This year marks the 70th anniversary of secret agent James Bond’s literary debut in Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale. Published on April 13, 1953, the book launched a pop culture juggernaut that continues to stampede (or at least lumber) its way…
Stan Carter, All-American male, is reporting for his Army induction physical when the attending physician finds an odd mark on his otherwise perfect physique. This explanation is good enough for the doctor, but really, what the heck? Who gets a…
Well, here we are at Christmas time again (!) so let’s take another look at what was available to American consumers fifty years ago via the miracle of the full-color, 602-page Sears catalog as preserved at wishbookweb.com. Set your digital…
Although he started off by merely “leaping tall buildings,” Superman soon evolved the power of flight, inspiring generations of kids across America to break their legs jumping off of roofs with towels tied around their necks and initiating a veritable…
More or less on a whim, Scott and I decided to enjoy an overnight camping trip to nearby Bear Creek Lake before the weather turns too cold. We’d never been before, though it’s just a little more than an hour…
Recently I’ve fallen down the Youtube rabbit hole of “How To” art videos encouraging me to put pen to paper and start sketching anything and everything. So I decided rather than wait for inspiration and try to put something awesome…
There’s at least three things a superhero needs to succeed in the comic book business: a cool costume, an interesting power set and a catchy name. Here we meet a hero who proudly fails all three tests. I give you…
It’s Independence Day, and by golly if there’s one thing superheroes love more than justice, it’s the good old US of A. Take for instance the modestly named Captain Courageous, who has America on his mind pretty much 24 hours…
I had some time to kill, so I experimented a bit more with alcohol-based markers for this Superman image. It was going to be a caricature, then it ended up being more “straight,” but the massive chin stuck around. Another…
Continuing our review of unusual comic book adventurers, the spotlight now falls on Kangaroo Man, not that he deserves it since he’s not the real star of the strip that bears his name. Just as the Red Bee played second…
