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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
Boom Squad #2 Boom Squad #2Boom Squad #2 – Image 2Boom Squad #2 – Image 3Boom…
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…
JUST IMAGINE! January 1966: Peter Cannon, Son of Amazing-Man
The writer-artist who created the Charlton comics “action hero” Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt, was, ironically, a secret…
JUST IMAGINE! September 1964: The Dawn of Doom
Okay, Dr. Doom’s name still causes the uninitiated to snigger a little. Let them. It remains…
JUST IMAGINE! November 1965: Does Whatever a Fly-Man Can
The Fly, Archie Comics’ pioneer Silver Age superhero, was a wall-crawler with an alliterative name who…
New York Comic Con ’25 Panels, Artists, Writers Lists are Live!
It is time to begin planning your trip to the Big Apple and jot down time…
JUST IMAGINE! October 1941: You Don’t Tug on Their Capes
You didn’t want to mess around with Captain Marvel in 1940. You might just end up…
FANTASTIC COMIC FAN: Fantagraphics Loses Its Way With Latest Lost Marvels
Fantagraphics released its latest Lost Marvels series, Howard Chaykin Vol. 1, which collects some little-seen 1970s…
JUST IMAGINE! April 1942: Superman vs. Iron Man
World’s Finest 6 offered a story that was essentially Iron Man versus Superman, circa 1942. “Superman’s…
JUST IMAGINE! July 1946: Looking for Laughs
The covers started getting softer and sillier in the postwar era. We’d had enough violence for…
FANTASTIC COMIC FAN: DC’s 2nd Mighty Crusaders Revival
While Archie and the Gang have gotten their deserved share of the Archie Comics attention, there…
JUST IMAGINE! November 1962: Enter the Masters
A blind person who can perceive the situation more clearly than many sighted people — that’s…