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Wulf the Barbarian
In a continuation of my recent sword and sorcery (and specifically barbarian) comic book reading foray, I jumped into the world of Wulf the Barbarian by Atlas Comics. This is the Atlas publisher from the 1970s, usually referred to as Atlas/Seaboard to distinguish it from the much earlier pre-Marvel Atlas of the 1950s. If Claw…
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Claw the Unconquered
Sword and sorcery is a genre that I find often appealing and only sometimes satisfying. Perhaps it is the propensity for a general deficiency in characterization, or the oft over-used tropes and situations. Regardless, it’s a realm of fiction I return to time and again and, despite my previous criticisms, thoroughly enjoy. Recently I delved…
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Hercules Unbound!
I recently finished reading Hercules Unbound, a 12 issue series of comics published by DC from 1975 to 1977. This title started off very strong, with writing by Gerry Conway, pencils by José Luis García-López, and inks by Wally Wood. That is an incredible team! This was some of García-López’s first work with DC. He…
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Masters of the Universe mini-comics and the art of Alfredo Alcala
The painting above is from the first Masters of the Universe minicomic, He-man and the Power Sword, published in 1981. These small comics were included with action figures. The art in this one, as well as several of the other minicomics, was done by Alfredo Alcala, a prolific comic illustrator in the ’80s and ’90s.…
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Comics
I’m pretty much always in the process of slowing trying to complete a number of comic book runs and titles (the list of titles I’d like to collect seems to be in a state of constant expansion!), and I recently picked up a number of issues. I love the process of organizing new comics…bagging and…
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Korg: 70,000 BC
Korg: 70,000 BC, a comic book published by Charlton comics with art and story by Pat Boyette.
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A Slew of Comics
I went to a comic book store yesterday that I’ve never been to before. It was a great shop, with quite a lot of back issues. They had a dollar bin, which is something I love and don’t find a lot anymore. If you bought 25 comics, the price dropped to 80¢ an issue. The…
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A Comic a Day: Captain America #144
I am attempting to initiate a new habit for myself…reading a comic book every day. I am sure it won’t actually be every single day, but hopefully this will result in reading a comic most days. I decided to jot out a bit of a recap and reaction to the first one I read. Here…