Cannonball !!!!!
Making a Splash has been a great exercise, it was fun and I learned a lot. I’d say the biggest surprise for me was the sheer power of Jack Kirby, I mean I knew it already but I just didn’t…
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Week 47: DC Spashes from the 60s
I pooped on DC a bit in this week’s Time to Collect post so I thought I’d try and make amends by showcasing some fine 1960s DC splash pages. I thought I’d start with Carmine Infantino, the most 60s of…
Top 10 Marvel Covers of the 1960s
Silver Age Marvel Comics may be the most collected comics in all of collectingdom. I’m sure we all have our favourite covers from this all-important era. In this post, I’ll give you my top ten. In all honesty, I’m happy…
Week 35: The Slow Dance
I saw this great panel by Irwin Hasen, with Bob Oksner inks, from All Star Comics #47 and for some reason reminds me of many of my trips to comic cons, I’m sure it does the same for our friend…
Week 19: Don’t Mention It
This week I thought I’d highlight the artists that the commentors mentioned on this week’s ‘Time to Collect: Artists’ post. Gene Colan came up in the discussion, we were disputing whether he is a truly great cover artist. I know…
Week 14: Anything Goes
No April Fools prank from me today, just some good clean splashing around. Oh and one other thing, I’m trying to keep Making a Splash a spur of the moment post, I want to try and feel the moment each…
Week 7: it’s in the air
I was thinking of going hard on a Valentine’s Day theme but decided against it; I still added a few to remind us of what really makes the world go around. One of my favourite Undervalued Spotlights was when I…
Covered 365: Day 365
Detective Comics #365, DC Comics, July 1967. Artist: Carmine Infantino. A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. We’re a stubborn lot I…
Covered 365: Day 350
Batman #350, DC Comics, August 1982. Artist: Gene Colan. A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. Here we are Day 350 and…
Covered 365: Day 345
Batman #345, DC Comics, March 1982. Artist: Gene Colan. A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. Only 20 more sleeps ’til the…
Undervalued Spotlight #465
Tomb Of Dracula #18, Marvel Comics, March 1974. Man the pants I was sporting to school in 1974, light blue with heavily checkered dark blue overlays. I remember it was the summer of 1975 when I got my first pair…
Covered 365: Day 229
Kid Colt Outlaw #229, Marvel Comics, April 1979. Artist: Gene Colan. Now that’s more like it, two rough and tumble cowboys smashing through the window of some two-bit saloon that sells watered-down whiskey. Gene Colan gives us one of the…
Covered 365: Day 228
Four Color #228, Eastern Color, May 1949. Artist: Bill Ely. Bill Ely gives us some fine grace and elegance on the cover of Four Color #228, great perspective too. David Mazzucchelli nails the mood of Purgatory, a great issue from…
Covered 365: Day 182
Doctor Strange #182, Marvel Comics, September 1969. Artist: Gene Colan. A quick glance at Gene Colan’s cover to Doctor Strange #182 isn’t enough, have a good look, amazing art. Young Romance #182, that is not the look of resistance! What…
Covered 365: Day 177
Doctor Strange #177, Marvel Comics, February 1969, Artist: Gene Colan. I would have went with a different one if it was close but for the 2nd day in a row Gene Colan carries the day. Colan was a titan! Something about…
Covered 365: Day 176
Doctor Strange #176, Marvel Comics, January 1969, Artist: Gene Colan. Day #176 was stellar, one of the best in a while, so many good covers to choose from. My top pick goes to Gene Colan’s masterful work on Doctor Strange #176.…
Web Arted #362
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Kane, Esposito, Colan, Janson, Davis, Farmer, Gulacy, Abel, Campbell.
Web Arted #360
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Beatty, Zeck, Colan, Palmer, Rubinstein, Buscema, Gulacy, Weeks, Nolan, Janson.
Web Arted #358
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Bolle, Byrne, Kesel, Williamson, Buscema, Elias, Colan, Janson.
Web Arted #357
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Colan, Giacoia, Davis, Neary, Kane, Sutton, Ranson, Herriman.