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:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (8 April 2024)

This week’s reminder that comic books can be awesome is yet another tribute to Carmine Infantino’s talent for cover composition:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (14 November 2022)

Your reminder that old-school adventure covers can be awesome:

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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

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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

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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:

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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

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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

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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

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