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Tag Archives: Frank Giacoia
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 April 2024)
Another reminder that comic book covers can be awesome… and another tribute to renditions of facial acting and the art of the close-up:
Posted in AWESOME COVERS
Tagged Al Gordon, Al Hartley, Alan Davis, Alpha Flight, Brave and the Bold, covers, Daniel Clowes, Daredevil, David Mazzucchelli, DNAgents, Eightball, Excalibur, Frank Giacoia, Inferior 5, Ira Schnapp, Irv Novick, Jack Adler, Jeff Lemire, Joe Giella, John Byrne, José Villarrubia, Misty, Mitch Schauer, Patsy Walker, Paul Neary, Phantom, Sam Rosen, Stan Goldberg
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (14 November 2022)
Your reminder that old-school adventure covers can be awesome:
Posted in AWESOME COVERS
Tagged Airboy, Alex Toth, Atom, covers, Dan Zolnerowich, Fight Comics, Frank Giacoia, Gaspar Saladino, George Evans, Ira Schnapp, Jack Abel, Jimmy Wakely, Joe Kubert, Lily Renée, Luis Dominguez, Marie Severin, Mike Sekowsky, Our Army at War, Piracy, Ray Fehrenbach, Spy-Hunters, The Spirit, Weird War Tales, Will Eisner, Zolne
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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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15 gripping Our Army at War covers
Before going on break, I did a couple of posts spotlighting Joe Kubert’s impressive covers starring Sgt Rock. Yet Kubert was hardly the only genius working at Our Army at War… Since their debut in the early 1950s, those comics … Continue reading
Posted in AWESOME COVERS
Tagged Carmine Infantino, covers, Frank Giacoia, Gene Colan, Ira Schnapp, Irv Novick, Jerry Grandenetti, Our Army at War, World War II
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (15 December 2020)
Back to our usual programming. Your weekly reminder that comics can be awesome, Jack Kirby edition:
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (19 October 2020)
One of the games going around since the beginning of the pandemic involves people recommending old movies that have acquired renewed resonance in these Covid-19 times – not necessarily because they presciently captured today’s reality, but because some of their … Continue reading
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (6 July 2020)
Prompted by the Atomic Age, the 1950s were one of the coolest decades for American science fiction. Ray Bradbury, a key writer in elevating the genre’s cultural status from disposable pulp to respected literature, published The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated … Continue reading
Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES
Tagged covers, Frank Giacoia, Gil Kane, Ira Schnapp, Jack Adler, movies, Murphy Anderson, science fiction, Strange Adventures
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (August)
Your monthly reminder that comics can be awesome… Aetheric Mechanics Captain America #106 East of West #5