“I’ll Be Damned if I Stand Aside Silently…” – The Confessions of Roy Thomas, Creator

Well folks, buckle up! The long-awaited rebuttal from Rascally Roy has finally reached us, courtesy of TwoMorrows Publishing- and its chock-full of, well, everything you might expect from Team Thomas at this point. One of the more interesting things I got from reading this was indisputable proof that at least someone on Roy’s plantation is […]

“Makes a Big Deal Out of Trumpeting Respect and Admiration For Someone, Then Actually Treats Them With Disrespect…” – On The Complete Lack of Ability Or New Ideas From Roy Thomas

Gosh, that was a long title… and you think you’ve got problems! Truth be told frantic ones, this is not an article I intended or even considered writing. Like with many things, I sort of stumbled onto the idea while researching other topics… and, in my sleepy brain, made a sort of mental chuckle at […]

Another Reason to Boycott ALTER EGO

Roy Thomas’s long-lived Alter Ego continues to be published by TwoMorrows Publishing, with issues announced as far in advance as December 2024, outliving other comic magazines in an era where print continues to falter. While I’d like to give the lion’s share of credit to the contributions of John “Mego Stretch Hulk” Cimino’s numerous essays […]

De Facto Protege: The Changing Continuity of Roy Thomas

Roy Thomas- repped by his omnipresent manager John Cimino- admittedly falls into the “doesn’t need an introduction” category, such has his long tenure been in the world of comics these past six decades. What is generally glossed over and seldom explored however is his changing timeline, the alternate realities of his career, his blatant retcons […]