Hey guys, with Christmas rapidly approaching, I thought I'd post a very personal article I wrote for my other blog a few years ago. Enjoy! There have been a few times in my life that a comic book has moved me to tears. There is only one that moves me to tears every time I …
"We had a reception room and a main office; Joe worked in there, and Wayne Boring and myself." - Paul Cassidy, Interview with James Vance, 1998 Shortly after he premiered in 1938, Superman had become a sensation. In order to keep up with the increasingly heavy workload and deadlines, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster …
DC continues their well-received run of Omnibuses using periods in comic book history as themes, and Superman is once again the beneficiary of a great oversized hardcover book collecting his earliest adventures! Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 2 is of a similar quality to its predecessor- nice paper, vibrant colors, sewn binding for flexibility …
Continue reading Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 2- A Review
There are times when two things you love just mesh together perfectly. It is attempted in entertainment all the time in the blending of art styles and storytelling devices, be it movies, TV shows, comics, you name it. When it does, and it works, it’s a treat, and it’s wonderful. In my case, if …
Writing in comics is something that many of us have a great deal of passion about. Who writes and how a book is written is almost as important as who the main character is, and I would say even more important than the art. It's part of the fun of comics, isn't it? Seeing …
Continue reading Superman’s Portrayal in the DCU- A Few Thoughts
As rumors persist in the news that Henry Cavill getting a new contract from Warner Bros is looking worse and worse, and no solo Superman movie is currently on the horizon for any time soon, it leaves me as a fan wondering what might have been. Since there's no use in crying over spilled milk, …
I recently came across a transcript of an interesting panel from last weekend’s New York Comicon, which featured Frank Miller and Brian Michael Bendis being interviewed by Dan DiDio. Even though the panel was billed as “Superman’s 80th Anniversary,” the history and birth of the character weren’t talked about all that much, as it …
Continue reading Superman’s 80th Anniversary Celebrated at New York Comicon
