Our pal Paul has a new short story available for free-reading!
#elleryqueen
#crimefiction
#mystery

Can it really be a comic book if there's not a gorilla on the cover?
#dccomics
#comics

COMIC BOOK PUBLISHED 50 YEARS AGO
(cover date April 1976)
Fat Albert & the Cosby Kids #12
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Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Explore the Stories Behind the LegendsIn 1984, Marvel's Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter brought Marvel's heroes and villains together for an epic battle that became…

A pesky reminder that my latest book ships on October 15 from Bloomsbury.
#secretwars
#marvel
www.bloomsbury.com/us/marvel-su...

COMIC BOOK PUBLISHED 50 YEARS AGO
(cover date April 1976)
Freedom Fighters Vol. 1 #1
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Offered without comment.

COMICS FROM A PARALLEL DIMENSION
#comics #comicbooks #malibucomics

On the daily, I have the theme from PETER GUNN running through my head as I do my daily choress. Washing dishes. Making videos. Grocery shopping. During those times, I'm careful not to look at my wardrobe ... very disappointing.

Holy Sunburn, Batman!
What an awesome way to avoid wearing sunscreen!

COMIC BOOK PUBLISHED 50 YEARS AGO
(cover date April 1976)
Iron Man Vol. 1 #85
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As a young man, I found these "costume people" unsettling. The term "cosplay" either hadn't been coined yet or wasn't in wide usage. Now, I feel it is my privilege to celebrate our community interests side-by-side with joy and fun.

COMIC BOOK PUBLISHED 50 YEARS AGO
(cover date April 1976)
1st Issue Special Vol. 1 #13 (last issue in the series)
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Disgusting.

This is why mass pardoning people for politics is never a good idea.

Absoluting...

Work in Progress pencils for an upcoming Absolute Wonder Woman Variant Cover from DC Comics!

TMZ launches DC bureau, tracks down Graham, Cruz on first day TMZ, the tabloid known for its sensational headlines and dirt-digging on Hollywood celebrities and other famous people, is opening up shop in Washington, D.C., with an eye on covering Congress. Pro…

I hate to say we kind of needed this, but we kind of needed this.

A sneak preview of Mike Belcher's "Man In The Mask" #7:
#indiecomics
#maninthemask
#mikebelcher
#comics
#comicssky

Silverline: Silver Sunday. The First Five Pages! YouTube video by SilverlineComics

Last night, we chatted about the first five pages of a comic, the cover, the splash page, and how the grab a reader by the throat.
#comics
#comicsky
#indiecomics
#writing
#makeminesilverline
www.youtube.com/watch?v=643p...

BETTY CARTER… …Pennies in a stream...

Howard Chaykin makes the case for jazz singer Betty Carter to have a larger cultural footprint.
#howardchaykin
#jazz
#bettycarter
#music
#comics
howardchaykin.substack.com/p/betty-carter?

Brad Bird's "The Spirit " 1980 pencil-test "trailer" YouTube video by Steven Paul Leiva

A genius even in his early years - the rough pencil test trailer for a proposed animated version of Will Eisner's Spirit, by Brad Bird (who years later would later write and direct The Incredibles, among many others).
#moviesky
#thespirit
#willeisner
#comics
#comicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqcJ...

Sal Buscema was a master IMHO. Who's with me?

COMIC BOOK PUBLISHED 50 YEARS AGO
(cover date April 1976)
Josie and the Pussycats #88
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COMIC BOOK PUBLISHED 50 YEARS AGO
(cover date April 1976)
Marvel Team-Up Vol. 1 #44
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Oh hell yeah.
#comics
#jackkirby
#comicsky
#dccomics
#marvel

Basement Floor #6 - Is That a Corner I See? Comics, cartoons, SF/fantasy novels, and D&D...if it would have kept you from dating me in high school, you’ll find it here.

My pal Justin Peniston takes a look at life as a freelance writer.
#writing
#comics
#comicssky
hunterblackwriter.substack.com/p/basement-f...?

I keep this map in my head at all times!

COMIC BOOK PUBLISHED 50 YEARS AGO
(cover date April 1976)
Action Comics Vol. 1 #458
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It’s an advice column! Title is: “Lisa Gullickson: Comics Counselor*

*no qualifications”

Addressing YOUR comics related questions! This one answers the questions ‘how do I get my wife into comics, even though she is intimidated?’ and ‘how do I find the time to read all the new # 1s I wanna read?’

See something, say something.
#comics
#originalart
#jackkirby
#davestevens
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COMIC BOOK PUBLISHED 50 YEARS AGO
(cover date April 1976)
Archie Comics Digest #23
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Kirby