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Link roundup
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1. Penelope Trunk on why getting divorced, if you have kids, is probably a
bad choice for you and your kids. Her comments reminded me of a book
excerpt Rob...
watch who you beef with
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I screwed up with the Stephen Wacker thing. I take this stuff seriously,
and I shoulda been better than I was. I took his insults personally. I
think he wa...
Perplexed
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There are some images that perplex me, and all I can do is rub my eyes, and
go "What th'—?!" . . .
Daniel Adel — Walt Disney
Actually, I'm going to start ...
Red Circle Ad
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Seen at Daniel Best's blog, here's a fun and seemingly homemade early ad
for Archie's Red Circle horror line which highlighted Gray. This is from
the prog...
The Amazing Sound Effects of Walter Simonson!
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Here’s an early sound effect from the Manhunter tale in Detective Comics
#440. Filed under: The Amazing Sound Effects of Walter Simonson! Tagged:
Detective...
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The Yum-Yum Kid
Thursday Comic Strip Day.
To go with yesterday's Dave Gerard cartoons, here is an overview of his
strip Will-Yum, which started in the ear...
The Unknown-Sid Greene-1948
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In the vein of all the other storytellers of the macabre such as radio's
Whistler and Mysterious Traveler and Bob Powell's Man in Black (called
Fate)--a...
Striker Annual 1974 - Complete - Part 01
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Not all comics or Annuals were produced by Fleetway or D.C. Thomsons. A few
independent publishers had a go as well :-) This Annual - Striker from 1974
( p...
"The Skull Scavenger" & "Horror Island"
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Today we have two more moldering stories, both stinking of the grave, from *Terror
Tales* Vol. 3 No. 4, July 1971. Our first story, "The Skull Scavenger," ...
When Angelena Jumped The Shark For Me
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It was the exact second that she exposed her leg and did that little
flourish. I knew how much she liked herself but that was really a bit much.
I hate my...
Black Canary and Elektra
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Here are two great characters that have gotten the short end of the stick
when it comes to live action adaptations. The original Elektra storyline
in Da...
UNDERTOW - LUKE DONKERSLOOT
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So far we have had Greg and Gibson giving me their spiel about their new
comic book, Undertow. But what about the other one? Luke? What does he have
to say...
Ink-Slinger Profiles: George L. Lee
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George L. Lee was born in Jamestown, New York on July 27, 1906. In the 1910
U.S. Federal Census, Lee was the youngest of two sons born to George and
Grac...
Discuss: Boris Vallejo
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Karen: I was talking with a friend about the upcoming John Carter film, and
we segued into a discussion of the work of artist Boris Vallejo. If you are
of ...
Frazetta's First Lancer!
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Frank Frazetta's first Lancer cover was not for Robert E. Howard's Conan,
but for *Reign of Wizardry* a book written by the great Jack Williamson.
This is...
FOOTBALL COMIC WITH NO BALLS...
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In 1992, new publishing kid on the block, TUNDRA, were developing a
fortnightly football comic called GLORY GLORY, which they hoped would be
the next big...
Adventure Comics # 112, January, 1947
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This issue's SUPERBOY tale is almost a long PSA of the type the Boy Of
Steel would specialize in throughout the fifties, this one on traffic
safety. Inte...
More Batman Comics of 1966-Detective Comics
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Batman had originally appeared in DETECTIVE COMICS in 1939 and has, to this
very day, remained the lead feature in that long-running title. Artist
Carmin...
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Just a reminder about DREAMQUEST MAGAZINE: It's FREE!
Check it out right here:
Open publication - Free publishing - More bigfoot
I've been here and t...
Edmund Bagwell's tribute to Brett Ewins.
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Checked my email at work this morning and got a link to *this*. There's
been a glut of birthday greetings for *2000AD* over the UK comics
blogosphere these...
Oops! Supergirl’s so clumsy..!
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Gorilla Daze
Superman #307, January 1977 Yep, in this Neal Adams drawn cover young Linda
Danvers has only gone and dropped the bottled city of Kandor!Ban...
Marilyn Monday
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Marilyn Monroe in a Sailor Suit by Olivia De Berardinis.
Marilyn Monroe by Earl Moran.
Marilyn Monroe With Parasol by Al Hirschfeld.
Marilyn ...
Charnel Reviews
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So, my first 'real' entry into the Gotrek & Felix canon is now out and
available for purchase, should you be in to such things. "Charnel Congress"
is a 30...
Male Call Monday: The Return of Miss Lace
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During WW2, the legendary Milton Caniff created a comic strip targeted
exclusively at U.S. military personnel. It featured the sexy Miss Lace, a
young la...
Showcase #83: Here Comes Bernie
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The second issue of the Nightmaster Showcase trial featured the art of
Bernie Wrightson, who had just started his comic book career a month or so
earlier....
The Swami and the Spectre
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In case anyone missed the news, *Mykal* has unleashed a blog devoted to *
DC's* coolest classic supernatural creation-- *THE SPECTRE!* The blog,
appr...
Moustache Monday!
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A foreign fellow always knows how to carry a big moustache. Malik, the
burly, brooding Balkan type from War Picture Library 277 The Patriot
certainly carr...
Strange Tales # 135
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Issue: Strange Tales # 135
Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko
Publication Date: August 1965
Brief Summary:
http://marvel.wikia.com/Stran...
Captain America's greatest ever foe - Poll Results!
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[image: Captain America #104, Jack Kirby]
*I*t might be the Hollywood Oscars tonight but all eyes are on a far more
glittering occasion, as it's time for ev...
Top Cat and the Pleasures of NYC!
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Exchanging comments with friend Debbie (who does the excellent web comic *Fluffy
and Mervin*) on my recent Flintstones post put me in a Hanna-Barbera state ...
Jon Davis-Hunt - Rrrrrrraaaaar-paround Cover!
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The mighty Jon Davis-Hunt is back with this AMAZING wraparound cover for
Age of the Wolf 2. Regular readers with good memories will remember the
breakdown...
THE CARTOONIST'S REVENGE
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Everyone knows what it takes to have a successful career. A college
education is essential. A graduate degree is even better (preferably in a
field su...
Real-Life Infiltrates the Romance Comics!
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Big dreams for romance
character, Debbie Williams!
But, alas! Those aspirations of
winning an Oscar came true!
Panels from the DC story, "First Prize.. Hea...
Hero surveying his kingdom
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...although he looks a bit shocked that arch-nemesis Jasper somehow got
into the shot...
...and some bloke in a stripey top :-)
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Back With Brooklyn Gorillas
A guy named Steve Calvert played the titular gorilla in *Bela Lugosi Meets
a Brooklyn* *Gorilla*. He'd bought the skin from R...
Teen Titans #6 review
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Kid Flash's run-in (sorry) with Superboy has left him out of synch and in
danger of vibrating to death - can the rest of the Teen Titans find someone
to s...
Fantasy Defense
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*Fantasy Defense*, aka *Fantasy Defenders*, is a tower defense styled game
pitting your forces against waves of enemy monsters. It has an old style
look to...
This Month in Marvel: June 1964
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- We're now into June of 1964. And you know what that means: Another
look at Stan's "Special Announcements" page, wherein he tantalized readers
...
Comic Book Ads!
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Time to check out some more comic book ads from old Gold Key Comics!
[image: mightysamson2600014]
OK, here's one that appeared in Mighty Samson #26 (although...
Bolles inside Esquire
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Our saga of the Bolles girl channeled on the cover of *Esquire* continues,
courtesy of mega Bolles-fan, Alan Wrobel who wrote the magazine to alert
them o...
No News Is Bad News
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On 24 December, the Stratfor computer site was learned to be hacked;
e.mail, e.mail addresses, and credit-card information were stolen.
Initially, Anonymou...
Happy Valentine's Day!
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I hope visitors to my blogs will be my Valentines!
(I wonder if there will be earthquakes, what with all the women being
immodest today.)
Funny Valentines
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What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than with Topps Funny
Valentines. Here's a description and pictures from an old Hake's Auction --
*"Topps issu...
Why Chicks Cry: Teardrop City
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(I have been both surprised and humbled by the attention "Why Chicks Cry"
has received. It has been Facebooked, Twittered, even mentioned in Time
Magazine...
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,...
“this is a collaborative medium”.
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“If the solution is anger at the system, and to only buy creator owned
comics, great. There are many wonderful comics that could use your
attention. But yo...
The Cigarette Girl of Mosselprom (1924)
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The Cigarette Girl of Mosselprom (Papirosnitsa ot Mosselproma) Yuliya
Solntseva / Igor Ilyinsky / Anna Dmokhovskaya / Nikolai Tsereteli / Leonid
Baratov /...
Media References Part IV: Christopher Nolan Movies
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With such tremendous critical acclaim, it would be hard for Christopher
Nolan's Batman movies not to find their way into popular culture. Cementing
the pop...
Experimental Color Roughs
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Andrew Loomis is the illustrator's illustrator — his art instruction books
beloved by millions, world-wide. Much of his published work in ads and
magazines...
Follow Me Back to 1974!
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What are you doing here? 1976 has ended! Follow me back to 1974 where we're
doing it all again for the next twelve months!
http://1974geeksfirstjournal.bl...
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...
The Sequel; coming May 2012
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As you may (or may not) have seen me mention on Facebook or Twitter over
the weekend, the Better Half and I are expecting our second child
(currently known...
1 comments:
My all time favorite, I l;ike Tony Harris because he draws like me and that gives me hope, I like Sienkienwicz because he blows my mind.
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