Tag: comichistory

“I Did Not Sleep Much in The ’80s, or the 90s’ for that Matter…”- an Interview w/ JayJay Jackson on Her Prolific Career, Art, and Life in Comics

Where does one begin with a creative force and powerhouse personality like JayJay Jackson? Prolific and eclectic, she has worked steadily and consistently as a viable collaborator in nearly all areas of the comic book industry (to say nothing of her work as a graphic artist, designer, and author) while still flying purposely under the […]

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“He Kinda Looks Like A Supervillain”- A Look at the Clues- And Responses- To Funky Flashman

This is not an article which attempts to inform you on the history behind Jack Kirby’s character Funky Flashman, a brilliant send-up and factually correct satire of Stan Lee. That’s been covered numerous times to varying degrees of success and factual correctness, notably on the excellent According to Kirby blog. No, today we’re going to […]

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“The Narrative Wouldn’t Exist Without Him As a Foil”- Thoughts on Martin Goodman

Think about how you know him. He’s subtly omnipresent to the point of existing in our collective unconsciousness the way founding fathers or historical figures are- he’s John Wilkes Booth, existing to be the assassin in Abraham Lincoln’s story. He’s Herbert Morrison, necessary to breathlessly describe the Hindenburg Disaster, so that it better becomes a […]

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