Last week, I mentioned something about Batman and Superman’s secret identities, and that I would talk about them if anyone was interested. Well, I recall at least two “yes” votes. That is really all it takes. To be frank, I wanted to do it anyway as long as no one actively said BOO THIS IS […]

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–EC reprints are hellaciously expensive. The Amazon discount takes the edge off it quite a bit, but I still feel it’s pretty steep. Part of the magic of EC Comics (and this extends to a great deal more classic comics material) is that they were delivered in cheap, disposal packaging, but the content itself transcended […]

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(Inspired by a post about the Batcave you really should read. Not inspired by Disney-Marvel stuff, because I’ve said all I can about that here.) Scipio at the Absorbascon has gone on at great length about how the Marvel and DC Universes are different, but there is one aspect I don’t believe he’s talked about. […]

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I have never actually had this conversation in real life, so I have felt free to use creative license in writing it down. It therefore goes without saying that you should imagine me dressed as a Viking warrior (historically accurate or Kirby-style, your choice), and the other fellow as eleven feet tall and smelling faintly […]

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Hey there, special internet friends. Justin again. I can do more than just make lists and slight Will Eisner’s contributions to comics as a medium, you know! I can also talk a little bit about the superhero comics that grabbed my imagination by the yarbles as a youth, and how I engage with them as […]

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Howdy, MGKommunity. The following is a revised version of a post that first appeared on my blog. Thanks for having me. The Onion AV Club recently compiled a list called Reinventing the pencil: 21 artists who changed mainstream comics (for better or worse). The purpose of any such list in a magazine or website, whether […]

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