Batman, You're Just a Bit Close and I.....Whoa!

What the?
Is Batman...?
The look on his face...
The ladies and Supes think it's funny?
...
...?

Never mind.  I don't wanna know.

Little-Known Facts...

In the mid-1940's, Captain America and Bucky used a newly invented rage release method of dancing and inadvertently created breakdancing.

This particular incident took place outside of the Red Skull's mountain hideout in 1943. Seems Cap had just mashed his finger on a rock or something.
Pump up some Run-DMC while looking at this and you'll see it happen before your very eyes!

Artistic License : Spider-man and His Lengthening Tights!

Watch the leg on the right.

Trace of Venom in that suit, perhaps?

Alllll Aboard the Galactusville Trolley!

Thanos Imperative introduces the newest mode of transport in the Marvel Universe.

The Galactus Train will hit Poppup, Sakaar, and all points west.
Tickets to Planet X, the Zombie  and Monkey Earths and the Living Planet will cost extra.
Shalla Bal will not be included for the foreseeable future.

One More Lie...

Ahh, the fiasco that is Spider-Man's 'did that part happen' life.

 The latest:

Um.
No.  You toyed with the devil, Petey.
And HE saved good ol' Auntie May, continuing a severely inaccurate portrayal of the Spidey we used to know.
Alcohol?
Unmasking?
Promiscuity in a comic little kids read?
Peter Parker does it all, now man!
Mary Jane takes the lumps for the devil-dealing, though.
She tells the devil Pete would NEVER undo their marriage unless she tells him to.
Geez, Parker, Man up!
You used to be so decisive. 

Panels and Pages - Batman sounds off about my blog...

A Friday Visit with Grammer...

"...deserve better than what we're giving them."

Giving them.

I can't believe he said it either Aunt May.

Class dismissed.

Headlight Cover!

Oh my.
This joke was so lame, but I couldn't stop myself. I think I have been possessed by the demon of bad jokes.
No, wait.
Margaret Cho isn't dead yet. (unlike her act! Whoa! Zing!)

Covers - All Star Comics 19 by Alex Wright

Once upon a time a long time ago, I used to be a fan of Alex Wright's artwork. Time passed and now I am merely a HUGE fan of Alex Wright's artwork! Alex himself too, actually.
I passed on some samples of his work to Roy Thomas and it resulted in a 1943 calendar for the prozine Alter Ego a few years back. He did some more work for Roy in Alter Ego but for the original hook-up, he asked me if I'd like him to do a cover for me.
I thought about it for a long time, roughly 3 seconds and said yes! I picked one of my favorite covers from the Golden Age of comics: All Star 19 from way back in 1943. Alex did more than justice to the original by Joe Gallagher and it adorns my office to the envy of all who see it.
Hope you like it as much as I do and thanks again, Alex!


(p.s.--although Alex gifted me with a copy of this, it is still his work so don't use it without his permission.)

Panels and Pages - Savage Axe of Ares 1

SOMETIMES THE IN-JOKES ARE SO LAME THAT REALLY ARE FUNNY!
Since the time Stan the Man left Marvel, they have tried very hard to maintain (or recapture) the warm, fuzzy feeling that the small bullpen used to have. Assistant Editor's Month springs to mind.
It was fun then, now it just seems self-serving. These fellows who grew up reading comics and not so much other forms of literature are now finding themselves with jobs at the company they grew up with.
Not a good thing.
This piece is so idiotic it really becomes humorous. Photoshop has been around awhile guys, get over it.
I can't imagine how funny it might be if more people actually knew who this guy is!