Posts Tagged ‘DC Comics’
Brother Power, the Geek #2: Joe Simon’s Red-Headed Stepchild
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: February 24, 2010
So, in 1968, hippies didn’t really read comics. Maybe they were too busy with the whole Vietnam War thing going on, maybe “truth, justice, and the American way” just wasn’t really their bag. Either way, DC Comics had a fool-proof plan to get their hard-earned busking dollars: hire Joe Simon, legendary co-creator of Captain America [...]
20 (Or So) Best Comics of the Decade: Rob’s Supplementary List
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: January 13, 2010
A new decade has begun, and with it, High Five! Comics will soon be unveiling our special “20 (Or So) Best Comics of the Decade” event (take THAT, Siege). But before we reveal the big list, we’ll start with a series of supplementary entries from HF!C’s contributing writers about those comics we each individually loved, [...]
20 (Or So) Best Comics of the Decade: Jonny’s Supplementary List
Posted by: Preston Wheatley on: January 12, 2010
A new decade has begun, and with it, High Five! Comics will soon be unveiling our special “20 (Or So) Best Comics of the Decade” event (take THAT, Siege). But before we reveal the big list, we’ll start with a series of supplementary entries from HF!C’s contributing writers about those comics we each individually loved, [...]
Batman/Doc Savage Special: The Return of Pulp
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: November 14, 2009
With his work on such original titles as Jonny Double, 100 Bullets, and Filthy Rich as examples, Brian Azzarello is clearly a huge fan of pulp and noir style comic books. Hell, even his prior superhero work occasionally ended up tapping more into the seedy underbelly of the crime world than just straight up superheroic [...]
So, Batman, Tell Us How You Really Feel?
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: November 10, 2009
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While taking a break from writing a post for tonight, I decided to flip through November 1967′s Brave and the Bold Vol. 1 #74 (hell yeah, Metal Man/Batman team-up!). And then, on page two, I found this little gem. Let that sink in. Batman is talking shit on Spider-Man, a character who doesn’t exist in [...]
Brave and the Bold Vol 1 #81: The Flash vs. Crappy Karma
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: November 8, 2009
When it comes to Barry Allen and his Silver Age stories, I notice a running theme (pun so totally intended): up until the last page or two, he has the absolute shittiest luck ever. It doesn’t matter who he fights, he always ends up knocked out, stranded, incarcerated, and/or pretty much powerless until he either [...]
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