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League of Extraordinary Oddballs: KANGAROO MAN

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…

RIP George Perez

Well, this is a bummer, posting two obituaries in a row. Last week we lost comics artist George Perez, and while I can’t claim he had the same earth-shaking impact on my young life that Neal Adams did, he was…

RIP Neal Adams

When I was a kid, I wanted to grow up to be a comic book artist. I suppose that wasn’t so unusual an aspiration for a youngster, but I was pretty specific: I wanted to be Neal Adams. Come to…

League of Extraordinary Oddballs: SPITFIRE

Our continuing review of peculiar superhero-types now takes us back several centuries to the era of tall ships and piracy on the high seas.  Daring buccaneer “Black Douglas” is an expert swordsman, sailor and devoted Englishman pensively perambulating his poop…

Marker Test

I got a new set of alcohol-based markers for my birthday and figured I’d test them out. I’m sure my choice of subject will come as a complete shock. This is my tribute to two of James Bond’s more memorable…