ReviewCulture
Retro Fan #38 June 2025 (magazine review).
Under new editor Ed Catto, ‘Retro Fan’ has gotten back to larger articles. Andy Mangels covers ‘Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends’; these are…
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September 2025
ReviewMagazines
Back Issue #158 April 2025 (magazine review).
With this issue of ‘Back Issue’, we have the start of editor Roger Ash’s tenure on this title. In his editorial, he reveals…
August 2025
ReviewMagazines
Alter Ego #193 June 2025 (magazine review).
This issue of ‘Alter Ego’ is devoted to over 50 pages written by Eddy Zeno as he looks at the ghost artists Joe…
ReviewCulture
Retro Fan #37 March 2025 (magazine review).
This edition of ‘Retro Fan’ introduces new editor Ed Catto to the fold. Objectively, TwoMorrows rarely changes editors, so it’ll be fascinating to…
ReviewIllustration
Illustrators #48 (magazine review).
There’s a more traditional set of artists in this latest edition of ‘Illustrators’. The first is Mark Schultz (1955- ). I’ve seen his…
ReviewMagazines
Alter Ego #192 March 2025 (magazine review).
In this edition of ‘Alter Ego’, writer Mark Carlson-Ghost disproves the myth that very few superheroes existed in the 1950s, providing over 50…
ReviewMagazines
Marshall Rogers: Brightest Days And Darkest Knights by Jeff Messer and Dewey Cassell (book review).
Comic book artist Marshall Rogers (1950-2007) was admired by fans for his work on the ‘Detective Comics’ comic book as written by Steve…
ReviewMagazines
Comic Book Creator #37 Winter 2025 (magazine review).
There are a lot of smaller articles in this ‘Comic Book Creator’, so I’ve focused on some of the more significant ones. Take…
July 2025
ReviewHorror
Cryptology #3 Spring 2025 (magazine review).
We could have devoted the third issue of ‘Cryptology’ to the Mars problem. You know, the invasion stuff happened before we realised Mars…
ReviewCulture
Retro Fan #36 January 2025 (magazine review).
Catching up with ‘Retro Fan.’ Writer Mark Voger goes over some details of a 2011 interview with actress Stefanie Powers about her career.…
ReviewMagazines
Back Issue #157 February 2025 (magazine review).
This ‘Back Issue’ dedicates a significant portion of its cover to comic book creator/artist Keith Giffen (1952-2023). I didn’t always like his art,…
ReviewMagazines
Alter Ego #191 January 2025 (magazine review).
This issue of ‘Alter Ego’ marks the 250th appearance of the Fawcett Collector of America, which has a checkered past dating back to…