larger on your screen! Somehow I’ve come back to Superman. No, not necessarily the current comic book incarnation of the Man of Steel; although I am buying... Continue Reading →
Snapshot is an irregularly-scheduled series featuring reminiscences of places and experiences in my life. To read all my Snapshot posts, please click here. Click on the images in this post to see them larger on your screen! All Playbill™ images are from my original copies. My brother and I started visiting New York City on... Continue Reading →
Here’s the video of my live (well, mostly alive) appearance on the SDCC Unofficial Blog’s SDConCast podcast on You Tube on Tuesday, May 17th. I’ve embedded the link below for your viewing pleasure, and seriously, just who isn’t happy to see me pontificating on my favorite subject: Me. This installment talks about my time as... Continue Reading →
Wonder Woman #126, November 1961. Cover by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito. All inages TM & © DC Click on the images below to see them larger on your screen! I’m not sure what was in the water—or non-stop coffee—the mostly male DC Comics editors were drinking in the company’s offices in the late 1950s... Continue Reading →
The nice folks at SDCC Unofficial Blog have invited me back for a second live appearance on their SDCC ConCast, this Tuesday evening at 6:30 PM on YouTube Live! Despite the fact that I insulted their limo driver, trashed their green room, and stole all their M&Ms with Peanuts last year, they still found it... Continue Reading →
Click on the images in this post to see them larger on your screen! It’s been a good two months since I last graced this website with my reminiscences about “My Life in Comics” … or more specifically "My Life at Comic-Con." It’s been difficult for me to sit down and arrange my thoughts around... Continue Reading →
Captain Marvel #17, October 1969. Cover by Gil Kane and Dan Adkins. TM & © Marvel Click on the images in this post to see them larger on your screen! The name Captain Marvel is a famous one in comics. In 1940, Fawcett Publications introduced the original character in Whiz Comics #2. Originally envisioned as... Continue Reading →
World's Finest #142, June 1964. Cover by Curt Swan and George Klein. TM & © DC. Click on the images in this post to see them larger on your screen ... all art TM & © DC. I was almost nine years old when this gem hit the stands in 1964, and it remains my... Continue Reading →
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #13, December 1964. Art by Jack Kirby and Chic Stone. TM & © MARVEL Click on the images in this post to see them larger on your screen! This is another one of those books I love almost solely for its cover, which is by Jack Kirby (inked—I think—by... Continue Reading →
Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #130, January 1959. © Um ... maybe Warren Beatty? Click on the images in this post to see them larger on your screen! I can’t remember a time without comics in my life. As a little kid, they were always around, bought and brought into our home by my older brother,... Continue Reading →
Tales from the Tomb #1, October 1962. Cover painting by John Schoenherr. © Respective Copyright Holders. Click on the images in this post to see them larger on your screen! In 1962, the parents divorced and one of them took just about all the kids—especially the good ones—and moved on. That in a nutshell is... Continue Reading →
Seven books this month, not bad considering I spent a lot of time working on a presentation for WonderCon. Between holiday gifts, my UK trip last year, and just a bad case of “Oh, this book looks good!”, I am overwhelmed right now with stacks and stacks of books and books. But don’t worry, I’m... Continue Reading →
I enjoyed myself at WonderCon 2023, which was held last weekend (March 24-26) at the Anaheim Convention Center. From the looks of things, a lot of other people did, too, but I couldn’t help feeling that something was missing. It took me a while to figure it out, but I finally realized it was the... Continue Reading →
Tales from My Spinner Rack LIVE! at WonderCon This Sunday, March 26, at 1:00 PM in Room 213CD Join me at WonderCon 2023 this Sunday for my first-ever solo panel devoted to my weekly blog feature, “Tales from My Spinner Rack!” I'm on my way to WonderCon 2023 at the Anaheim Convention Center, smack dab... Continue Reading →
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