‘V for Vendetta’ at 20: Director James McTeigue Isn’t Surprised the Film Feels Like It Was Made Yesterday McTeigue traces his journey, including star Natalie Portman showing up to Cannes for 'Revenge of the Sith' just after she'd shaved her head for the role: "Everyone said, ‘Oh my God, you've got a bald...

V for Vendetta will have a theatrical re-release this November

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Love Tick YouTube video by The Woggles - Topic

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Muppets 70 Years Battleworld 2 variant cover with Gonzo as Doctor Strange

Muppets 70 Years Battleworld #2 variant cover with Gonzo as Doctor Strange

benedict cumberbatch and benedict wong in one of the doctor strange marvel movies

fucked up that both these guys are named benedict tbh

Comic Book Warehouse 20 7th Ave ad

Needed: Time Machine to mid-70s Park Slope

MoCCA Arts Fest 2025

MoCCA Arts Fest is March 15-16 in NYC

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“ When i say i’m in love, you best believe i’m in love LUV “

RIP David Johansen

Singer of one of the most influential bands of the early 70’s

The New York Dolls

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A black and white photo of Johnny Thunders and David Johansen sitting on a trash bin

Johnny Thunders & David Johansen, LA 1973 - photo by Bob Gruen

Film Forum · ART SPIEGELMAN: DISASTER IS MY MUSE ART SPIEGELMAN: DISASTER IS MY MUSE Opens Friday, February 21 at Film Forum

Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse documentary showing now at Film Forum in NYC

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If you were a '90s era X-Man whose power was absorbing and redirecting energy blasts, how would you even know you were a mutant unless an insane bald man recruited you to Get Attacked By Energy Blasts Academy

I've always liked the Michael Golden art on this cover of 𝘞𝘪𝘯 𝘈 𝘛𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘙 𝘜𝘴 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘦 #43

When Doctor Strange would never, ever, alter someone's memories for Spider-Man

When Doctor Strange would never, ever, alter someone's memories for Spider-Man... 🙄

(from Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #115, June 1986, by Peter David and Mark Beachum)

The Jam Drummer Rick Buckler Dead at 69 Rick Buckler, the drummer for the legendary rock band The Jam, has died after a brief illness.

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Look look a cover

Really, who were those masked men? New series of books probes backstories of Marvel superheroes If you love movies or comics, you’ve likely followed the adventures of Spider-Man, Iron Man and other superheroes.

I cannot WAIT for you to read my new book - a chronicle of Doctor Strange's first 10 years, mixing comics history, East Village history, criticism, and memoir. And I'm honored to be in this group of writers, too. apnews.com/article/marv...

DITKO COVERS Steve Ditko covers with thoughts.

Tumblr is now the only place I can just step away from the horror and post nonsense I Iove.

I have like ten Tumblrs, including this Ditko blog. If you're a Tumblrer, follow along:

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a red power ranger and a green power ranger are standing next to each other in a field . ALT: a red power ranger and a green power ranger are standing next to each other in a field .

When the library has volume 8 of a manga series but not volume 7

this is what I’ve been up to

I see a lot of Darwyn Cooke in the show's style, especially the women's wider faces?

Comics colours (1970's) on newsprint.

This is the example I always use when this subject comes up; the colourists knew what the end result would look like and coloured accordingly. So the sky on the original looked like dusk. The reprint uses the exact same colour codes, but the sky looks like a sunny day when it's not on newsprint.

Nowlan’ a choice makes sense in context: Dr Doom is not a regular in Dr Strange and his first appearance on the story is therefore an establishing shot to show Doom’s world to Dr Strange readers. The reverse is true in Fantastic Four so Byrne’s storytelling choices makes sense in a Doomcentric issue

Or maybe Nowlan's page moves in, conveys increasing tension, and mirrors Doom's thought process of increasingly focusing towards his ultimate decision? [4/3]

Nowlan's art does the reverse, starting with a wide kingdom shot and houses, moving in closer to Doom, and ending with a close-up on Doom. It's lovely and stage-setting, maybe the contrast is an art choice, but since it's in the reverse of Doom's inward-to-outward thinking, IMO it's weaker. [3/3]

Byrne's art mirrors the scope of the thinking. We get the eyes close-up, but the overall page is moving away from Doom, with the ending panel panning out with a wider shot of the houses and the kingdom he decides he must guide. [2/3]

I think Byrne's page is better. Maybe he had the benefit of response or more time to think about the page?

Doom's thought process starts inward and selfish ("How can I chump Strange?"), then proceeds outwards ("No, I can't, my kingdom needs me."). [1/3]

I don't recall ever knowing that the content of the Doctor Strange #57 Stern/Nowlan page reappeared again in Fantastic Four #258 reimagined by Byrne?! Wow TIL

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Always remember:

ASTONISHING TALES 8
FANTASTIC FOUR 258
DoctorSTRANGE 57 / 58
&
DoctorSTRANGE/DoctorDOOM: Triumph&TormentOGN

are linked.

Strange's disciple Clea left & many try to fill the position.
Dr.DOOM hears & later enters contest of Vishanti for…REASONS.

Now add RECENT event of BLOODHUNT.

When Doctor Doom considered being Doctor Strange's disciple (comic book page from Doctor Strange #57, by Roger Stern and Kevin Nowlan)

When Doctor Doom considered being Doctor Strange's disciple

(from Doctor Strange #57, by Roger Stern and Kevin Nowlan)

Today I’m embarking on a journey that I’ve been anticipating for years! I’m headed to the Library of Congress to have one-on-one time with Steve Ditko’s original art pages for Amazing Fantasy #15!

I still can’t believe these exist and that I’m able to interact with them like this…

Wikipedia entry on Doctor Strange, crediting Steve Ditko as the character's creator.

I know it's just Wikipedia, but it's still nice to see it.