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 […]
Get Bill Peet’s story behind the stories
Comics on the Brain has mentioned before how much we love Bill Peet, a children’s author in the 1960s and 1970s. In fact, if you […]
Quick RPG Combats: Make hits mean something
As RPG game players, the Comics on the Brain staff has still been playing the good old Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition rules (and the […]
When pulps spotlight the villain
A lot of pulp magazines feature a dashing hero as the main image. This is the sort of guy with a full head of hair, […]
The secret origin of Gorillaz
The other day, Comics on the Brain sat down with Netflix to watch the greatest episode of “Amazing Stories,” the “Twilight Zone”-like series from the […]
Halflings: The toons of D&D
Comics on the Brain loves role-playing games. There’s nothing more fun than sitting around a table with some buddies and delving into an imaginary world […]
‘Growingold with B.C.’ shows Johnny Hart’s evolving talent
The comic strip B.C. has been around since the late 1950s and the 2007 anniversary book “Growingold with B.C.” is an amazing display of Johnny Hart’s […]
DC Comics: Discover the Sandman’s secret city
When working on the DC Universe, comic creators and the company itself are often very dodgy about exactly where some of their famous cities are […]