Web Arted #283
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Kirby, Royer, Buscema, Roussos, Raymond, Windsor-Smith, Steranko.
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Comic Culture Wednesday November 15th
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk a whole lot about comic stuff. So sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local…
Review | Fantagraphics Studio Edition: Hal Foster’s Prince Valiant
Fantagraphics’ recent reprints of the Prince Valiant strip, scanned from original color engraver’s proof sheets, have received international acclaim, and now we are printing the Holy Grail of comics art. Hal Foster’s Prince Valiant Artist’s Edition is a 192-page collection scanned from…
Undervalued Spotlight #368
Starslayer #2, Pacific Comics, April 1982. It’s always nice getting a guest Spotlight sent to me and it’s twice as nice when it comes from someone like long time Spotlight fan and contributor Carey. I like Carey’s picks, the guy…
The First Six: Sgt. Fury #1-6
Remembrance Day has just past so in this week’s arcs & runs we will take a look at the first six issues of Marvel’s World War II comic title Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos. War comics were very popular…
Web Arted #282
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Roth, Tartaglione, Manning, Spicer, Heck, Giacoia, Windsor-Smith, Romita Jr., Williamson
Undertaker V1: The Gold Eater
Undertaker Jonas Crow is charged with transporting the coffin of an ex-miner become millionaire back to the mining vein that made his fortune. The funeral should have been a calm affair, but there’s an unexpected turn of events: on the…
Comic Culture November 8th 2017
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk comics and comic movies. So just kick back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local comic…
Undervalued Spotlight #367
Sgt. Fury #1, Marvel Comics, May 1963. Early Marvel keys are on fire. Amazing Fantasy #15 has just simply vanished into the stratosphere for most of us. As of this post Amazing Spider-Man #1 and Fantastic Four #1 are also…
Steve Ditko at 90!
On November 2nd, Steve Ditko turned ninety! The rather reclusive Ditko, in his usual fashion, kept out of the spotlight altogether. If you are reading this column, you are likely well aware of the incredible amount of work that Mr.…
Web Arted #281
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Adams, Toth, Austin, Ayers, Kirby, Colletta, Capp.
Tyler Cross V.2: Angola
Our hero’s luck turns against him. What seemed like a risk-free gig that should have got him some easy cash turns into a fast-track to Hell for Tyler Cross. A hell called “Angola,” the biggest high-security prison in the United…
Comic Culture November 1st 2017
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk some comic talk. So sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local comic book shop.…
Undervalued Spotlight #366
Ghost Manor #13, Charlton Comics, July 1970 Happy Halloween everybody, please remember to dress warmly if you’re out trick or treating and if you’re driving around please take extra care and watch for all the little goblins and ghosts running…
Mask & Suspense
In this week’s edition we take a look back into the golden age of comics and two series featuring the art of artist L.B. Cole. In the early 1990’s the Gerber Photo Journals were published – concentrating on the golden…
Web Arted #280
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Heck, Esposito, Roussos, Buscema, Kirby, Royer, Lee, Williams, Giacoia.
Undervalued Spotlight #365
Girls’ Love Stories #176, DC Comics, February/March 1973 I was so excited about this pick that I couldn’t wait for this post to share it. After the beating I took on my last spotlight though I got a bit gun…
What is a sustainable number of sales?
Anyone who glances at my reviews here and elsewhere can see I don’t read mainstream superhero comics: instead I like newspapers strips, translated European works, and art books. Even here on Comic Book Daily I’m swimming against the norm. Every…
Web Arted #279
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Pope, Kirby, Royer, Ditko, Bellamy, Manning.
Comic Culture October 18th 2017
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk all things comics. So sit just kick back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local comic…
Undervalued Spotlight #364
All New Ghost Rider #1, Marvel Comics, May 2014 We were talking movies and TV shows at the shop recently and someone mentioned Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and how much they liked it. The show’s Season 5 air date was announced…