Ultimates #1, Marvel Comics, March 2002 You know what’s been a tough book to snag at a good deal lately? Strange Tales #135 from August 1965! Perhaps it was my spotlight a while back that did it? The book features the 1st appearance of Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD. Nick Fury was a reworking of...

A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days. The Spirit by Darwyn Cooke. Source. Kraven by Mike Mignola. Source. Powers by Michael Avon Oeming. Source. Secret Avengers cover by Art Adams. Source. Rawhide Kid splash by Jack Kirby. Source. Fantastic Fanzine...

A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days.

Unfortunately Jim Steranko is a name fading from the collective comic book memory, to its detriment. Exploding onto the comics scene in the late 1960s and then quickly leaving the medium, he stands out as a master of page layout, design and motion.

Marvel Comics announced two new titles for its CrossGen imprint slated for release in the near future. In December, CrossGen will be the home to a new Kiss Kiss Bang Bang four-issue limited series, featuring star writer Peter Milligan at the helm. Marvel’s Director of Communications...

Here is the page from SHIELD #5 that somewhat infamously, Stan had Romita redraw the panel that is the closeup of the phone to replace the mouthpiece back on the hook. Deemed too racy to indicate Fury and Val were about to get busy.  The last panel is also a pick-up detail from the first...

In the summer of 1965 spies were still all the rage. Thunderball, the 4th James Bond film was even more popular than the first 3 (Dr. No, From Russia with Love and Goldfinger for those of you counting). The Man from U.N.C.L.E. was a T.V. hit and the Cold War was still raging. Marvel had over a year earlier noticed this demand for spies and introduced...

This week, the always entertaining Comic Twart collective illustrated everyone’s favorite stogie-chomping super-spy — Colonel Nicholas Joseph Fury. Furthermore, they went the extra mile and drew the 1960s Swingin’ Steranko version of Nick.  (check out the above image by Evan...