Edmond Hamilton Comics: 1950
1950 saw Edmond Hamilton settle into his regular schedule of writing comics. Each month he would produce several scripts for different DC titles, jumping from Read More
Category: Superheroes
Edmond Hamilton Comics: 1940s
Edmond Hamilton was a comic book writer in the 1940s to 1960s. He wasn’t alone. Julius Schwartz, Mort Weisinger, Otto Binder, Alfred Bester, Henry Kuttner, Read More
The Strangest Northerns Ever: Marvel Style
Tales of the north as a sub-genre date back to the Franklin Expedition, then the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898. Northerns in Marvel Comics, those Read More
The Fate of Science Fiction According to Barry N. Malzberg
Below is an editorial called “The Malzberg Predictions” from E-Genre Weekly, July 20, 2001. by G. W. Thomas I just finished Barry N. Malzberg’s book, Read More
An Interview with Michael May
Michael May is a fiction author, blogger, and podcaster. He’s the writer of Kill All Monsters, a graphic novel co-created with artist Jason Copland and Read More
Why I Read & Write Pulp
I’ve been spending a lot of time amongst the Pulps lately. And it begs the question: what is the appeal of these old, flaking, brown Read More
Plant Monsters in the Comics
As early as 1940 comic book writers and artists have used the killer plant in their comics. Why not? Vines are easy to draw. Many Read More
MEGA ACTION FIGURES!
With the welcome news recently that MEGO, the famed toymaker, which hit its peak in the mid 1970s with popular figures and toys from Star Trek and Read More
The Granddaddy of Masked Heroes: Jimmy Dale — The Gray Seal
By D. K. Latta Superhero movies and TV shows are big box office these days, with their roots in comic books. While comic book superheroes Read More