Comics Appreciation
Wednesday, 31 December 2025
Cessations Of Publication
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The Fawcett Comics Captain Marvel The Mick Anglo Marvelman The Alan Moore Marvelman The Alan Moore/Neil Gaiman Miracleman - all ceased publi...
Friday, 7 June 2024
From Samson To Moran
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This is a linear sequence: Samson and Hercules (the Biblical and Classical strongmen) Philip Wylie's Gladiator Superman Fawcett Comics...
Saturday, 13 March 2021
Secrecy And A Friend Called Pete
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There Will Be Time . Jack Havig, time traveler, to Robert Anderson: "'Uncle Jack was the ideal guide and mentor. I'd no reaso...
The Structure Of Two Series: The Sandman And Lucifer
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Neil Gaiman's monthly comic book, The Sandman, was collected in ten volumes: three trilogies and an epilogue. Each trilogy is one mal...
Saturday, 2 January 2021
A New Genre?
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Nick Hayes , The Book Of Trespass (London, 2020). Is this a new genre: a partly autobiographical, partly historical, documentary prose text...
Tuesday, 10 November 2020
A Complicated Comics History II
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Early issues of JLA downplayed Supes and Bats because both of these characters had so much coverage elsewhere. Nevertheless, Supes appeared ...
Saturday, 31 October 2020
What's Been Done With Watchmen
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A prequel comic series. A crossover comic series. A feature film adaptation. A TV series sequel. The TV series brilliantly answers the quest...
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