With Great Power Comes Mucho Responsabilidad
Those of you in the Southwest US and California are sick of Mexico. It’s been something you’ve had to be aware of since you were a little kid. It holds no mysteries for you and is likely as exciting as Canada is for me, a kid from upstate NY. But I’m new to California and [...]
TURN ME ON
Rarely are the words “turn me on” and “marvel comics” used in the same sentence. And you also don’t see the phrase “Prepare for – set down!” pretty much ever, in fact I think that the first time I’ve seen it used was when I saw this auction and the second was when I typed [...]
Hey, Man, Wanna Check Out My Zine?
You know what the best part of fanzines is? The idea. You know what the worst part of fanzines is? The reality. I love the effort, the passion, and the sheer nerdery of zine creation. The actual product, on the other hand, almost certainly sucks. My background is in punk music, where 90% of the [...]
For the Thrifty Zeck Aficionado
I’ve been on this “fantasy home wall hanging” kick lately where I pretend I have limitless resources and shop for items I’d like to frame and hang on the wall of the home I don’t yet own. Unfortunately, having not been brought up rich, I always have it in the back of my head that [...]
Setting the bar: Avengers cover art
For a long time, Marvel was dominated by their merry mutants. Before that however, the Avengers were the major force. And now, they’ve regained their throne. But as good as the series is now, without hindsight it will be impossible to really judge how great their reign has been. Looking back at the Avengers run [...]
Marvel Third Eye Posters
In the early 70′s, Marvel was hot. Not hot like today, with all of the movies, the disney merger, and a pretty great decade of comics just past, Marvel is riding high. But in 1971 – Marvel had shown some stick for their series, their characters, and their brave new world that was really just [...]
Giant Size X-Men – that’s awesome right?
WRONG. Dead wrong. Giant Size X-Men #1 was the bridge to the new Uncanny X-Men. Debuting the team that would make Marvel the comic publisher for many, many people – that issue is a classic that will someday hold a place unparalleled by any other comic from the 70′s. Hell, it already does. But this? [...]
Like the New Gods. But Newer.
Jack Kirby isn’t known as the king for nothing. Sure, there’s Elvis. He’s pretty good with a microphone. But give him a pencil. Let’s see what he can do. (Actually, I’d be curious to see some Elvis sketches.*) Everyone should know who Jack Kirby is. His influence on visual storytelling is broad, and he’s as [...]
John Byrne + Man-Thing + Captain America
Excelsior. From the same seller with the JR JR Iron Man piece below, this sketch was just too good NOT to post. Getting a little bit more attention, but deserving. What a collection of characters. I mean, it’s not everyday you get the chance to own a piece of original art featuring VICTORIUS. I love [...]
$20 ?!?! ACT QUICK!!!
First thing I thought when I saw this – What? This can’t be real. But… it looks real. It matches up. And it’s only 20 bucks?!? What this looks like is an early sketch idea for the final cover. This being an early John Romita Jr. piece for the cover of Iron Man #124. The [...]
