TREASURES REUNITED...
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*H*ere's a question for you: If, on a visit home to your parents one day,
they opened a cupboard and showed you every toy and comic you'd ever
owned as...
Harold Hare's Own Paper highlights inside-
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A nice big comic for younger children...Harold Hare is a great
character...love the mouse mowing his hair!!
Hugh signs his work in this comic and he does d...
Today's Secret Code
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*God gave us two ears and one mouth for a reason. Again: God gave us two
ears and one mouth for a reason. Today's Colour is a serene yellow.
Today's Au...
Peter Cushing Blogathon
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I discovered Peter Cushing around 1969 and have been a big fan for more
than four decades now. Although long gone now, to celebrate the 100th
anniversary...
Switch N Go
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I had the car set. It was a pain because I had to take up the whole kitchen
floor to set it up, even going underneath the table and chairs. The tank
vers...
A Horse Called Ugly - Tiger Annual 1975
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I always loved one off special complete stories in Summer Specials and
Annuals. This one in particular stood out for its hilarious title and
brilliant artw...
Burn Notice 5.6 - Enemy of My Enemy
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*Plot:* Michael and the rest of the crew have chosen to ignore the fact
Michael obviously has an evil alternate personality that took control and
killed Ma...
Superboy and Iceman
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I was glad to see Shawn Ashmore added to the list of returning actors for *X-Men:
Days of Future Past*. I liked his performance as Iceman in the origina...
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*Mexican Rim*
Sunday Meskin Measures.
A simple tale from a later issue of My Greatest Adventure. Artwise it
looked like a canditate fo being pure Meskin a...
Star Trek Into Darkened Theaters
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Karen: Offer your SPOILER-FREE thoughts about the newest entry in the Star
Trek film series, *Star Trek Into Darkness*. Should it live long and
prosper? O...
Big WOW Comic Con San Jose CA. 2013
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http://www.billsienkiewiczart.com/
Of all the great artists that were present yesterday the one I really had
something to say to was *Bill Sienkiewicz*. A...
Where Is Everybody? Come Out, Don't Be Afraid!
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Woosh, another Sunday comin' up over the horizon.
And here's another *Kandi* strip by Kelly from a *Looney Tunes issue*,
scanned by this blog's friend Oth...
Star Trek - Return To The Light!
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With this weekend being absorbed by the new *Star Trek* movie by J.J.Abrams
and friends, it's got me in a Trek state of mind. Let me say right now,
that ...
O'Malley of the 4th Precinct-1956
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A while back we ran a 1943 Irwin Hasen-drawn story of O'MALLEY OF THE 4TH
PRECINCT, a sort of pint-sized Dick Tracy combined with elements of Edward
G. R...
Magic Whistle #0
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Next month will see the publication of *Magic Whistle* #0. A collection of
mostly work from anthologies plus a few pages from out-of-print issues of *Magic ...
Doctor Who: Series 7 Catch-up
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If anyone out there is still reading the ludicrously infrequent postings on
this 'ere blog, they'll have noticed that I'm waaaay behind with my Doctor
...
Carlos Ezquerra - Apocalypse Now!
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"*Request denied*"
Dredd gets his retaliation in first with this breathtaking cover that will
have fans of The Apocalypse War, arguably the most popular D...
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The Art Shop Watch For 5/18/13
SOCKING OVER SLEAZE --- You'd think these were 50's paperback covers at
first glance, but it's actually a Warner combo cir...
Shakin’ Drinks # 787
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Barry Pearl takes a fun and informative look at Iron Man III in context
of the original Tales of Suspense stories in the comics.
http://forbushman.blog...
Link roundup
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1. A troll talks about his time on Metafilter:
there was a group of people who used the site for earnest discussion
because they were having their emotion...
DC 1st Issue Special #10 - the Outsiders
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[image: 1st Issue Special #10, the Outsiders]*P*rez! We all read it! We all
loved it!
Or possibly not.
But some of us have a certain fondness for its foib...
How Can I Love a Member of the Establishment?
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*"How Can I Love a Member of the Establishment?"*
*Story: Stan Lee, Pencils: Don Heck, Inks: John Verpoorten*
*My Love #5 (May 1970) *
Girl, I honestly don...
CLOUD ATLAS (2012)
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. CLOUD ATLAS (2012) . Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving,
Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, James D’Arcy, Zhou Xun, Keith David,
Davi...
Bigger Than The Government: How We Look At Hip-Hop
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“Rap is the CNN of the streets.” –Chuck D, more or less Rap music is real.
We treat white people and white culture as the default culture in America.
As a ...
Cover Redux!
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[image: 503] First up this time is Amazing Spider-Man #142 and the reprint
in Marvel Tales #119. This looks like it's been left pretty much as the
original...
Making a Splash: Frank Brunner's Dr. Strange
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Ya know, Groove-ophiles, ya'd be hard pressed to find a more beautifully
illustrated comic than one featuring Frank Brunner applying the pencils to *Dr.
St...
Supergirl #20 review
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If there's one fact that's been rammed home again and again recently, it's
that Kryptonians don't like clones. So Supergirl and Power Girl have a
fight on...
Rat-Trap
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The cover image featured on *HAUNTED HORROR #5 *(coming this July from *IDW
/ Yoe Books*) is from the November 1952 issue of *Mister Mystery #8*, --and
so ...
Science Fiction Time!
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*Fantastic Adventures*, Sept. 1948. Art by Robert Gibson Jones.
*Amazing Stories*, Oct. 1945. Art by Frank R. Paul.
*Orbit Science Fiction*, Nov. 195...
ENVELOPE ART (HIGH AND LOW)
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The Museum of Modern Art in NY is currently exhibiting a collection of
envelopes which constitute a work of art by Alighiero Boetti, perhaps the
most pro...
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Full Trailer
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Is anyone else really excited to see this? It premiere's this fall on ABC,
Tuesdays at 8:00. Speculation is that is either Luke Cage or Rage in the
trail...
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
...
Moustache Monday!
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Do you know where this finger has been? Sometimes simple questions need to
be given to simple people. Simple people lack sophistication. They lack
intelli...
Travis Bickle on the Riviera #29
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Over at the Factual Opinion, there is a new episode of Travis Bickle on the
Riviera. This one is all about Iron Man 3, but we spend a whole lot of time
tal...
MONDAY MISCELLANEA
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Just a bunch of random images to accompany my despair and depression this
Monday Morning. Enjoy.
I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of ...
Fly Man
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Gorilla Daze
Fly Man #31, May 1965 “The Fly-Man’s Partners in Peril!” Super-villain, the
Spider, makes a daring break for freedom using a truck that sudd...
Epic Rap Battles of History. Vol. IV
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Here are more best and most hilariosu rap battles between historical (or
fictional) figures from Nice Peter and Epic Lloyd. These may, in fact, be
the most...
On the Definition of Economics
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Occasionally, I am confronted with the question of the nature of economics.
A great many people believe that they know what economics is. Many of these
peo...
The JLA Villains
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With the Justice League of America, Julius Schwartz and Gardner Fox had
something of a problem. During the JSA's run in All-Star during the Golden
Age, co...
Candace Couse
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Advertise here with BSA
Embroidery and knitted works by Candace Couse. “Predominantly working with
installation and video, Candace Couse is a visual arti...
Remembering Ray Harryhausen
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I've been feeling mighty sad about yesterday's passing of cinematic genius
Ray Harryhausen...so I took a break from my "Lettathon 2013" (Loretta Young
fe...
RIP Ray Harryhausen
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[image: Ray Harryhausen - 1]
Ray Harryhausen - Movement into Life from walshbros on Vimeo.
[image: Ray Harryhausen - 2] [image: Ray Harryhausen - 3] [image...
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...
Nobody Here But Us Updates!
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Greetings and Salutations! Y'know, a popular expression among comics is
"always steal from the best." that's why I would like to announce my
intention to r...
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...
Wendy, The Good Little Witch (1962)
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Let's enjoy a great character who has gone sadly unappreciated here: *Wendy,
The Good Little Witch*! Like Casper, with whom stories are often shared,
Wendy...
Happy Holidays!!
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Thanks to everyone who has stopped by the Catacombs either regularly, or
just occasionally, over the past few years. I've managed to dance around
the frequ...
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...