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The image of Superman breaking chains is an iconic and classic way to show off his amazing strength, but the question remains, why does he let people put chains on him in the first place? It’s such a weird kink fetish. My friend, comedian Jessica Roberts, reminds me that he probably does it so the bad guy will do his inevitable speech and Superman will learn his plans. I think he’s just really into bondage, to be honest.
One of the weirdly charming and bizarre parts of the forgotten 1990 Captain America film is when he pretends to be carsick to steal a car. It’s a weird enough scene to see once, but as you’ll see in the video clip below, he actually pulls this stunt TWICE! Who wants to see Cap throw his shield and do cool stunts when you can enjoy him faking nausea and carjacking innocent citizens?
I was working in San Francisco in the … read more
I submitted this to Marvel Comics when I was 12 and they didn’t print it. I was thrilled to find this in a box of artwork my mom saved.
Historical fiction goes back to the time of Shakespeare, and even The Bible. Historical fiction allows the artist to fill in the unrecorded pieces, add conversations that were previously left to speculation, or in some cases, simply invent new scenes or alternate realities to the events that occurred. As escapism, historical fiction is a way for people to experience the event through a different perspective, or ground an unrelated story in something that’s relatable, or provide a different context. In … read more
All-Star Squadron was a 1981 comic that was a revival of sorts of the Justice Society of America which was a 1941 DC super team that predated the Justice League of America which became the gold standard for comic book team books until Marvel came out with The Fantastic Four and The Avengers. WHEW! Anyway, I love this cover, which depicts Hawkman, The Atom, and Dr. Midnight considering new members of the team by looking at the press photos that … read more
For real, though…how many times does a fella gotta punch Hitler before they decide they should also throw him in jail or something? Here’s a gallery of the valiant but useless attempts throughout World War 2 that comic book superheroes did their absolute least to end the war.
I was looking through some old clippings and found a Halloween illustration I did for my high school newspaper in 1986, The Dry Gulch Gazette from Arroyo High School. I had totally stolen the idea from this 1978 Joe Orlando cover of House of Mystery #264. You’ll notice the address is 16366, which was 13 and 666 mixed together! I love the little dude stuck in the attic and the top of Spider-Man’s head on the right side of the … read more
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