Haspiel and Waid bring you The Fox
Coming Oct. 30, Archie Comics, under the Red Circle banner, significantly ups its superhero game with two big names: indie crackerjack Dean Haspiel and superstar writer Mark Waid on The Fox.
THE GOTHAM TRIBUNE: Hey, I got to hang out in the Batcopter!
In the ‘70s and into the ‘80s “Batman” was on after school on Channel 11, which was great. Daily doses of the dastardly doings in Gotham.
Channel 7, on the other hand, had “The 4:30 Movie,” which ran movies chopped down to 90 minutes, including commercials. Most of the time, this was no big deal – except on those days when they ran the 1966 “Batman” movie, right up against the show over on WPIX.
Holy Sophie’s Choice!
Martinbrough, Diggle and Thief of Thieves
Here’s a book you should be reading: Image’s Thief of Thieves from artist Shawn Martinbrough and, these days, writer Andy Diggle (plus Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead).
THE GOTHAM TRIBUNE: Mike Allred’s favorite ‘Batman ’66’ episodes!
Mike Allred is doing the covers for DC’s Batman ’66 comic. Here are his Top 5 Bat-Episodes!