“But What I Have, No One Can Buy.”- An Exclusive Interview With Andy Olsen, Creator of The First Wolverine

I believe without doubt that Andy Olsen is the smoking gun. Andy Olsen may not agree with that and certainly doesn’t want me to speak for him. Nevertheless, Olsen is without doubt the undeniable proof that Roy Thomas did not create Wolverine in any significant size, shape, or form. And that’s a lot of pressure, […]

“I Hope His Widow Gets Rich Off It”- More On Roy the Ghoul and The Power of Recorded Statements

So much to go over and the developments are hardly over. This entry might seem a little haphazard as there’s a few things to cover, but it’s all part of an overall pattern that Four Color Sinners has been documenting for the better part of a year; not because it was the hot topic in […]

“Roy Knows This, But He’s Turned Into a Ghoul Late in Life…” – The Comics Biz Gets Wise, Better Late Than Never

I suppose it had to happen tho’ I wish it had happened earlier. A portion of the comics industry has begun to finally speak out against what Four Color Sinners has been covering and compiling for the better part of a year: the ongoing and calculated makeover of Roy Thomas as the co-creator of various […]

“…Suddenly No Longer Worth Their Own Category…”- On The Eisner Awards Removing The Journalism Category (Sobs)

You cannot imagine my sense of tangible relief when my overwhelming self-awareness kicked into overdrive and reminded me that I am not, you know, a comics journalist. For this month especially has been a notable one for the collected members of that specific community, as the long-running Eisner Awards recently announced they were removing the […]

“I Have Been On The Right Side of History Since I Started Working in Comics…” – The Truly Conflicting Conundrum of Tony Isabella

Let me preface this piece by stressing that there is no degree of snark intended when I describe longtime comics pro Tony Isabella as a “conundrum”- he is the first individual written about here that I simply can’t resist having some degree of conflict over- such is my sincere and legit admiration for his burn-the-bridges […]

Historians or Enthusiasts? A Look At How Poorly The “Comics History” Community Operates

As all of you know, the rapid rise of social media outlets contributed to the mass misinformation crisis we suffer from in the present. Combine that with misplaced sentimentalism and a deeply disturbing need to preserve and maintain the fondness of youth into old age and you’ve got at least half of the problem with […]

“You’ve Heard The Legend- Which I Think Is True…”- A Flip Thru’ the Supermarket Sleaze of 2018’s ‘Entertainment Weekly- Stan Lee: A Life of Marvel’

I’ve seen this shit. You’ve seen this shit. These compiled “special” issues of various articles from the pop culture media put out to celebrate any figure who has some topical traction and visibility at the moment- I saw a special edition magazine last week at the grocery store dedicated to Madonna, whom I remembered is […]

“Such a Shame That A Little Fame And Attention Began to Get to Len’s Head…” On Roy Thomas’s Erasure of The Real Creators of Wolverine

2024 is upon us which means we’ve also got one more gruesome event to look forward to in the new year: the 50th Anniversary of popular mutant antihero Wolverine which will, inevitably, lead to anniversary-centric convention appearances and interviews with “Rascally” Roy Thomas himself, ostensibly to further the rather recent perception of himself as the […]

“…Fell Flat With The Wednesday Warriors who Supported The Industry for Decades…” Celebrating The Most Loathsome People in Comics, 2023!

Well, we’ve come to the end of another year and another year for the industry, the medium, and the hobby of comic books. And look- I know what you’re saying, I do. Why can’t I focus on all the positives of the industry? Why can’t we write about the critically acclaimed and under publicized comics […]

“Always The First Person In The Room to Point Out It Wasn’t Just You…” The Slog That is 2002’s ‘Stan Lee’s Mutants, Monsters & Marvels’

I had known about this truly intolerable documentary, in actuality a long-form interview conducted by the equally intolerable Kevin Smith, since it initially appeared in 2002 when I was considerably younger. I’d like to stress that I avoided it completely then, largely due to my immense dislike of Smith which was quite possibly formed by […]