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Tag Archives: Astonishing
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (27 October 2025)
These pre-Halloween posts are usually a pretext to recommend cool horror movies at Gotham Calling. Like I explained last year, though, I can hardly keep up with new releases and my picks in terms of recent films are probably not … Continue reading
Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS
Tagged ~Dead of Night, 2000 AD, Astonishing, Basil Wolverton, covers, Creepy Things, Danny Crespi, Frank Brunner, Gaspar Saladino, Ghost Comics, Ghost Manor, Glynis Oliver, Harry Anderson, Haunt of Fear, Häxan, horror, House of Mystery, House of Secrets, Howard Nostrand, I Hate Fairyland, Jack Adler, Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Jim Aparo, John Higgins, John Romita, Johnny Craig, Jon D'Agostino, Man-Thing, Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves, Maurice Whitman, Menace, Mike Kaluta, Mike Nasser, Mike Zeck, movies, Mysterious Adventures, Nick Cardy, Pablo Marcos, Phantom Stranger, Richard Larson, Rocke, Russ Heath, Secrets of Sinister HOuse, Skottie Young, Stan Goldberg, Thrills of Tomorrow, Tomb of Darkness, Weird Tales of the Future, Witchcraft through the Ages
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (7 March 2022)
If, like me, you have been obsessing about the events in Ukraine, it may be healthy to take a small break every once in a while, just to manage the anxiety. For example, here is a reminder that comics can … Continue reading
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged Adventures into Darkness, Artie Simek, Astonishing, Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, Chuck Cuidera, covers, horror, House of Secrets, Jack Cole, Jack Davis, Joe Maneely, Journey into Mystery, Marvel Tales, Mike Peppe, Mike Sekowsky, Neal Adams, Sol Brodsky, Stan Goldberg, Strange Tales, Tales from the Crypt, Web of Evil, World of Suspense
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (25 October 2021)
With Halloween just around the corner, this is usually the time of the year to share some thoughts about horror… When it comes to cinema and television, one of the most vibrant trends in recent years has been labelled Prestige … Continue reading
Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS
Tagged Alien Worlds, Artie Simek, Astonishing, Baffling Mysteries, Bill Everett, Black Cat, Bob Brown, Chamber of Chills, Charles Sultan, covers, Crypt of Shadows, Danny Crespi, Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion, Frank Giacoia, Frank Robbins, Fred Kida, George Tuska, Ghostly Tales, Ghosts, Gus Ricca, Haunted Love, horror, House of Secrets, Jack Davis, Jim McLaughlin, Joe Maneely, Larry Lieber, Lee Elias, Marvel Tales, Mike Esposito, movies, My Greatest Adventure, Mystic, Mystical Tales, Nick Cardy, Nicola Cuti, Out of This World, politics, Ron Wilson, Russ Heath, Stan Goldberg, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Strange Tales, Tales from the Crypt, Tatjana Wood, The Beyond, Tom Sutton, Warren Kremer, Weird Horrors, William G. Stout
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (26 October 2020)
After a summer of protests and with the electoral chaos looming in the horizon, it’s hard not to see in each new pop cultural release a contribution to the conversation about the current political moment. With its flashes of police … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Adventures into Terror, Adventures into Weird Worlds, Alex Toth, Astonishing, Bernard Baily, Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, Charles Nicholas, Charlotte Jetter, covers, David Lloyd, Francesco Francavilla, Gaspar Saladino, George Roussos, Ghostly Tales, Ghosts, Gus Ricca, Hellblazer, horror, House of Secrets, Joe Maneely, Journey into Mystery, L.B. Cole, Lee Elias, Lost Worlds, Martin Nodell, Marvel Tales, Mike Gold, Mike Kaluta, Mike Peppe, Mister Mystery, movies, Mystery Tales, Mystic, Nick Cardy, Out of the Shadows, Out of This World, politics, Punch Comics, Russ Heath, Sanho Kim, Stan Goldberg, Suspense Comics, The Spirit, Vince Alascia, Witches Tales
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