Words to the Dark
When I talk to the night,
I talk to you...
"So, What Kind of Guy WAS Mike Sekowsky?"
First of all, a confession. As a kid, (a very young, very ill-informed kid) I didn't care much for Mike Sekowsky's artwork. There, it's said, so let it be writ against me in the Book of Life. It seemed clunky, blocky, and just, well, strange. (I thought the same thing about Kirby...
Read MoreMy Mom and the Old Dark Basement
In the 70's DC Comics was Neal Adams. It was his versions of the heroes, especially Batman, that became standard. I would copy an trace his art, begging it to reveal its secrets. It never did.
Read MoreThe Comics of the Strange, Too! More Weird Things in My Head
Well, it has come to my attention that the vast reading public might enjoy some of these excursions into the side alley of comics, (in other words a friend said, in exasperation, "Why don't you tell someone who cares?"). So here it is, the second installment of “Comics of the Strange Too! Even Stranger!”
Read MoreReal Astrology for Real People
What is Astrology? Ah yes, seeker, you do good to ask. And I'm glad you did, otherwise, why would I write this article?
Read MoreFor the Love of Theatre Folk
A great performance is like sex: you become one with a part, you connect at a gut/sensual level with the character and cast and you ride it all to the climax. And afterwards you feel elated and exhausted. Of course, cast mates may not want to cuddle afterword.
Read MoreBat Lash: Did He Save the West, Or Ruin It?
In 1968, a curious ad started running in Superman DC Comics. It featured a gangly figure, in silhouette, stalking toward the reader, with the legend, "Bat Lash. Can he save the West, or RUIN it?".
Read MoreCarmine Infantino Hates Me!
Now my friends, gathered here today under the auspices of the mighty web, let me tell the sad tale of Carmine Infantino and one of his biggest fans, Thomas P. Stewart, and, in the course of the story, how I got the name, “The Comics Savant”.
Read MoreReading Auras Part Two: The Client!
You should also ask yourself what you are trying to accomplish, the same question that your parents would ask when you were doing something they believed was a total waste of your time. Now of course, since you’re moved out you don’t have to put up with that stuff.
Read MoreReading Auras for Fun an Profit, Part One!
There are colors, energies surrounding, emanating from you at all times. Really. Trust me.
Read MoreThe Secrets of the Tarot! Not for the Faint of Heart!
The Tarot is a tool for guidance and advice, for solving problems and for finding out how the future will affect us, in the future, where we will live the rest of our lives.
Read MoreThe Obsessions of Harvey
The thing about Harvey though, the thing that still amuses me, is the somewhat sick obsession each character had. Almost every character was based around one thematic obsession, food, money, dots, being dead, really dead. Or a devil. With Harvey, there was variety.
Read MoreRay Palmer and the Inner World! 70 Years of the Shaver Hoax!
This is the story of Ray Palmer and the fabulous Shaver hoax. It is a tale full of sound and pulp, signifying...Well, you'll see. As this is the 70th anniversary of the mystery, hoax, or whatever you call it, and since everyone is way too centered on the 'important' things like, the Supreme Court and ecological disaster, it's up too me to tell the story.
Read MoreComic Books of the STRANGE! Or Weird Things in My Head.
I loved the odd, the weird, the offbeat... the cheap comics. This is about some of those found at the bottom of the pile, scorned and alone. Yep, part one of a series...
Read More“Did You Learn Anything?” For my Father and Will Eisner
Will Eisner and John Stewart were huge influences. Will was a giant in the comics world, And John Stewart was a giant in mine. This is how they connected and disconnected.
Read MoreI Just F’ing Miss Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash was a legend. No matter how long they live, not matter how much they put into the world, they always leave a hole. You always miss a legend.
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