The History of Comics 2
During the 1940s, America was the ‘superhero’ of the world, coming to the rescue of Europe and the Pacific with its extensive military...
The History of Comics 1
We are all born into an already existing culture, much of which we take completely for granted. Take ‘comics’, for example. They have...
Key Moments in My Comics History 12
Seen as a kind of ‘flagship’ of IPC Magazines’ children’s range for a while, Valiant was a boys’ adventure comic of the British anthology...
Key Moments in My Comics History 11
In the days prior to the internet, I remember being so excited by one comics story in particular that I began transcribing the entire...
12 Things That 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' Gets Right
The ninth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series of films, Captain America: The Winter Soldier earned $259.8 million in North...
Marvel versus DC, Round 2
I’ve argued before in this blog that Marvel have the upper hand on DC in terms of a successful cinematic venture stretching out into the...
Key Moments in My Comics History 10
In the Australian desert, comics to which one had subscribed didn’t appear through a letterbox to land quietly on one’s mat, but were...
Key Moments in My Comics History 9
If you had cosmic-level super-powers -the kind of abilities that would put you in the same rank as the gods- what would you do with them?...
An AllExperts.com Question and Answer Session
Occasionally, I get asked some interesting questions about comics on the AllExperts.com website, where you can find my 'expert' page. I...
The Magic Behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has master-minded the apparently unstoppable behemoth which we all know as the Marvel Cinematic...