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INDY SPOTLIGHT: Sleuth Comics #2
Sleuth Comics #2 The nocturnal nemesis of crime known as the Black Owl protects his city…
JUST IMAGINE! March 1945: The Titanic Teenager
Teenagers were in vogue in the 1940s, and were even something of a new concept. After…
FANTASTIC COMIC FAN: Add Something Kirby to Your Collection
If there is one creator who fans can never get enough of and who always seems…
FANTASTIC COMIC FAN: Going Cosmic With the X-Men
With the current line of X-Men comics going on hiatus for another event, you might be…
JUST IMAGINE! April 1972: Superman and Machine
He threw all his strength into his legs, felt them hammering the water behind him. In…
FANTASTIC COMIC FAN: Time to Revisit the Legion
I have been a long-time fan of the Legion of Superheroes, and there was a time…
JUST IMAGINE! January 1964: Gold Key Finds Tarzan’s Son
The immense popularity of Johnny Weissmuller’s Tarzan movies from 1932 to 1948 tended to overshadow Edgar…
FANTASTIC COMIC FAN: Zenoscope—Going Beyond Capes
While at the San Diego Comic Con, I was amazed by the number of indie publishers…
FANTASTIC COMIC FAN: Archie Gets Spooky
With the spooky season right around the corner, it’s time to delve deeper into something spookily…
JUST IMAGINE! April 1962: A Super Spy Ahead of His Time
In 1962, while what would become Marvel Comics was evolving the superhero concept in a more…
INDIE SPOTLIGHT: Pugnuggle Tales #3
Pugnuggle Tales #3 Harry is kidnapped by Pugnuggles and taken to a keg party in the…
JUST IMAGINE! December 1957: The Law of Diminishing Superheroes
In order to tell a good superhero story, writers must constantly come up with ways to…
JUST IMAGINE! September 1975: Back in the Day Before Dark
The short-lived Atlas line was dark before dark was cool, let alone done to death. One…
JUST IMAGINE! November 1962: Do Commies Think They’re Playin’ With Kids?
Marvel Comics’ second groundbreaking title, The Incredible Hulk, was very much a work in progress. In…
JUST IMAGINE! March 1966: The Weary Web of Middle Age
One of the things that made Robert Mayer’s 1977 novel Superfolks work so well was that,…
INDY SPOTLIGHT: Boom Squad #2
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JUST IMAGINE! July 1941: Fliers and Funnies
In the 1990s, Britcom Keeping Up Appearances, Hyacinth Bucket’s dotty old dad sometimes dashes about performing…
JUST IMAGINE! July 1968: Politics and Power
Even then, I recognized it as a milestone of Marvel’s success. The magazine appeared on the…
How about a Waltz with Brando?
Hello and welcome to another edition of Twisted News! Recently, I had the opportunity to attend…
JUST IMAGINE! October 1939: Frankenstein on Fire
At first, he was the Frankenstein monster on fire, an inhuman torch. But that was before…
JUST IMAGINE! April 1940: The Joker is No Joke
In his seminal 1965 hardcover The Great Comic Book Heroes, cartoonist Jules Feiffer featured the Masked…
INDY SPOTLIGHT: Space Gods #1
Space Gods #1 Several times in Man’s history the world has been invaded and taken over…
JUST IMAGINE! November 1960: The Riddle of the Rival Spacemen
Even when I was 6 years old, in 1960, I was clear on the fact that…
Epic ‘Riftbound x Arcane’ Box Set to Release Very Soon!
Pre-orders for Riftbound: League of Legends Arcane are only days away. Fans can secure their Riftbound…
JUST IMAGINE! February 1961: The Monster Who Became a Superhero
Early on, Marvel Comics had a Thing and a Hulk. So why not an It? Actually,…
JUST IMAGINE! September 1976: The Short Flight of the Human Rocket
What do you get when you cross Spider-Man with Green Lantern? Nova, the Human Rocket. Introduced…
JUST IMAGINE! February 1963: Cryll, the Alien Wonder
When the cosmic situation looked particularly dire, DC Comics’ “spaceman/Batman,” Space Ranger, had two deus ex…
INDY SPOTLIGHT: Dead Presidents #1
Dead Presidents #1 Dead Presidents is an action/comedy story. What if the US government cloned George…
JUST IMAGINE! August 1963: He Tackled the Titans
Ant-Man was one superhero who had a good deal of practice at cutting his enemies down…
JUST IMAGINE! August 1953: If They Only Knew… October 21, 2019
One of my favorite Captain Comet stories is The Cosmic Chessboard, both because of a sly…
El Rey del Comic: THEMO LOBOS, UN CREADOR INCANSABLE
Cuando Themo Lobos me llevó a la editorial Zig-Zag, me dijo, “tú serás mi ayudante, me…
‘Critical Role: The Armory of Heroes’ is a Must-Have for Critters!
Rejoice, Critters! The Critical Role: The Armory of Heroes is here to be a glorious addition…