Category: Comic Book History

Doom Patrol: The Best Silver Age Marvel Comic That DC Made

The year is 1963. A major comic book publisher releases a title about a group of heroes led by a mysterious wheelchair-bound genius. They have amazing powers, but are shunned by society. Their freakishness and noble purpose strengthens …

The Paranoid Pill!

Kirby Covers: A Master Class In Dynamic Storytelling

I went to Emerald City Comic Con this last weekend and had some great luck in picking up some silver age Jack Kirby work. I filled some gaps in my ongoing project of a complete run of Fantastic …

A dreadful penalty

Fletcher Hanks: Superheroes Without Pity

Fletcher Hanks is a little-known comic book creator from the Golden Age of comics. He was a rare auteur for his era. We wrote and illustrated his works without assistance, often under a variety of pen names such …