Category Archives: Retroviews

The beautiful synergy of comics

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Jeff Hebert

I am criticized from time to time for not doing more positive stories (a very fair criticism, I hasten to add), so I wanted to share this example of comics done exceptionally well. It’s from a daily comic strip that … Continue reading →

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Captain Obese back in print!

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Jeff Hebert

Legendary comics creator Don Lomax was kind enough to drop me a line earlier today in response to a “Captain Obese” panel I posted a while back. If it wasn’t clear in my original (and it wasn’t), I thoroughly enjoyed … Continue reading →

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Freelance Friday: Babewatch edition

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Jeff Hebert

You don’t have to be a filmmaker to know if you like a movie or not, and to offer a critique of it. You don’t have to be an author to know if you like a book or not, and … Continue reading →

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Super-hero comics and originality

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Jeff Hebert

Frequent commenter Jose had some interesting points regarding the “Sons of Scissorhands” post that I wanted to address at more length. He said: Granted, fanboys (I’m one) get the urge to outshine Superman, Spider-Man, and Wonder Woman (remember the 90’s … Continue reading →

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You say Nightwing, I say Blindside. Potato, potahto.

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Jeff Hebert

I felt kind of bad trashing Marat Mychaels in the Caption Contest post, so I thought I should look him up online and see what he’s been up to since 1992, when the Brigade issue in question was printed. I … Continue reading →

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Retroview: Comic Book Villains (2002)

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Jeff Hebert

I recently rented 2002′s “Comic Book Villains” and I hated it, not because I felt insulted by their depiction of anyone who loves comic books and super heroes as pathetic, anti-social losers, but because I think entertainment in any medium … Continue reading →

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Retroview: The Life of Captain Marvel

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Jeff Hebert

These random comic book baggies are strange. Sometimes I can go through all ten and I get nothing worthy of comment, just a big pile of meh. Other times, one issue is so chock full of great, mockable items I … Continue reading →

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Retroview: Great C-C-C-Caesar’s S-S-Stutter!

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Jeff Hebert

There were three “Silver Age Classics” in last week’s Random Comic Stack, and reading back through the old issues was a real treat. Besides all the stuff I already knew, I was surprised to discover that everyone in the Fifties … Continue reading →

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Retroview: Black Dragon

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Jeff Hebert

In 1985, Marvel (through their mature-audience “Epic Comics” line) published a six-issue limited series written by Chris Claremont and illustrated by John Bolton titled “The Black Dragon”. A “historic fantasy” set in medieval Europe, it was an unusual offering in … Continue reading →

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The difference between corporate and creative

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Jeff Hebert

This week’s pile o’ randomness was an interesting batch of butt-kicking, living-island-of-Japan, Robot Fighting madness. It started out with this rather disturbing Barry Windsor-Smith cover illustration of X-O Manowar #5, and I challenge you to tell me just what that … Continue reading →

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