Tag Archives: Jack Kirby

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (4 March 2024)

Just a nightmarish reminder that comic book covers can be awesome:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 October 2023)

I tend to use Halloween as a pretext to write a bit about recent horror movies in Gotham Calling. One trend that has been quite prominent this year – in cinema as well as in literature – is the entanglement … Continue reading

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (9 October 2023)

As the world spirals further into a hellhole of wars, refugees, and climate disasters, I take small pleasures where I can find them… This week’s reminder that comics can be awesome is yet another tribute to Jack Kirby, who spent … Continue reading

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (3 April 2023)

A gloriously excessive reminder that comics can be awesome! Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #138 Grimjack #23 Spawn #6

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When comics are COMICS

When I use the word ‘comics,’ it can mean different things. I can be talking about the medium itself, that is to say sequences of visibly still images that tell a story or develop an idea, including such remarkable literary … Continue reading

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (27 February 2023)

A brawling reminder that comics can be awesome… Starslayer: the Director’s Cut #1 Captain Midnight #22 2001: A Space Odyssey #3

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (28 November 2022)

And here is another reminder that old copaganda comic book covers can be awesome, Headline Comics edition:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (31 October 2022)

At Gotham Calling, Halloween is the time when I usually highlight my favorite recent horror movies. In past years, I chose stuff from the margins that surprised and affected me – Censor and Antebellum – but this time my pick … Continue reading

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (26 September 2022)

A two-fisted reminder that comic book covers can be awesome:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (4 July 2022)

A reminder that (violent) comic book covers can be awesome…

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