Why Marvel Comics Losing the Conan License is Actually a Good Thing
Coming just a few years after they’d regained a license for publishing new stories based on Robert E. Howard’s pulp fantasies, Marvel’s now lost…
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Marvel Losing the Conan License Again – Here’s Why & What Happens Next
The Hyborian Age is coming to an end at the House of Ideas. Marvel has announced Conan the Barbarian will soon leave the…
Review: Robert E. Howard’s ‘Conan: God in the Bowl’
Robert E. Howard’s God in the Bowl did not see publication until appearing in the pages of Space Science Fiction, September 1952, after it had been partly…
The Stunning Racism of Marvel Replacing Iron Fist for “Diversity”
In this sugary article recorded from Gizmodo, they’re making a huge fuss over the Asian replacement for Danny Rand as Iron Fist: Since Miles…
Roy Thomas Reflects on His History & Impact on Comics
SyFy interviewed Roy Thomas about his life and past career in comicdom, and the comics that influenced his visions going forward, even leading to creating…
As Power Man (aka Luke Cage) Turns 50, Was He Ever That Popular?
USA Today wrote an article for the 50th year since Luke Cage debuted in the Bronze Age, at a time when the blaxploitation genre…
Legendary Writer Roy Thomas Creating New Classic Era X-Men Tales
X-MEN LEGENDS, the series where X-Men’s most celebrated creators return with new, in-continuity stories set during their classic runs, is back this May with an…
When Was “Realism” Poison Injected into DC’s Superhero Comics?
Read PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 | PART 4 | PART 5 | PART 6 As discussed in the previous articles…
What’s Gone Missing from Modern Comics & When Did It Go Away?
Read PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 | PART 4 | PART 5 | PART 6 To start this fifth…
Comic Book Continuity, Timelines, and Verisimilitude
Read PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 | PART 4 | PART 5 | PART 6 NOTE: While I didn’t mention it at the…