Month: July 2018

Marvel and DC fans often like to point out when one company stole a character from the other, with Man-Thing and Swamp Thing being typical examples. However, that's a silly example because both clearly were influenced by Air Pilot Comics' The Heap, who first appeared in 1942.

Swamp monster! (That woman might have wanted to consider her wardrobe a bit more.) Saw Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger and Godzilla vs the Sea Monster in a theater yesterday, so that was nice. Also, I had breakfast at the L&L Snackshop. People who have visited for B-Fest will know what I'm…

Now, *that's* a cover. Happy Friday, everyone!

That's the spirit! (Yep, I still have it!)

Man, I love old fashioned monster stuff. Creepy mansions and bats! Wheeeeeee!

OK, I don't know if that mountain is strictly a monster, because I haven't read the comic. But I'll roll those dice. Nice cover.

I was surprised to learn how long Adventures In the Unknown ran, compared to a lot of other AEG titles. Looking over the covers, I especially liked the stark, early covers, which I eventually realized forwent dialog balloons and relied on start imagery instead. Art-wise we're definitely below EC here, but still, I likes…

I kind of feel this is a spoiler, given that the monster apparently doesn't appear until the end, but here it is. This film has a nice reputation in a low-key sort of way, and would presumably make a good companion to another 80s monster in a mine flick The Boogens. I miss the…

This doesn't really match the last two, but I saw it and for SOME REASON it drew my attention. I can't really explain it.