Panel from All-Star Comics #1 [Vs. the Sorceror Trygg] Hawkman / comic story / 8 pages Script: Gardner Fox Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly) Inks: Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly) Colors: ? Letters: ?

Uhhh, you two sure you're siblings?

Denny Colt, Ellen Dolan, and P.S. Smith ("Peppermint Stick" Smith, AKA Algernon Tidewater). From Comic Book Artist Vol. 2, #6 — the Will Eisner Tribute issue.

Gilbert Hernandez draws several characters from The Spirit.

The Demon by Jack Kirby: Absolute Edition by Jack Kirby: 9781799509028 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books Forged in the final embers of ancient legend and reborn in the modern age, Etrigan the Demon stands as one of Jack Kirby’s most striking creations—a being of fury and poetry, torn between worlds...

Is that the Kirby Omnibus with newsprint paper? I've been watching for that but haven't picked it up yet. I have the original comics, plus the 2017 TPB, but I'm curious about this one. Penguin's site says the Absolute will have "uncoated paper" — wondering what that means.

Jack Kirby Pencils And Inks Artisan Edition • Artist's Edition Index Jack Kirby has been called the King of Comics, and rightfully so. For more than 40 years he was the most vital and groundbreaking artist in the medium. There

More info on the Jack Kirby Pencils And Inks Artisan Edition book which is definitely worth picking up if you can find it.

JACK KIRBY’S DEMON to Get ABSOLUTE EDITION in 2026 You’ll have Jason Blood on your hands…

Somehow I missed this when it was originally solicited: Jack Kirby's DEMON is getting an Absolute Edition in October with "nearly 200 pages of original pencils and inks." I have the Kirby Pencils and Inks Artisan Edition which has pencils & inks for DEMON #1 so I'd love to see more.

Satan does seem to be making good time lately.

The Comics Journal has an interview with Linnea Sterte by Gina Gagliano that delves deeper into Sterte's inspirations and process.

An action sequence I enjoyed — I love the sense of movement, especially with the character's hair.

LINNEA STERTE:// Small Interview P2: This is a question for the non-Swedish readers out there, how do you pronounce your name? I've heard a lot of people say "Stir-tea" or like "Stair-tuh". LINNEA: Say it how you say Sartre but switch the letters around a bit. the name is from some central part of Sweden but have a type of southern accent that tends to drop the ris, so I say it almost like: s-TETT-e, which is also wrong & silly. P2: Do you have any obscure or unexpected bits of inspiration for this story? LINNEA: I love window shopping on the website rarepalmseeds.com. A lot of jungle scenes later in the book are based on vacation photos from Japanti, Costa Rica. went there because the guy from the Amphibian Research Centre in Siquirres told me it was a cool place to see orchids. He's a fellow rarepalm-seeds.com fan. and has grown some amazing palms. Not all the stuff they sell will grow though, it's a gamble. P2: Everybody also is asking "What kind of pens do you use". This book you use a lot of different ones, but did you find your favorite? LINNEA: Am in an all-digital round brush, no pressure dynamics era for the time being. might get sick of that eventually but rn lenjoy the simplicity of it P2: How come you are so good at coloring? LINNEA: I used to go to aquarium stores & spend a lot of time looking at tropical fish.

A short interview on the back flap reveals the secret to Sterte's wonderful coloring skills.

Free Talk Section August 2025 A few days before sending the book to print. when I started drawing this comic back in '21 the idea was to define/refine a world I'd been carrying around half-formed in my head for almost a decade. I had never been able to decide what shape it was or what the rules of it were and it existed only as this vague thing images would stick to, eg pictures of plants and mountains I saw on the internet. so the idea was to place a character there and have her wander around and as she did so, I would have to render the places and people around her in some detail. What we know about the place, so far: gods hatch from spheres buried in the ground. they emerge as the landscape erodes. these spheres also contain the plants and animals that populate the land. -the gods hold artefacts of an earlier time, so far: a record collection, a rifle, a child's stuffed toy, expensive jewelry, a hello kitty hairpin, the poems of Basho. (- the mumblings on page 302 is a poem that has been translated as: the oak tree/ pays no attention to flowers/ a pose originally: kashi no ki no / hana ni kamawanu / sugata kana) - the gods make people, or monsters, or humanoids, according to personal taste. they can grant their people (or favoured individuals) various gifts, e.g. some superhuman power, an afterlife, immortality etc. judging by the story of the deserter pledging himself to Shuu or the Old People siding with Gyr of New Gónn some gods allow for converts, though the conditions are unclear. the gods are young, geologically speaking, and not very smart. - the world is very large and probably flat. - the world is surrounded by a vast ocean. - time runs faster near the edges of the world compared to the centre. - suns are alive and come in many shapes. it is unclear what a common echinoderm type sun eats (but mean to explore this in the next volume). - the un-maker, unlike a normal god, was born from a stellated icosahedron. - some day we might find out what her deal is.

In the endnotes Sterte reveals the goal of the book "was to define/refine a world I'd been carrying around half-formed in my head for almost a decade" and we're learning about this world as Sterte builds it. (We're also told what might come in the next volume, which means a book 2 is planned —yay!)

Finally read A Garden of Spheres (Book 1) by @decassette.bsky.social and thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm not sure I could explain everything that's going on but I'm intrigued by it all. It feels like a world with weight to it, probably because Sterte is so invested in it.

And Black Orchid from sketch to paints:

Linking to Lee's posts where she shared process pics of various stages of these commissions — first up, Mera:

Lee also added several fun extras to the package which was incredibly generous.

Mera commission by Mindy Lee.

Black Orchid commission by Mindy Lee.

A very special mail day as I just received these two absolutely gorgeous pieces of art from @mindyleedoodles.bsky.social! She perfectly captures what I love about these two characters: Mera is poised and regal while Black Orchid is mysterious and alluring. Such fantastic depictions!

Now I'm giggling like a sicko myself — thank you for doing this!

Lost Crossovers: When the Star-Spangled Kid met the Caped Crusader In the Golden Age of Comics, it was a real rarity for the stars of any two comic book features to meet one another. It happened occasionally, but outside of the regular get-togethers of the Justice…

Tom Brevoort writes more about the quick cameo appearance here:

Just Imagine, Your Favorite Heroes... Selecting the best of anything can be an enormously daunting task. Choosing the greatest team-up stories ever told has proven to be an incredible challenge. Beyond the task of wading through fifty years or so of comics stories in search of the greatest, there was, as Mike Gold points out in his introduction, the problem of definition. Mike sets the record straight on the difference between crossovers and team-ups, walk-ons and cameos and, of course, super-teams. Team-ups and crossovers you'll find aplenty in this volume, obviously, but we have neglected to provide any sampling of the cameo story. Clearly, running a story where one hero waves to another in passing would not properly fulfill our grandiose title. Before we move beyond the concept of cameos, an example: In the Star-Spangled Kid feature in WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #9 (Spring 1943), the Kid and sidekick Stripesy pursue a villain across night streets and run smack into the Joker with Batman and Robin close on his purple heels. The two sets of heroes salute each other, smilingly vow to "...get together sometime and talk shop," then continue their respective trails. And it's all over in four panels.

I was just reading about this cameo by Batman and Robin in the Star-Spangled Kid story from WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #9 and then happened to run across it on DCUI. It's definitely a quick cameo but it is cute!

Panel from World's Finest #8 Talent, Unlimited! Superman / comic story / 13 pages Script: Jerry Siegel (signed) Pencils: Sam Citron (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster) Inks: John Sikela (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster) Colors: ? Letters: ?

Super Sickos.

Are these snow suits the first time Batman and Robin wore variant costumes? (From World's Finest #7 by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson.)

Splash page from Girls' Love Stories #27 Castoff Love comic story / 8 pages Script: Robert Kanigher (uncredited) Pencils: Irv Novick (mis-credited as Frank Giacoia) Inks: Bernard Sachs (mis-credited as Frank Giacoia) Colors: Pamela Johnson Letters: ? Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)

Dang! Talk about backhanded generosity!

Sequence from All-American Western #121 where Johnny Thunder's father disparages education as being "for women." The Unmasking of Johnny Thunder Johnny Thunder / comic story / 12 pages Script: Robert Kanigher Pencils: Alex Toth Inks: Sy Barry Colors: ? Letters: ?

Sexism and anti-intellectualism: Proud American traditions.

Marshal Law: The Deluxe Edition | DC Comics Issue Read Marshal Law: The Deluxe Edition on DC UNIVERSE INFINITE, the ultimate destination to read DC Comics online | A New York Times Bestseller! In the spirit...

Well here's a series I was surprised to find on DCUI Ultra — Marshal Law: The Deluxe Edition.

The full page for the above panel, the original and as recolored in The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told.

Panel from Detective Comics #228 Escape to the Stars Martian Manhunter / comic story / 6 pages Script: Dave Wood Pencils: Joe Certa Inks: Joe Certa Colors: ? Letters: Pat Gordon

Panel from Detective Comics #228 Escape to the Stars Martian Manhunter / comic story / 6 pages Script: Dave Wood Pencils: Joe Certa Inks: Joe Certa Colors: ? Letters: Pat Gordon

Say, does that machine remind you of anything, J'onn J'onzz?

The full pages for the above panels.

Panel from Star Spangled Comics #114 The Return of the Black Cougar! Tomahawk / comic story / 10 pages Script: ? Pencils: Bruno Premiani Inks: Bruno Premiani Colors: ? Letters: ?

Panel from Star Spangled Comics #114 The Return of the Black Cougar! Tomahawk / comic story / 10 pages Script: ? Pencils: Bruno Premiani Inks: Bruno Premiani Colors: ? Letters: ?

By the end of the story, Tomahawk was getting knocked out by small twigs and pinecones.

Heavy rain visible in the entire panel, and the blue color used for the whole panel also impressionistically conveys the sense of overwhelming rain everywhere.

Rain hardly visible or suggested. Coloring the hill in solid black completely eliminates all the rain effects from the original version.

The recoloring also loses an important storytelling detail: As the caption says "within seconds, the entire countryside is engulfed in a teeming downpour" but the darker coloring completely obscures the rain at the bottom of the panel which was clearly visible in the original. Argh!

Yeah I think the combo of better paper and computer coloring technology made everyone go a bit mad. I remember some of Marvel's different recoloring efforts on Ditko's Spider-Man run and ooof.

This panel offers a prefect example of how the recoloring ruins the original art: by coloring in more of the figures, you lose the fine detail and evocative mood that the simple, monochromatic coloring created.