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Tag Archives: Strange Adventures
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (28 March 2022)
Your weekly reminder that comic book covers can be awesome. More Strange Adventures!
Posted in AWESOME COVERS
Tagged Captain Comet, covers, Gil Kane, Ira Schnapp, Murphy Anderson, science fiction, Sid Greene, Silver Age, Strange Adventures
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2020’s books of the year: honorable mentions – part 3
If you read last weeks’ posts, you know what’s going on. Here are another five comics that came out in 2020 and feature neat takes on adventure, crime, horror, espionage, mystery, war, science fiction, and/or the occasional hero with bizarre … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS OF THE YEAR
Tagged Adam Strange, Alessandro Miracolo, Bob Q, Bryce Ingman, Chelsea Cain, Clayton Cowles, Cold War, Conan, Craig Rousseau, Elise McCall, Evan Shaner, Fran Strukan, Garth Ennis, Jacen Burrows, Jason Aaron, Jim Rugg, Joe Caramagna, John Layman, Lia Miternique, Mark Russell, Mitch Gerads, Octobriana, politics, Punisher, Rachelle Rosenberg, Red Sonja, science fiction, Spy Island, Stella Greenvoss, Strange Adventures, sword & sorcery, Tom King
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (1 February 2021)
A deeply colored reminder that comics can be awesome… Strange Adventures (v4) #2 Big Girls #2 Gødland #17
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (21 September 2020)
Your panic-stricken reminder that comics can be awesome…
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 (February 2020)
Lowering the level again, here is another monthly reminder that comics can be awesome…
Posted in AWESOME COVERS
Tagged Carl Burgos, Carmine Infantino, covers, Dick Dillin, From Beyond the Unknown, Gaspar Saladino, George Roussos, House of Mystery, Ira Schnapp, Joe Kubert, Journey into Unknown Worlds, Sheldon Moldoff, Sol Brodsky, Stan Goldberg, Strange Adventures, Weird War Tales
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (May)
As the world slides into a bigger mess and as the entertainment industry further displays its seedier underside, it is harder to uncritically consume pop culture. That said, I do continue to find a degree of comfort in engaging with … Continue reading