The Vines of Tarzan – A Mystery
When I began research on plant monsters I initially thought there would be Tarzan stories or comics or something in it. I naturally associated plant Read More
Category: Comic Books
“The Invisible Bond” – A Mystery and Its Solution
The Mystery: Sheena, Queen of the Jungle got her start as a comic book character. Created by the same man who gave us The Spirit, Read More
The Nursery Corner: Where Monsters Go To Die
This post begins: This piece is really about toys. Only we have to take a detour first…For you see, the monsters of the 1930s and Read More
MEGA ACTION FIGURES!
With the welcome news recently that MEGO, the famed toymaker, which hit its peak in the mid 1970s with popular figures and toys from Star Trek and Read More
The Curse of the Monolith
Howard purists may hate every word I am about to say. While I will always agree that Robert E. Howard’s stories were the best of Read More
Cormac Mac Art: The Comics
The Savage Sword of Conan served up a monthly dose of Conan the Cimmerian along with secondary tales of Robert E. Howard’s other characters such Read More
The Lord Of Batmanor
C. L. Moore and Henry Kuttner were known in the Science Fiction world as the perfect husband-wife team. Kuttner could fall into bed late at Read More
Vampirella: Character or Commodity?
Created as a “tacky bit of titillation”, can Vampirella become more than merely a “sexy vampire”? Poor Vampirella. You look at her and you think Read More
MICHAEL MAY: Kill All Monsters
Michael May is the proprietor of Michael May’s Adventureblog and he is the writer of Kill All Monsters, a graphic novel from Dark Horse Comics. Read More