The Humanistic and Heroic Art of JOE KUBERT
Nov24

The Humanistic and Heroic Art of JOE KUBERT

In the fifth of a series of nine weekly tributes to the great artists of the Silver Age, Arlen Schumer looks at the gritty expressiveness of JOE KUBERT.

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R.I.P. Edward T. Summer, Opened Manhattan’s First Comic Shop
Nov14

R.I.P. Edward T. Summer, Opened Manhattan’s First Comic Shop

Rest In Peace Edward T Summer. Among other accomplishments the author/editor of Uncle Scrooge McDuck: His Life and Times and proprietor of the very first comic book store in Manhattan [if not NYC] in 1971, Supersnipe Comics, passed away last night, Nov 13, 2014. We believe he was 68.

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BATMAN ’66: The LOST EPISODE — Len Wein Tells the Tale of Two-Face
Nov10

BATMAN ’66: The LOST EPISODE — Len Wein Tells the Tale of Two-Face

One of our favorite writers takes you through the Batcave with the story behind DC‘s treatment of Harlan Ellison‘s “lost” outline.

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JACK KIRBY: Quite Simply, the King
Nov10

JACK KIRBY: Quite Simply, the King

In the third of a series of nine weekly tributes to the great artists of the Silver Age, Arlen Schumer brings you the King himself, JACK KIRBY.

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Happy Birthday, JIM STERANKO!
Nov05

Happy Birthday, JIM STERANKO!

One of the all-time greats gets the 13 Covers salute! 76 years young!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, STEVE DITKO!
Nov02

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, STEVE DITKO!

A Happy 87th birthday to Steve Ditko, co-creator (along with some guy named Stan) of Spider-Man! He’s also the creator of The Creeper, Doctor Strange, Mr. AThe Question and co-creator of a whole lot of other  characters. We celebrate the birthday of one of the all-time greats with 13 covers…

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