A week ago I visited Howling Pages, a nearby and nice comic book shop. I was drawn to a statue case with a number of striking black-and-white comics-related statues that I had never seen before.
I own 100 or 200 comic book statues, and some of these b&w's might almost open the doorway for me to add to my collection after a decades-long hiatus.
See for yourself and please enjoy!
Batman #253 was a magical wonderful comic when it was released back in 1973! Batman versus The Joker by Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams! The iconic cover of that issue by Mr. Adams is shown above, and here is a zoom-in of the upper portion:
Current-day artist Dakota Anderson wondered out loud: what if that same cover design had instead been drawn a handful of years earlier during the Silver Age by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson? Dakota put brush to paper and came up with this:
Great, right?!
Over here you can read the full article and see the full drawing image by Dakota Anderson (no relation to Murphy Anderson as far as I know).
Very sorry to hear about the passing of Gerry Conway recently. The gentleman wrote quite a few comics I liked a great deal back in the 1970s.
DC just last month started publishing a new series of Mr. Conway's Firestorm. There have been a number of revivals of the character through the years and this new version might just be my favorite since the original Conway and Al Milgrom series way back in 1978.
But there is a horrendous error in last week's Firestorm #2. A splash page from that issue is shown above, and below is the pertinent zoom-in:
To get the co-creator's name wrong is an awful flub and I hope the editors will apologize for their error. The comic itself is well-written and well-drawn and definitely worth a look if you haven't come across it yet.
R.I.P. Gerry Conway
Jack Kirby is my favorite comic book artist of all time!
The Hayfamzone Blog has been dedicated to Jack Kirby since its inception 20 years ago, and the rest of the world is finally waking up to smell the coffee.
In New York City two days ago, there was an honorary street-naming ceremony honoring Mr. Kirby. I'm pleased to share some photos that were taken at that event by my emissary.
I was unable to attend in person, but this article by Heidi MacDonald makes me feel like I was there.
Hooray for Jack Kirby!
Jack Kirby's Darkseid
by Alex Ross
Is it a painting?
Or a 3-D model?
Not sure!
But I definitely like it!
Hooray for Jack Kirby!
Jack Kirby Alert!
Opening TODAY in New York City!
A pop-up museum exhibit on the life of The King!
Jack Kirby, From the Ghetto to the Cosmos!
Hooray for Jack Kirby!
