Avenger Comics I Missed
I have to admit I missed these two comics when I wrote about the original Avenger novels and the 1970s comics. The first is from Read More
Tag: E. R. Cruz
Sword & Sorcery at Warren – Part 12: 1982-1983
If you missed the last one…. The end has finally come. Warren Publications lost Louise Jones, the top editor in 1980, to be replaced by Read More
The Inkers of John Buscema’s Savage Sword
In Savage Sword of Conan – The Original Marvel Years Omnibus v01 (2019), Roy Thomas tells how John Buscema did not like Alfred Alcala’s incredible Read More
Dracula Comics Not in the Tomb
One reader suggested I do a post on Dracula comics not by Marvel. (Thanks, Tim.) Like the word “nonfiction”, we are defining this by what Read More
Sword & Sorcery at Warren – Part 10: 1980
If you missed the last one… The 1980s have arrived and things continue to change. Science Fiction now dominates most of the content in the Read More
Plant Monsters in The House of Mystery
Plant Monsters in The House of Mystery follow the tropes found in fiction first: the haunted tree, the biological experiment, weed men and others. DC Read More
Giant Spiders in Heroic Fantasy Comics
Giant spiders in Heroic Fantasy comics have been a mainstay since 1950. Inspired by Fantasy and Pulp fiction before it, the trend starts with Lord Read More
DC’s Bronze Age Vampire Tales
DC’s Bronze Age Vampire Tales are a lot of fun. When you think of vampires you might think first of Marvel Comics, with Morbius and Read More
The Monsters of the Hyborian Age 3: The Tower Spider
If you missed last time…. The gigantic spider, through the works of both Robert E. Howard and J. R. R. Tolkien, has become a standard Read More
The Many Mirrors of Tuzun Thune
“The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune” first appeared in Weird Tales in September 1929. It received an illustration by Hugh Rankin. (Rankin signed it DOAK because Read More