HEROES!
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...ready for action!
My brothers and I... a long, *loooooong* time ago. Obviously we were
cosplay before cosplay was cool.
My brother Drew, Myself and m...
TV21's STAR TREK - PART TWO...
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*A*nd now, from the dim and distant days of* 1970* - and the pages of
*TV21 #40* (new series) - comes *STAR TREK*., boldly going (to split the
infinitive...
Hawk Woman
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Morrow-fan supreme Ray Cuthbert posted this Raymondesque Hawkwoman,
originally seen in an issue of COMIC CRUSADER, at our site's Facebook page.
Thanks, Ray!
Burn Notice 5.7 - Besieged
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*Plot:* So Jacob Starkey is the man who impersonated Michael the day of
Max' death, but he's also kind of a dope, which means he did so on
someone's orders...
Curatives for the Soul
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Can't you just feel the gentle warmth, the fragrant breeze, the peace and
tranquility? Meditating on infused images like this can be curatives for
the soul...
Batman meets Elecktra by Frank Miller!
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How about this for a nifty forgotten cover? Amazing Heroes 69 from 1985
featured two great characters meeting on a dark and gritty night: Batman
and Eleck...
The Star-Spangled Kid and Captain America
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It's fitting that this cover falls on Memorial Day Weekend, when we take
the time out to remember the brave men and women who fight for freedom
around th...
Discuss: Summer Plans
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Doug: Whether it's a book you plan to read, a trip you're taking, or some
good ol' fashioned popcorn fun, let's hear what's on your agenda up to
Labor ...
Loosin’ Finks # 788
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E-Man fans will enjoy not only the success story in this piece but the
great gallery of E-Man covers old and new.
http://ripjaggerdojo.blogspot.com/2013...
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*Hiding In The Shadows *
Sunday Meskin Measure.
Just a small story today, a two pager from Standard's Crime Files #5.
According to some Mort Meskin inked ...
The E-Man Cometh!
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Yesterday was one of the more interesting and memorable days in my comic
book collecting life. I'll get into more of that in later posts, but part
of wha...
EGG!
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Here's another *Kandi the Cave Kid* by Kelly. Two different sets of scans
showed up here, one from OtherEric and the other from Barry, both great
friends o...
The Top 200 Fighting Game Endings: Part Four
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140) Mortal Kombat 9 – CYBER SUB-ZERO 2011 Cyber Sub-Zero is the only
character in the Mortal Kombat reboot with no narration in his ending. I’m
not sure i...
The Night of the Grizzly
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Big Clint Walker wasn't long of of his phenomenally popular CHEYENNE
television western in '66 when this vehicle came out on his way to
translating that ...
Captain Valiant-Marvin Stein-1945
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I love the logo and the stylized splash panel but what's with the thick
colored circle panels throughout? And more than that, our hero appears in
exactly...
Read with Friends Bookmark Project
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Here's something I did for The Read With Friends Bookmark Project, the
brainchild of Tina Henry. [image: photo 5-26_zpsd025d451.jpg]
Naomi Campbell; 'I'm a bitch, not a witch.'
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It must be a slow time in Tabloidland at the moment if they're desperate
enough to fill column space they're making up stories about Naomi Campbell
c...
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Roscoe Trods The Boards
Back in the Arbuckle briar patch and still awaiting definitive bio's from
better authorities than myself. Several are said t...
Published in Batman-1989...And I Never Even Knew It!
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So last night I decided to go to sleep fairly early as everyone else here
had already faded for the evening. The problem was that the Cincinnati Reds
had f...
Brixham bound
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The glacially-slow pace of this 'ere blog is about to crawl to a halt as
we're just about to head down to Brixham in Devon for a week. This means my
...
Comic Book Ads!
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[image: beverlyhillbillies14_02] First up in this installment comes this
Dell Comics house ad, which appeared on the inside front cover of Beverly
Hillbill...
Horror's Little Acre
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Here's another nicely illustrated *Standard Comics* spooker loaded with
chills and atmosphere, originally presented in the August 1952 issue of *Adventures ...
Dan Luvisi
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Advertise here with BSA
Popped Culture by Dan Luvisi, “a series based off characters from famous
videogames, film, and movies—but in an alternate and wil...
Making a Splash: R.I.P. Jesse Santos
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Sad to report that Ol' Groove recently learned of Jesse Santos' passing on
April 27 at the age of 83. Santos was the artist/co-creator of Gold Key's
Groov...
Special guest review - Rob Staeger on Flash #20
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People think Barry Allen is boring, but they’ve been sold a bill of goods.
He’s a police investigator, looking for the trace elements criminals
unwittingl...
Sid Check Horror
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Here's a Harvey horror tale with some typically Wood-like art by his
sometime compatriot, Sid Check.
http://fourcolorshadows.blogspot.com/2013/05/here-to...
Glenn Fabry - P S I Megacity-One
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*Ex-Psi-Ting!*
She knows what you're thinking and so do I - it's fantastic to see double
Eisner Award winning artist Glenn Fabry going back to his roots ...
TRAVIS BICKLE ON THE RIVIERA #30
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This week on Travis Bickle on the Riviera, David Brothers returns for a
serious discussion about the demise of Comics Alliance and it’s impact on
comics ne...
RES IPSA LOQUITUR
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*Ronald Searle*
Oil mogul Armand Hammer amassed a large collection of paintings by famous
artists. He then decided to build a $70 million museum to ho...
The unforgettable tales of Worlds Unknown.
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*W*atching the *Eurovision Song Contest* at the weekend reminded us all
that "abroad" is a whole other world. How we thrilled to Romanian falsetto
vampires...
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...
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...
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
...
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...
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...
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...
3 comments:
awesome! alex nino is like jello....there's always room for more. :)
mmmm, jello. . .
Just when I think I've got all the Alex Nino scans the web has to offer - boom! Thanks for these goodies!!
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