Comic Book Art: Man-Thing Helps Daredevil
Does it say something about me that this image has stuck with me for forty years? As a kid, I had this issue, and this panel in particular I thought was one of the coolest things I had ever seen. [...]
End of the Season: Black Orchid #22: Long Lost Longbox
Welcome back to the Long Lost Longbox. We continue with Black Orchid one last time as we come to and end of a Twisted Season. So here we are at the end of another title. Well the [...]
The Last Days: Black Orchid #21: Long Lost Longbox
Welcome back to the Long Lost Longbox. We continue with Black Orchid (albeit missing a couple of issues) and a look at who wrote this thing. Okay, the writer. I am put in a difficult situation. Normally [...]
Finality’s Flower: Black Orchid #18: Long Lost Longbox
Welcome back to the Long Lost Longbox. We continue with Black Orchid and a look at the artists on the book. The artists on Black Orchid are both quite good. Outstanding actually. I first became familiar with [...]
The Sting of her Groves: Black Orchid #17: Long Lost Longbox
Welcome back to the Long Lost Longbox. We continue with Black Orchid, albeit with a bit of a gap (as I’m missing issue #16) and start a six-part storyline: A Twisted Season. So who is Black Orchid? [...]
A Walk on the Wyrd Side: Black Orchid #15: Long Lost Longbox
Welcome back to the Long Lost Longbox everyone. Today we begin a five week look at Black Orchid. Also the LLL will be posting on Mondays now because why not? So here we are starting a new [...]
Unlocking the Doors of Conception: Animal Man #87: Long Lost Longbox
Here it is the final Animal Man issue I will be covering. Glory hallelujah. This is part 3 of three of the ‘Animal Mundi’ story line and it ends with a whimper (but that's just me). So [...]
A Bedtime Story: Animal Man #84: Long Lost Longbox
I didn’t like the previous issue, so much so I wanted to just shelve the last few issues of Animal Man and move on. But seeing as there are only a few left till we move into a different title [...]
Promised Land: Animal Man #79: Long Lost Longbox
Here it is - the very first pull from the Long Lost Longbox. And the issue is…Animal Man #79! I suppose that whole reveal was given away by the title but still, I like to be dramatic. So, Animal Man. [...]
How Old Is Too Old to Read Comic Books?
I am in my mid-forties and I read comics. I realize in this day and age that is not such a bold statement. In fact in certain circles it would be greeted with a resounding “so?” But for me it [...]
