13 COVERS: A DICK GIORDANO Birthday Celebration
An absolute, utter, no-question, all-time favorite…
13 COVERS: A 50th Anniversary VAMPIRELLA Celebration
The Daughter of Drakulon celebrates five decades…
Just because… Comic books are kind of a personal thing, y’know? Your taste is personal, your experiences with them are personal. We also relate to certain characters and certain circumstances, too. It has a lot to do with just how passionate fans can be. None of this is rocket science or terribly surprising but it has everything to do with why I feel compelled to post a gallery celebrating Batman and Robin. I’m a Batfan of the first order, of course, but on a strictly personal level, my son Sam returns to college this week and I’m naturally wistful about it. It doesn’t take a Freud to equate Batman and Robin with the father-son bond, so here are 13 COVERS that celebrate the greatest partnership in comics history. Pretty much because I like looking at these right now — and I think you will too, whether you have your own sidekick or not: — MORE — WHEN ROBIN LEFT: A Personal Look at a BATMAN Landmark. Click here. — 13 COVERS: A Special BATMAN AND ROBIN Celebration. Click...
Actually, it’s 13 COVERS AND SPLASH PAGES — starring Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu! I think it’s a pretty safe bet that artist Paul Gulacy’s best-known series was his pairing with Doug Moench on Marvel’s Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu in the ’70s — a run that I’m diving into myself right now. Anyway, it’s Gulacy’s 66th birthday — he was born Aug. 15, 1953 — so it’s time for a 13 COVERS salute. Thing is, he only did a handful of covers for the series, which is pretty amazing, all things considered. What to do? Well, in the past, I’ve highlighted some of his covers for the six-issue series he and Moench did 15-20 years ago. But I really wanted to focus on the Bronze Age run. Good thing Gulacy turned in some absolutely sizzling splash pages — one of the series’ hallmarks. So dig these movie-posteresque 13 COVERS AND SPLASH PAGES. I certainly do. — MORE — Marvel’s SHANG-CHI and the JAMES BOND Connection. Click here. — Cover images and credits from the theatrical Grand Comics Database. Splash pages from the blog Diversions of the Groovy...
An absolute, utter, no-question, all-time favorite…
The Daughter of Drakulon celebrates five decades…