WAIT… WHOSE DAY IS IT?
Batman (Batman Day 2017 Special Edition)
KC Carlson takes a look at Batman Day 2017 (or should that be Harley Quinn Day) and the 25th Anniversary of Harley Quinn. He also remembers Len Wein who passed away Sunday.
For Your Consideration: DC’s Showcase Presents Blue Beetle
Showcase Presents Blue Beetle
Robert Greenberger recommends DC’s Showcase Presents Blue Beetle.
Roger’s Comic Ramblings: Let’s Review – Muppets and Legacies
by Roger Ash
My love affair with comics fluctuates. I’ve loved comics since I started reading them in the mid-to-late 1970s, and that’s one of the big reasons I’ve been a part of the comics industry for the past 20 plus years. However, as in any relationship, there are times I like comics more than at other times. Currently, I’m on a big upswing. I’m enjoying reading comics now more than I have in a long time. I’ve recently written about how much I’m enjoying the Marvel cosmic books, currently represented by The Thanos Imperative, and Jonathan Hickman’s writing on Fantastic Four (and in extremely cool news, he’ll be joined by artist Steve Epting on FF #583). So, I thought I’d share with you a couple other books that I’m loving right now – Boom’s Muppet Show and DC’s DC Universe Legacies.
KC Column: Never-Ending Story, Part 2
by KC Carlson
PREVIOUSLY ON NEVER-ENDING STORY: Comics entered the 1970s with Jack Kirby jumping from Marvel Comics to DC, where he created the “Fourth World” titles New Gods, Forever People, and Mister Miracle as well as taking over Jimmy Olsen. Marvel compensated for Kirby’s loss by unleashing a wave of new writers like Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart, Marv Wolfman, Steve Gerber, Don McGregor, Doug Moench, Jim Starlin, and Chris Claremont, most of whom created new characters and concepts as well as taking existing Marvel characters in new — and often startling — directions.
Interview: Len Wein on DC Universe Legacies
Len Wein has had a long and important career in comics as both a writer and editor. He co-created Swamp Thing, Human Target, and Wolverine. He helped to relaunch the X-Men. He edited Watchmen. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Now he is writing DC Universe Legacies, a 10-issue miniseries exploring the history of the DC Universe. Westfield’s Roger Ash recently spoke with Wein about this book.
KC Column – Creation Comforts 2
by KC Carlson
[This is a continuation of the exploration of character creation in comic books. Part one appears here. If you haven’t read that yet, you may want to. Then come back here for more.]
So far, most of my examples of character creation have been DC characters. There’s a reason for that. The folklore of the modern Marvel Universe suggests that most of the classic Silver Age Marvel characters were created by either Stan Lee and Jack Kirby or Stan with Steve Ditko. (Important, but occasionally forgotten exception: Captain America was created in the Golden Age by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby – not Kirby and Stan Lee.) Debate has literally raged for years as to which did more or who was more important, mostly along the lines of the writing vs. artwork conundrum. Chances are we’ll never know for sure, but things are about to get very interesting as the Kirby heirs are now taking certain claims to a court of law. Marvel’s new bosses may come in handy in the fight, because Disney’s lawyers define the concept of “high-powered” and have been warding off challengers to the Disney Way for decades. Woe to the Kirbys. But Jack was the epitome of the little guy standing up for himself against impossible odds, at least in the characters he drew. If he and Roz managed to bestow any of their moxie onto their kids, it could be one hell of a fight.