
My favorite form of time travel in fiction
If there's one genre of science fiction that I love more than anything else, it's time travel. A good time travel story can be an engrossing mystery. A bad one can hurt your brain.
If there's one genre of science fiction that I love more than anything else, it's time travel. A good time travel story can be an engrossing mystery. A bad one can hurt your brain.
New Mutants #18, from 1984, introduced a new artist to the mutant books: Bill Sienkiewicz. He’d made his mark on Moon Knight and a few other books. This was a real turn, as Marvel’s style was far from artsy, and the comics industry was still recovering from the heavy influence of Neal Adams. Sienkiewicz developed an art style based on illustration techniques. It was evident in page layouts that set the stage for the modern age, featuring irregular panel shapes, overlapping images, and borderless panels.
H.E.R.B.I.E. was one of the things in the Fantastic Four movie that my daughter loved best. It’s a far cry from when I was a seven-year-old boy and the little robot premiered in the Fantastic Four cartoon.
NEW HAVEN, Indiana - Walking into the offices of Lunar Distribution, it’s evident that this is the workplace of people who love comic books.
On June 20, 2024, my best friend in the world died. Joel Carroll was a comics artist, known and admired by many other artists.
VAN WERT—Blake Tijerina has dreamed of opening a card and gaming store since he was a child. That dream will become a reality on April 5 when he opens Wild West Wizards at the corner of Washington and Main streets.
Before I start, this is a very nerdy conversation about a comic book that maybe a dozen people care about. I just happen to be one of them. It also involves the multiverse, so that it might break your brain.
When I was in Junior High, a trip to a local store introduced me to something that engrossed me for years. It was a bright yellow box that simply read “Marvel Super Heroes Role-Playing Game.”