Pacific Comics Companion by Stephen Friedt with Jon B. Cooke (book review).
My familiarity with Pacific Comics is limited. I recognize a few of their releases, such as ‘Ms. Mystic’ by Neal
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Working With Ditko by Jack C. Harris (book review).
Don’t approach the book, ‘Working With Ditko’ by Jack C. Harris, as a biography of the renowned comic book creator,
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Alter Ego #184 November 2023 (magazine review).
From the cover of “Alter Ego”, it’s evident that the spotlight is on embellisher Tom Palmer (1941-2022). He was interviewed
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The Spider Returns (1941) film series (film series review)
Despite assuring his wife Nita (actress Mary Ainslee) that he had put his Spider identity to rest, Richard Wentworth
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Back Issue #147 October 2023 (magazine review).
As you can likely discern from the cover of this ‘Back Issue’, the spotlight is firmly on George Pérez. Given
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Back Issue #13 December 2005 (magazine review).
I recently had the good fortune to obtain the 13th issue of ‘Back Issue’. Although its cover, which is dedicated
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Alter Ego #183 September 2023 (magazine review).
Much of this issue of ‘Alter Ego’ is dedicated to comic book artist Irv Novick (1916-2004). Writers John Coates and
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The Spider’s Web: 1938 serial (film serial review).
Upon watching the initial half-hour episode of the 1938 film serial ‘The Spider’s Web,’ viewers will notice that the Spider,
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Back Issue #146 September 2023 (magazine review).
The cover of this “Back Issue” speaks volumes with a single word: Daredevil. Specifically, it highlights the years Gene Colan
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Six Million Dollar Man: running in slow-mo (TV retrospective).
Meet Steve Austin of “The Six Million Dollar Man,” the man with a secret worth six million dollars and the
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