I loved Alcala's work, especially on the black and white magazines to which his inks lent a real pulpish air to the art. I know John Buscema was said to have hated Alcala's inks over his pencils on t… (View Post)
I can't resist looking for the real classics. DC, in its early days, had a short-lived series that featured nothing but movie adaptations. It was called, appropriately enough, Movie Classics, and ran… (View Post)
Generally, I will follow the characters over the writers, because it's the characters I want to read about. I want stories about Superman, Daredevil, Justice League, Avengers, Spider-Man, etc. I'll s… (View Post)
A 'snit' might have been possible. While I don't know what went on behind the scenes of that particular adaptation, I do recall that when Marvel got the license to do a regular Indiana Jones series, … (View Post)
Time for an update. Who's on the wheel of doom this month? Our DC candidates for possible cancellation are... Stormwatch -- lost another 5.9% in sales, down to 12,277 copies. Top of the deathwatch li… (View Post)