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INDY SPOTLIGHT: Snake Homecoming #1
Snake Homecoming #1 When an infamous outlaws arrives in Cambra, when the local bullies try to…
JUST IMAGINE! September 1959: The Super-Lad of Space!
Even in 1959, at the age of 5, a guy knew when he was being had.…
ABSOLUTE HOMAGES: ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!
Welcome back my fellow homage hunters. For a long time, homage covers were…
JUST IMAGINE! April 1967: The Shadow of the Bat
Named after a night flyer, this mystery man had a costumed partner and a super-vehicle to…
JUST IMAGINE! September 1964: The Witch Who Twitched
Network television offered several strange examples of super-powered women in the 1960s — not as adventure…
JUST IMAGINE! February 1950: A Mummy Walks in Gotham City
Monsters? They were all in a night’s work for the Dynamic Duo. Very early in his…
El Rey del Comic: MIGUEL ORTIZ CÓMIC FUNNY
By Mike Star El padre, Francisco Subercaseaux, lo nombró, profesor de dibujo, de una escuela, en…
JUST IMAGINE! June 1966: When Readers Talked, Lee Listened
Stan Lee listened, True Believer! Determined to make Marvel an interactive comic book company, with readers…
JUST IMAGINE! September 1961: Shrinking, But Not from a Fight
He was a superhero smaller even than the children who read his adventures, but trickier and…
INDY SPOTLIGHT: Taotaomona #2
Taotaomona #2 All of Guam is on alert as Typhoon Paka bears down on the island.…
JUST IMAGINE! December 1951: The Girl of Tomorrow
Superman encountered several super-females during his long career, including his own cousin and various amped-up…
JUST IMAGINE! January 1964: And Blobby Makes Three
The irresistible X-Men met the immovable Blob in their third issue. “The first two issues were…
JUST IMAGINE! 1897: The Evil Superman
Beyond the surface satisfactions it supplies as an adventure story, Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula functions on…
JUST IMAGINE! November 1951: The Unknown People
The man from the sky versus the men from the center of the Earth. Well, not…
JUST IMAGINE! May 1959: The Colossus of Metropolis
Superman’s 1950s’ archenemy Metallo echoed both the 1940s’ cyborg superhero Robotman and the 1940s’ Superman villain…
JUST IMAGINE! February 1964: Wonder Woman’s Breakdown
Despite his apparent antipathy for the character, writer Robert Kanigher could occasionally surprise readers with a…
JUST IMAGINE! June 1957: Put on Your Thinking Cap
Although the initial vogue for comic book superheroes died out in the late 1940s and early…
INDY SPOTLIGHT: Man In The Mask #6
Man In The Mask #6 While investigating a rash of fires in the neighborhood next to…
JUST IMAGINE! September 1963: The Web and the Flame
When Spider-Man co-starred in Strange Tales Annual 2 (Sept. 1963), the fourth issue of his…
Artist on the Rise – Dean Juliette
Some comic artists specialize in one thing, maybe horror, maybe superheroes, maybe comedy. Then there are…
JUST IMAGINE! March 1981: Believe It or Not
Stephen J. Cannell didn’t like superheroes. He thought they were stupid. Cannell, one of American TV’s…
JUST IMAGINE! December 1924: The Darkness Behind the Mask
From D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film Birth of a Nation on, we’ve sometimes seen an unsettling association…
WAYNE’S WORLD: Belated Happy 50th to Marvel’s Eternals!
An important celebratory comic was released on Wednesday, April 1, and it recognized the 50th anniversary…
August 1959: When You Wish Upon a Giant
“You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you’ll find you get…
JUST IMAGINE! January 1961: Fascinated by the Face That Wasn’t There
Sometimes the comic books you saw in ads but didn’t read could be as fascinating as…
Indie Games to Check Out from LVL UP EXPO ‘26
LVL Up Expo is a fantastic convention to play new games made by indie developers with…
JUST IMAGINE! November 1963: Variations on a Hulk Theme
Spider-Man had already fought and thwarted the Chameleon, the Vulture, and the Sandman. He’d nearly been…
JUST IMAGINE! July 1956: The Boys Who Could Fly
Peter Pan was the original superboy, so it was probably inevitable that he’d meet the other…
Archie Game Galaxy
If it’s Monday—it’s generally time to talk about Archie Comics. I wish I could devote a…
JUST IMAGINE! July 1962 turned out to be a red-letter month for Marvel’s Strange Tales.
Like the venerable Millie the Model, Strange Tales had the distinction of having its first 25-cent annual appear…
Artist on the Rise – Bobby Ragland
There’s something really refreshing about creators who just genuinely love superhero comics, and Bobby Ragland absolutely…
INDY SPOTLIGHT: The Tiger Woman #1
The Tiger Woman #1 The ruins of a gigantic living museum/ theme park peopled by formerly…