In Justice League of America 4 (April-May 1961), the Flash proposed Adam Strange for membership, despite the fact…
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FCN at AFM 2024: Interview with Dinosaur Rumblings
First Comics News at American Film Market 2024: an honest talk with Dinosaur Rumblings Entertainment Tim…
First Comics News with Indie Rights at AFM 2024
First Comics News talks with Indie Rights at AFM 2024
JUST IMAGINE! April 1940: Another Mask for the Black Bat
The back story of The Mask is more interesting than the story itself. “The Mask is…
JUST IMAGINE! August 1970: Marvel’s Cravings
Marvel superheroes used to “grow weary of inactivity” a LOT. I don’t know, maybe relax a…
Why it matters that AFM comes to Las Vegas, NV
About the American Film Market (AFM) The AFM is where the global film and television business…
American Film Market 2024 in LAS VEGAS
AMERICAN FILM MARKET EXHIBITION SPACE SELLS OUT FORINAUGURAL 2024 LAS VEGAS EVENT It’s happening: NOV 5…
JUST IMAGINE! January 1967: At the End of the Jungle Trail
Within the boom-and-bust cycles of the comic book industry, you can in retrospect spot those moments…
DAYS OF PUNK
DAYS OF PUNK Celeb photographer Michael Grecco flew into AFM 2024 for a meeting with Indie…
NAKED IN A CAVE 2024 recap
NAKED IN A CAVE 2024 Well, it’s me. It’s him. It’s T.I.M. and I’m reporting to…
JUST IMAGINE! December 1957: The Hidden Defenders of Ditko
Steve Ditko’s 1950s fantasy stories offer examples of one of his running themes: the hidden defender.…
INDY SPOTLIGHT: Poe Noir: The Dupine Files #1
Poe Noir: The Dupine Files #1 Detective A.A. DuPine arrives in New Orleans to find his…
JUST IMAGINE! May 1966: Heroes and Humor
Rather amazingly, seven of the 11 titles Archie Comics had on the newsstands in May 1966…
JUST IMAGINE! 1941: Loving the Long-Vanished Heroes
Live action super heroes were thin on the ground when I was a boy. We had…
JUST IMAGINE! October 1966: When Spawns the Serpent
“I found that it was all right to have Martians saying things Democrats and Republicans could…
JUST IMAGINE! December 1964: That Other Man of Steel
Like superheroes, fictional private detectives generally find themselves in the freelance justice business. Popular culture critic…
JUST IMAGINE! November 1963: Two Letters Make a Big Difference
Hank Pym became a whole new superhero just by adding two letters to his name. In…
JUST IMAGINE! March 1972: Marvel Goes to Mars
In the early 1970s, Marvel Comics began trading some of its capes and masks for swords…
JUST IMAGINE! June 1940: Black and White and Red
In the early 1930s, newspaper syndicates rejected Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster’s Superman. But by the…
JUST IMAGINE! March 1963: The Hero Who Got No Respect
In 1963, this didn’t make sense. The Fantastic Four were fighting some weird character named “Spider-Man,”…
INDY SPOTLIHGT: Geek-Girl #13
GEEK-GIRL #13 Identity Crisis Part 3: ‘Interlopers.’ Identity Thief ingratiates herself into Geek-Girl’s life, Summer meets…
JUST IMAGINE! August 1962: The Grin on the Mushroom Cloud
For 13 days in 1962, when I was 8, my grandparents and the other adults around…
JUST IMAGINE! March 1962: Let’s Give the Villains a Hand
Early in their runs, the jet age Flash and Green Lantern had already developed surprisingly elaborate…
Twisted News: Halloween Edition
Hello, and welcome to another edition of Twisted News! We are digging back into the roots…
JUST IMAGINE! July 1962: Farewell to the Monsters
As a small boy, I was fascinated by weird and immensely powerful beings. Mesmerized, really. Superheroes…
JUST IMAGINE! November 1960: When the Water Walks..
In June 1960, when I was 6, I remember suddenly being struck by the realization of…
JUST IMAGINE! February 1961: Wonder on the Wing
The first time I saw Hawkman, the winged wonder and his wife were fighting some kind…
JUST IMAGINE! July 1969: Justice, Like Lightning, Ever Shall Appear…
I understand that Marvel Bullpen wasn’t thrilled with publisher Martin Goodman’s idea of appropriating the name…
JUST IMAGINE! August 1965: When Pinocchio Met Superman
Cross Pinocchio with Superman and you might well get something like Tetsuwan Atomu, renamed Astro Boy…
INDY SPOTLIGHT: Point Of Authority Family Ties #3
Point Of Authority Family Ties #3 Devastation! His mind made whole, Grandpa’s rage is rekindled! But…
JUST IMAGINE! June 1960: There Were Giants in Those Days
Ah, those glorious “annuals.” I use quotation marks here because their popularity pushed up their publication…
JUST IMAGINE! November 1962: Be Careful What You Wish For
An arrogant man makes threatening demands of some obscure figure who is on the fringes of…