It's hard to measure what any one creator gives to comics, but since the original wave of creators in the 30's and 40's, and sin...

We're sad to report that comic artist and story-teller Sam Kieth has passed.   Kieth was the original artist on The Sandman , one of th...

Sal Buscema was just one of those names I learned to recognize as one of the greats when I got into comics .   The truth is, artists come, ...

A giant has passed.  Jim Shooter, former Editor-in-Chief of Marvel from back when I started reading comics, legendary kid genius writer of L...

I remember being handed a Hulk comic at summer camp, featuring the gray-skinned Hulk of the period.  I only knew the Hulk as the green skin...

Watched:  04/26/2025 Format:  Drafthouse Viewing:  First Director:  Ryan Coogler I guess Marshall is my "there's a vampire movie ou...

This is so strange.  Just last month, I was looking for collections of the work of Greg and Tim Hildebrandt.   I've recently decided tha...

For years, I've had a Superman comic on my wall in a frame.  It was a curious moment in comics history - and/ or Superman history.  A m...

Actress and producer Shelley Duvall has passed at the age of 75 . Most folks from my generation first saw Duvall in Popeye , before we stumb...

Watched:  07/03/2024 Format:  Criterion Viewing:  First Director:  Les Blank As I mentioned when discussing Fitzcarraldo , as good as the m...

Today, according to the internet and the granddaughter of the author , is the 130th Birthday of American writer, Samuel Dashiell Hammett.   ...

I very much remember the first time I heard or saw Talking Heads - because the two happened at the same time.  I would assume it was sometim...

Cartoonist, comics-maker, artist, historian and beloved comics icon Trina Robbins has passed . I became aware of Robbins around 2003 or so d...

Literally just yesterday I pre-ordered three comics as they had covers by Ramona Fradon.  Today I have learned Fradon has passed. Fradon had...

A while back, Stuart asked me what original comics art I would like to own .  And the answer to that includes complex math in my head, but f...

Comics legend Keith Giffen has passed.   I can't begin to quantify how much an impact Giffen had on the industry and on me as a reader. ...

John Romita, Sr., one of the classic Marvel bullpen of creators of the 60's-era (and well beyond) has passed .   Much as Carl Barks was ...

Cartoonist/ artist Al Jaffee has passed . If you don't think you know Al Jaffee, you do.  He was one of the staples of Mad Magazine for...

Composer and the gentleman who scored my middle high school years, Angelo Badalamenti, has passed.  

Today marks the 100th birthday of cartoonist Charles Schulz, creator of pop culture force, comic strip and animation favorite Peanuts .   Th...