Before Man-Wolf there was Colonel Jupiter
We have to admit we’re not super-familiar with Spider-Man’s earliest adventures. Or, at the very least, his middle-early adventures. Comics on the Brain can rattle […]
Comics the Size of a Phonebook
Early in the 2000s, the biggest comic-book companies went into a recycling mode with the advent of phonebook-sized comics called Essential Marvel and Showcase Presents. […]
Cuttlefish: The Aliens Among Us
They are foreigners in our heartland. They are hideous looking beasts with strange powers and mannerisms. Some believe them to be wildly intelligent and there’s […]
Harley Quinn’s Family: A Bit of Double Trouble
The “Batman Beyond” cartoon presents an interesting future for the DC Universe, and it occasionally crosses over with the Justice League/Justice League Unlimited timeline. Those […]
Author Signings: New Pulp Invades Pittsburgh and Pulpfest
PulpFest, an international celebration of adventure fiction, is set to invade Pittsburgh in July. To help celebrate the love and legacy of this all-American artform, writers […]
G.I. Joe Collector’s Club: Kindle Worlds Author Interview
Shortly after “G.I. Joe: Scourge of the Amazon” came out, I was contacted by writer Troy Osgood to talk about G.I. Joe and my story […]
G.I. Joe: Cobra Steals. They Steal a Lot!
We all know that Cobra is a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world, but what may not be so obvious is that they […]
Give Me Two Words
There are really two distinct levels of authors. There are the kinds who make tons and tons of money with everything they write — the […]
What is the Perfect D&D Dice Set?
For just about every tabletop role-playing game, dice are used to determine the resolution of tasks. Some games use just one or two dice. Other […]
Moon Patrol: The Backstory We Need to Know
One of those hard-to-forget-but-you-probably-forgot video games from the dawn of the arcade era is a release from Williams called “Moon Patrol.” The game is one […]
Another Leprechaun, another coloring page
I’ve had the luck of being asked to create a coloring page for a St. Patrick’s Day Parade for years now, and this year was […]
42 Writing Prompts to Help You Describe a Scene
Writing can be tough because sometimes you just don’t know what to say. Sure, you have a plot and dialogue filling your pages, but filling […]
Hey G.I. Joe, Give the Ocean Back to Battleship
The most-neglected aspect of the G.I. Joe universe is the part of the military that focuses on naval warfare. It makes sense, too. From a […]
Buck Rogers XXVc: A Matter of Gravitol
“A Matter of Gravitol” is an adventure module written by Dale “Slade” Henson for the Buck Rogers In the 25th Century XXvc role-playing game. The […]
New Pulp ices over with a tale of hockey
In the modern times, hockey is a pretty glitzy sport. Stadiums cost hundreds of millions of dollars and rookies land multi-million dollar deals. Even the […]
Reviewing the Sitcomics Binge Book: Telepathetic
Comics on the Brain has already mentioned how much we enjoyed the previous Sitcomics book we purchased, Blue Baron No. 1. Our review there praised […]
Tarzan’s Imposter: Jan of the Jungle
In the wake the tidal wave that was left by Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “Tarzan” series, innumerable copycats appeared. Some put a woman in the Tarzan […]
Alex Ross and the Amazing Iron Spider Jane
Every once in a while, a comic image appears that just absolutely floors the Comics on the Brain staff. Such is the case with this […]
A Snapshot of the Cast of ‘Tommy One and the Apocalypse Gun’
While I was writing “Tommy One and the Apocalypse Gun,” I worked from a series of character descriptions. These simple efforts to layout the characteristics […]
The Downward Spirals are back: Get the ’36 Minute Major’
Everyone’s (or maybe no one’s) favorite band of hockey-playing opossums are back in action with a brand new collection now available on Amazon. In “The […]