Monster fight and a pretty girl. Not a lot of subtlety there, but hey, the execution. Werewolf by Night and Man-Things each have an omnibus (do complete runs in one volume sell… Read Article →

I hope everyone had a great weekend. T-Fest is a week from next Saturday, so I’ll see some of you in Houston/Dallas in less than two weeks. Mike Ploog was, except for… Read Article →

Pretty spiffy. I’m a little surprised this doesn’t have one of those “Because You Demanded It!” blurbs. Looking at Marvel’s sales today, I don’t think “Because You Demanded It!” is much of… Read Article →

I don’t want to shock the heck out of everyone, but this is my favorite cover this week.

Dracula actually didn’t fight supernatural menaces all that much in the book (at least until a long, later storyline where he took over a Satanist church and sired a kid who was… Read Article →

I hope everyone had a most enjoyable holiday weekend. Speaking of holidays, of sorts, remember that T-Fest is coming up right, less than three weeks from now at Sandy’s house outside Dallas… Read Article →

Because, you know…comics.

Good grief, when this guy first appeared he was basically a regular-sized guy. Now look at him.

Surely the most innovative character since America Captain. Actually, if the shapechanging Clayface(s) eventually became Batman’s Sandman, this is Batman’s the Lizard. After the goofy ’50s, and the even goofier (if that’s… Read Article →

As I said, there was a lot of Gothic influence in early Batman. One early foe was mad scientist Hugo Strange, who in his second appearance whipped up a bunch of 15… Read Article →