“I’M NOT SHY ANYMORE”- The Awareness-Lacking Admissions Of The Rascally One

Roy Thomas has gotten bolder. Or maybe… just maybe? I’ve been wrong all along. I’m serious. Perhaps Roy hasn’t been scheming in the traditional sense, and isn’t purposely trying to be an abhorrent lying thief and scoundrel- I mean, I know his Manager/Hanger On/Leech John Cimino is all of those things, as well as the […]

“Must Be The Only Thing Written About Roy Thomas that Roy Never Read…” – On The Public and Prolific Bitterness of Roy Thomas

It had been brought up more than once, notably by Patrick Ford, how often a certain generation of Marvel employees referred to Jack Kirby in the press as “bitter“- and the irony in that considering that many of the employees guilty of that particular smear were, themselves, quite prolific in public venting, righteous indignation, fragile […]

“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 […]

“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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

“You Sort of Believe It Actually Happened”- Examining Roy Thomas’s Comments On ‘The Great Stan Lee/Jack Kirby Debate’

At the time of this writing, Roy Thomas has just turned 83. And, in reaching another milestone in his Eighth decade I’d argue one of the more significant ones is the bestowment of the glorious nickname “The Forever Boy” by his own personal Scott Thorson/Manager/Leech John Cimino. Honestly, when this was brought to my attention, […]

“In A Serpent’s Nest, Nothing Can Survive.” – OR, This Is The Shit I Have To Deal With

One thing about this blog that I’d like to maintain is that I am never interested in promoting myself like an Alex Grand nor am I out to cultivate public spats and feuds like a Rich Johnston. Why, I’m even hesitant to mention their offensive names lest it appear that I, of all people, might […]

“Roy Said to Me I ‘Just Showed Up & Never left’- And He’s Right!”- The Moving Story of The Roy Boyzz

They are, quite possibly, the current most iconic duo in the world of comic books. They are seemingly joined at the hip and feed off of each other’s energy, finish each other’s sentences and go nowhere without the other. Not since the days of Bing Crosby and Bob Hope has there been a partnership so […]