The Black Arts – Mythos Heartbreak
A couple of days ago I wrote about “Beyond the Past” and said I hadn’t found any Mythos comics since Dr. Styx in 1945. Well, Read More
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More Sword & Sorcery at DC Comics
A while back I wrote about how DC experimented with Sword & Sorcery stories in their Horror comics. Here are eight more I missed. Some Read More
Beyond the Past – Mythos Miniature
This post is brought to you by The Book of the Black Sun by G. W. Thomas, a mandala of Cthulhu Mythos fiction featuring a Read More
Artists of Sword & Sorcery: Walt Simonson (1946-)
Walt Simonson has worked largely with superheroes but has made a few contributions to Sword & Sorcery comics, in particular an early Star*Reach parody piece Read More
First Images of Tarzan: Pre-1918
Hollywood has had an influence on our images of Tarzan since 1918. Only Clinton Peetee Jr. had no images from previous sources to influence him Read More
Artists of Sword & Sorcery: Alfred Alcala (1925-2000)
Alfred Alcala has been one of the most influential and important of inkers working in Sword & Sorcery. He started in the Philippines in 1963 Read More
Strangest Northerns: Porky Pig Style II
Dell Comics’ Porky Pig #61 (November-December 1958) offered a different kind of a strange Northern with a Science Fiction twist. “Porky Pig and the Trading Read More
Strangest Northerns: Porky Pig Style
Last time, we saw Porky and Bugs find a city of gold in Alaska in a traditional Northern. But not all Northerns were gold mines Read More
Artists of Sword & Sorcery: Wendy Pini (1951-)
Wendy Pini got her start doing covers for SF digests like Galileo and Galaxy. She also made a splash in 1973 dressing up as Red Read More
Strange Northerns: Bugs Bunny Style
Even Bugs and Porky enjoyed a good Northern once. “Bugs Bunny Finds the Frozen Kingdom” was written by an unknown author and drawn by Tom Read More