The Specials: A Forgotten Gem

(Originally posted on September 4, 2018) You’ve probably never heard of The Specials (2000).  I’m betting a lot of people have heard of Mystery Men–the movie about loser superheroes.  The Specials is in a similar vein, only with an indie movie budget and feel.  (Technically, both films lost money, however The Specials cost 1 million […]

Godzilla in Marvel Comics (1977-1979)

(Originally posted on March 8, 2017) In my youth, Marvel Comics shoehorned Godzilla, King of the Monsters into the Marvel Universe.  I’m not kidding.  Godzilla was, for a brief time, a character in the Marvel Universe.  Written by Doug Moench and penciled by Herb Trimpe, the comic lasted two years.  Two years of awesome. How […]

Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez: An Artist Who Needs More Love

(Originally posted on November 2, 2016) Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez first came to my attention back in the early eighties in the DC Comic Atari Force.  The only reason I was aware of this comic was because they included mini-comics in the Atari 2600 games for some titles like Defender and Berzerk.  The mini-comics later became […]

Wendy Pini: An Artist Who Needs More Love

(Originally posted on August 31, 2016) Back in my youth in the early eighties, I ran across an indie comic at a science fiction convention.  It was called Elfquest. I had never seen a comic like this before.  It was in a larger format, was detailed black & white and didn’t have superheroes or any […]