Jul 01 2021
So, I’m hoping this will be just the first part of what will eventually be a longer post once I’ve uncovered more information… but for now, here’s what I know about a peculiar Popeye toy that I’d forgotten about until pretty recently. 2020 marked the 40th anniversary of the 1980 Robert Altman-directed film adaptation of …
May 08 2021
If you’re signed up for my newsletter, you already know this, but… Four-Fisted Tales is done and will be released on August 18th. And at long last, I can finally reveal the cover! I couldn’t be happier to have this book wrapped up and about to be released into the wild. I think the final …
Feb 04 2021
Based on both site stats and how much social media traction it gets when it comes up in conversation, one of the most enduringly popular posts I’ve done on my blog is 2008’s How Different Cartoonists Draw Water. I wrote that post as I was in the midst of working on both Amelia Earhart: This …
Dec 22 2020
As I did last year, here’s a run-down of the comics and comics-related stuff I read this past year. As will be obvious as you look through the list, this is a list of things I read this year, not things that came out this year. It’s also not a “best of” list. I have, …
Nov 11 2020
As you may have heard, there’s going to be a stop-motion animated Hulu series starring Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K. Reading this news, I was struck by how it’s just de rigueur accepted that M.O.D.O.K.–once a “serious” Marvel villain (first full appearance: Tales of Suspense #94 – ed.)–is now a jokey semi-ironic gag character, a character that might, …
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