Confessions of Love: A Valentine
To my wife; you are the fire that warms my life, the nourishment that fills my soul, the center of my world. You are all that I hold dear.You have … Continue reading Confessions of Love: A Valentine
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Strange Tales Indeed
Strange Tales no. 181-Starlin’s Ditko homage! “1000 Clowns” is Starlin at his most completely wacked. There’s the clowns, of course, Gamora(wow!) and Pip the Troll, but if that’s not enough … Continue reading Strange Tales Indeed
Jimmy Olsen no.115 by Neal Adams
This is one of those covers, like so many Neal Adams did for DC in the late sixties, that far surpasses the contents of the package. The story inside has … Continue reading Jimmy Olsen no.115 by Neal Adams
The Ultimate Comic; Warlock
Warlock was the comic for me when I was 14-15. In Jim Starlin’s hands it was a masterpiece of cosmic space-opera, replete with cigar-smoking trolls, beautiful women (more likely to … Continue reading The Ultimate Comic; Warlock
Klik-Klak,Kamandi & Kirby
This was the first issue I bought of Kamandi back in ’73. I’d held off in part because it wasn’t a traditional super-hero book, (no colorful costumes!) and because it … Continue reading Klik-Klak,Kamandi & Kirby
Ploog in Space: MoF no.3
More Ploog! As I mentioned in the first post, I wanted to do a number of these Ploog covers from his early run on “The Monster of Frankenstein”–before Marvel changed … Continue reading Ploog in Space: MoF no.3
Gil Kane: The Atom, no.32
As a little guy I get a kick out of the Atom as a colossus. Great cover by Gil Kane in period when he did a lot of great covers … Continue reading Gil Kane: The Atom, no.32
If Burne Hogarth is the Mickey L of Comics, then Frazetta is…?
Rubens’ love of women. Goya’s sense of the macabre. But without Rubens’ sense of hedonistic joy, or Goya’s taste for satire. mix in that uniquely American love of pulp-y trash. … Continue reading If Burne Hogarth is the Mickey L of Comics, then Frazetta is…?
The Generator
Dig that Gargoyle leapin’ out of the page! Feel the heart pounding rush of the crowd chasing after him! That “Demon” thing is coming for you, pal-so you’d either better … Continue reading The Generator
The Most Cosmic Cartoonist of All
I remember–well, barely-a movie theater in Philadelphia at the end of the seventies, -watching “Altered States” and thinking I’d seen God. Seriously. Now, I might’ve had a little help with … Continue reading The Most Cosmic Cartoonist of All
The Champ
It pisses me off when people diss Neal Adams. PISSES ME OFF! Punks not worthy of sharpening the man’s pencils out there bad-mouthin’ the Champ. Not worthy of sharpening the … Continue reading The Champ
Mike Kaluta knows The Shadow!
Was there ever a better version of the Shadow, in print or on radio, than O’Neil and Kaluta’s? When these came out I was 13, and the local radio station … Continue reading Mike Kaluta knows The Shadow!
Geoff Grogan 