Review: Mars Attacks – Vol. 1: Attack from Space
It’s not hard to enjoy a “Mars Attacks” bit of media. As long as the Martians come in and engage in some mass destruction, it’s […]
Experience ‘Tommy One and the Apocalypse Gun’
I’m thrilled to announce the release of my first novel — “Tommy One and the Apocalypse Gun” — as published by the good folks at […]
Daily Doodle: Scare-Glow
One of the minor villains of the Masters of the Universe line, Scare-Glow has a great iconic look that riffs off of Skeletor. He’s a […]
A rebirth and a rough houser
It’s been a while since we posted here at Comics on the Brain. Among our many issues were a lack of time and the fact […]
Scooby-Doo villains — All in one place
Lately, the CotB staff has been enjoying the most recent Scooby-Doo cartoon series “Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated.” As with any Scooby-Doo show, the villains are clever, […]
Miniatur Wunderland: A train wurld in Miniatur
Every year around this time — just as all the Christmas decorations arrive at the stores — the Comics on the Brain staff starts thinking […]
Tips for professional writing majors
Comics on the Brain had a friend ask us for some tips for a college student majoring in Professional Writing. This student is working a typical […]
Batman & Superman Doodles: Stress-relieving doodle books done right
One of my Father’s Day gifts this year was the “Batman & Superman Doodles” book. This book, drawn in “The Animated Series” style, prompts its […]
How Roddy Doyle’s “The Deportees” can help New Pulp
This was supposed to be a review of Roddy Doyle’s “The Deportees and Other Stories.” When I picked the book up off my “Need to […]
It’s in the cards: My ATC creations from zombies to superheroes
Comics on the Brain has written before about its enjoyment of the whole ATC art movement — where artists create little masterpieces on paper the […]
Can “Square Pegs” ever fit in? A DVD review
It behooves us to take a few moments to talk about the much-loved TV series from the 1980s, “Square Pegs.” After all, we have a […]
The Ting Tings have definitely started something
Comics on the Brain is, most assuredly, NOT the right type of people to write about music. We can’t even fathom how it’s put together […]
World Cup Comics: Hot Shot Hamish hits the pitch
A while back, in one of our Twitter review collections, we mentioned that we read “The Hot Shot Hamish Annual 2009,” with the World Cup […]
Pulp Adventures 5: Ada Blackjack, Queen of the Arctic
Welcome once again to Pulp Adventures. In this little series, we take a look at people, places, businesses and things that could be melded into […]
Church Sketches X: Back in the Mix
Do you know how long its been since I’ve put up a collection of doodles & sketches? It’s literally been years. And while it’s been […]
Let’s hear it for the other superheroes
One of Comics on the Brain’s little pleasures in the comic book world is the idea that not every superhero gets to save the world. […]
Looking for a comic about the Irish sport of hurling? Look no further
The Comics on the Brain staff writes plenty of blogs across the interwebs. Yep, we’re experts at a lot f things. One of those is […]
An Iron Man sketch
The other day, Comics on the Brain sat down to draw everyone’s favorite armored Avenger, Iron Man. We finished our pen-and-ink sketch a few hours […]
Trucker pulps: ‘Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie’ and the pulp formula
In a few hours we used to count as “therapy time,” Comics on the Brain sat down and watched the TV movie “Flatbed Annie & […]
ED-209: RoboCop’s awkward big brother
One of the best parts of the “RoboCop” franchise is, without a doubt, the many appearances of ED-209. You remember that robot, don’t you? It’s […]