I remember HEAVY METAL reprinring his stuff in the mid-80s, and remember it fondly. ROCCO VARGAS and all that. Something of a forgotten influence on the great Rian Hughes.
CALLING INTERNATIONAL RESCUE...
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*H*ere's a nicely illustrated tale by* BRIAN LEWIS* from the* 1966*
*THUNDERBIRDS EXTRA*, featuring (naturally enough) the cast of
*INTERNATIONAL RESCUE*...
Supergirl #21 review
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The image that opens this issue's story, Be Careful What You Wish For, is
an arresting one - Supergirl on a space motorcycle. She's borrowed it -
well, ni...
Discuss: Facially Hirsute Heroes and Villains
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Yes, even Doug was a facially hirsute hero, back on his wedding day in
1988!
All comments and insults are certainly welcome, and deserved!
The Hulk Vs. Sinestro
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The biggest disappointment about the Tepid reception to the Green Lantern
film is that it now looks to be highly unlikely that we will ever get to
see Ma...
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GREENBRIAR EARLY DISPATCHES for 6/20/13
If GPS Twittered, It Might Look Something Like This ...
Above is Bela Lugosi arriving at the *House Of Wax* premi...
The Indexible Hulk #46!
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[image: Tales to Astonish 089]
*Issue:* *Tales to Astonish* #89
*Title:* “...Then There Shall Come a Stranger!”
*Credits:* Written by Stan Lee, penci...
MY NAME CALLED BRUCE
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[image: My Name Called Bruce Cover] *Now if you were an **oriental gentle**man,
trying to make a name for yourself in the wake of Bruce Lee's death, what
s...
The Bride Of Fu-Manchu!
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*The Bride of Fu-Manchu* was an intoxicating read. The deadly menace of
Dr.Fu-Manchu is much in evidence in this well-crafted tale featuring a
distinctiv...
Boy Explorers-Joe Simon/Jack Kirby-1946/1952
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Yesterday I was lamenting on Facebook the scarcity of Simon and Kirby's BOY
EXPLORERS stories, even as as scans! Then I discovered that, in fact, there
A...
For Men Only, 1 of 2
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I'm not sure why this magazine was called that, since it seems more like a
general interest magazine. Maybe it was to compete with *Esquire*. It had
the sa...
Today's Secret Code
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*The silent clown knows my feats, I'm a legend in my own mime. Again: The
silent clown knows my feats, I'm a legend in my own mime. Today's Colour
is in...
R.I.P. Kim Thompson
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No, in spite of the name and more than a passing resemblance, we weren't
related. Kim Thompson was the driving force behind AMAZING HEROES, the
magazine ...
Swamp Thing #23 - non-attributed Nestor Redondo art
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Swamp Thing #23, 1976 - A new masthead heralds a new direction for the
character, but the series ends with this issue. The Swamp Thing's origin is
retold, ...
What I Bought 5/27/2013 - Part 9
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Four weeks after I started, I reach the end. Of this round of reviews
anyway. Hopefully I'll get more comics next week and we can start all over
again! Won...
Rom original sketch card art now on ebay
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Well it seems the Rom logo redesign posting really brought the art critic
in a lot of people so let's try this one on for size. I found this last
night o...
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*Matters of Size*
Tuesday Comic Strip Day.
Somehow I never want to like Blondie, but when you look close at them it is
immediately clear how ell made they...
FIRE AND ICE:LIVE ACTION?
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Frank Frazetta and Ralph Bakshi got together and made Fire and Ice back in
1983. Using his rotoscoped animation technique Bakshi tried to make the
painti...
Ink-Slinger Profiles: Fred Meagher
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Frederick Lawrence “Fred” Meagher was born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania on
April 11, 1912, according to obituaries in the *Reno Evening Gazette*(Nevada) an...
Chris Weston - Hughes Who?
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Prog 1837 sees the welcome return of John Wagner to the world of Dredd as
he picks up the pieces from the devastating Day of Chaos epic. What better
way ...
The Top 200 Fighting Game Endings: Part Seven
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80) Tekken Tag Tournament 2 – SEBASTIAN 2012 Tekken Tag 2 has a roster of
nearly every Tekken character ever and when it came time for downloadable
content...
Link roundup
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1. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were actually in Assyria, Babylon's
great rival as the superpower of ancient Mesopotamia. Via.
2. Necropolis by Jake ...
Date Ideas - Learn Karate and Fight Racism
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What's not to love about this romance comic book text featurette describing
fun and inexpensive things to do with your sweetheart? Not only age
appropria...
Rango in "The Pride of the Rangers" (Dell; 1967)
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“Rango” was a Western sit-com starring comedian Tim Conway which was
originally broadcast on ABC in 1967. Conway played an inept Texas
Ranger who had been ...
Greatest Horror of Them All! / The Fanged Freak
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This was the very first remake / redraw I ever posted at *THOIA*, and as we
tend to do occasionally around here, we drag these old posts out from the
vault...
WARRING WITH TROLLS, part 4
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*"To live is to war with trolls." --Ibsen*
Talented illustrator Austin Briggs painted a NY Giants baseball game for
the April 22, 1950 cover of the Satur...
Watch that man
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Came across two Aladdin Sane riffs on Behance earlier, one by mash-up
maestro Butcher Billy, the other by illustrator Astor Alexander. What's the
chance...
Monster Monday: Swamp Thing by Berni Wrightson
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Not one but two Swamp Thing commissions by the master, Berni Wrightson!
[image: Swamp Thing headshot by Berni Wrightson]
A great head shot with fine detai...
Travis Bickle on the Riviera #34
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Over at the Factual Opinion, Tucker Stone and I have a new episode of
Travis Bickle on the Riviera for you lovely people. This week, we spend the
entire ti...
Your favourite childhood TV memories.
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Skagman - Avebury. By John Nuttall from Hampshire, United Kingdom
(AveburyUploaded by ComputerHotline)
[CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons*A* wise man once sa...
Where's the Fire Brigade?
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Wow, hey look kids! A Walt Kelly panorama with Brownies, which I like to
imagine to be in the same whirled as Peter Wheat!
From Four Color Comics #192 — Th...
"The Desk" lives on!!!
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For those that have followed this blog for any length of time you're
probably aware of my love of a particularly stylish and awesome Art Deco
desk that has...
From the Pages of Giggle Comics - 1949
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Today let’s enjoy a couple of stalwarts from the golden age of kids’
comics, *Dan Gordon* and *Ken Hultgren*. These two were oft contributors
to the pages ...
The first Sparky People by Jim Petrie
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See the first Sparky People by Jim Petrie..from of course Sparky comic..
follow link to see it..
http://comics.brucelaing.id.au/sparkypeople01/#comment-375
Robert E. Howard: An Under-Appreciated Writer
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On June 11, 1936, Robert E. Howard died at his own hand. While those who
know his writings mourn for what the world lost when he pulled that
trigger, he di...
Fear Not...
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Normal transmission will be resuming soon. So remember don't fly straight
for too long. Keep an eye out and beware the Hun in the sun. Keep a stiff
upper l...
Bleeding Between The Lines 11
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[image: Bleeding Between The Lines 11]
Gorilla Daze
It’s true. For the last eight months or so, I’ve been hunkered down working
on the huge A Distant S...
ShirtPunch! ~ Stan the Master
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Hey True Believers! I bought this nifty t-shirt from ShirtPunch! on May 17
and got it in the mail this past Friday. They are located in Canada, so the
wait...
The Hammer Man - Victor 5th January 1974
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This popular strip from Victor usually featured the medieval antics of
Baron Chell Puddock and his side kick Sir Jack Jinks. But this complete
tale from th...
Going on Hiatus
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SHADES OF GRAY will be going on hiatus for the foreseeable future. Thanks
for everyone's support over these past few years. The site will remain up
and co...
Going on Hiatus
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HOORAY FOR WALLY WOOD will be going on hiatus for the foreseeable future.
Thanks for everyone's support over these past few years. The site will
remain u...
The Movies of My Life
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One of the most popular features of my Journal blogs seems to have been my
growing love of movies old and new. Check out THE BOOKSTEVE BIJOU for more
...
Dynamite Cover Tuesday!
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I always loved this cover from Marvel Tales #128, it was made into a pin-up
at the back of a Marvel UK Spider-Man annual, 1978 or 1979 I think. Filed
under...
Oom Pah Pah! Today is Tuba Day
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I've been dying to post this cover for Tuba day but missed my cue two years
in a row. No way was I going to let that happen again. You just got
to lo...
Next: The World's Finest Blog
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With the new IMac coming quickly up to speed thanks to so many of you, and
DAYS OF ADVENTURE at an end this past week, it's time for another new blog!
I...
Artwork.
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I've been dabbling with computer generated artwork for a while now, and
decided to go into it with a bit more depth. Here are a few efforts:
Blue Batman?
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Some fans believe the colors of Batman's costume in the TV series are
incorrectly interpreted, believing that Batman wasn't blue in the comics,
but black...
185: The Fantastic Four #31
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The Fantastic Four #31 July 9, 1964
- Hey, guys - the Mole Man's back! What, no great cheer? That's
understandable: After all, it's the *Mole...
Sam's New Blog
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I friend of mine is just emerging from trouble and needs to understand what
has happened to her. She has begun to write about her experiences, which
sadly ...
I’m back…maybe
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Just a very brief update; due to the site being hacked, I had to delete
wordpress and reinstall my posts, resulting in me somehow breaking what
looks like ...
Moving House (So to Speak)
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So, this is a thing: http://joshuamreynolds.wordpress.com/ That thing
being my new, slick, professional looking 'proper author's blog'. I've been
blogging...
Journey into Mystery # 122
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Issue: Journey into Mystery # 122
Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Jack Kirby
Publication Date: November 1965
Brief Summary:
Journey into Mystery # 122
Commenta...
Four Color Promises slowing down...
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I have posted over 200 comic book adverts from my personal collection over
this past year and a half. I'm pretty much done. I will post ads as I find
them ...
This is it, my friends
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As you may have guessed, I really haven't been all that active on this
blog. There are numerous reason, but suffice to say, I'm in a new place in
my life,...
Last year's Christmas
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Above: Jane asks Zombie Santa about returning a severed head, while watching out
for the grabby hands of Hermie the Horny Undead Elf.
I have a few last...
Put Me Back In My Tomb
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I have retired MCB but just wanted to let ya'll know I've fired up a Musick
Blog and will be spending time over there from now on. Please check it
out, it...
Chiaki Kuriyama
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Chiaki Kuriyama Chiaki Kuriyama - b.1984, Tsuchiura, Japan. Began her
career as a standard model for Japanese picture books, before moving to
some fairly f...
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I remember HEAVY METAL reprinring his stuff in the mid-80s, and remember it fondly. ROCCO VARGAS and all that. Something of a forgotten influence on the great Rian Hughes.
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