Giant Spiders in Heroic Fantasy Comics
Giant spiders in Heroic Fantasy comics have been a mainstay since 1950. Inspired by Fantasy and Pulp fiction before it, the trend starts with Lord Read More
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Henry Kuttner Part 4 – 1944-1945
If you missed the last one… The production continues in 1944-1945. Henry and Catherine write the core stories of the Baldy series in 1945. Another Read More
Beowulf Comics: Franco Caprioli
Beowulf comics are a natural. The idea of a hero who faces off against weird enemies is the comic book’s very essence. The 6th Century Read More
The Strangest Northerns: The Ice Giant Saga – Part 2
If you missed the first part… The Ice Giant Saga began with The Phantom Stranger and Dr. Terence Thirteen looking into mysterious activity in the Read More
The Strangest Northerns: The Ice Giant Saga – Part 1
The Ice Giant Saga was not DC’s first outing to the frozen North. Strange Northerns have been a part of DC’s history from the moment Read More
A Sword & Sorcery Comics Mystery
I found a Sword & Sorcery Comics Mystery to solve. It started when I was re-reading the first issue of Claw the Unconquered (May-June 1975). Read More
The Angels of Mons
The Angels of Mons, despite denials by the author of “The Phantom Bowmen”, considered a real supernatural phenomenon by some even today. How could a Read More
Weird Warriors
Weird Warriors always have my vote. If you are going to tell a war story, why not a weird one? I suppose this is because Read More
DC’s Bronze Age Vampire Tales
DC’s Bronze Age Vampire Tales are a lot of fun. When you think of vampires you might think first of Marvel Comics, with Morbius and Read More
The Comics of Virgil Finlay – Part Two
If you missed Part One… The comics of Virgil Finlay show an artist who is trying out the new popular medium of comics. He started Read More