Leprechaun Coloring Page PLUS Leprechaun Facts and Lore
Once again I was asked by the amazing folks at The York Emporium to create a St. Patrick’s Day Parade coloring page for them. The […]
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Troop 142: Scouting out indy comic adventures
“Troop 142: A Graphic Novel” is a slice-of-life indy comic with its origins in a webcomic. In it, we get a taste of life at […]
Hinterkind: Fantasy and the Apocalypse
“Hinterkind” (Volume 1) is the type of comic that reads like it started as a novel. There’s nothing wrong with that, it’s just that sometimes […]
Legends of New Pulp: Tommy One & the Legion of Neptune
With the Summer of 2015 plodding along, I have to admit that I was doing some plodding of my own. You see, I had a self-imposed […]
Are all those post-apocalyptic films happening on the same world?
Comics on the Brain tried watching the second “Divergent” movie. We say “tried” because we simply stopped watching as the climax approached. It was a terrible […]
Underman is Born: Help for Your Sock and Underwear Drive
UNDERMAN! He’s the SUPER-CHAMPION powered by CLEAN SOCKS and FRESH UNDERWEAR! Even better, you can recruit him for your next public service project! That’s right, he’s […]
Review: William Tell and ‘The Apple and the Arrow’
Most Americans know the very basics of the legend of William Tell. They know the hero, William Tell, was ordered by the bad guy to […]
Hawkman: The Life of a Second Stringer
“Showcase Presents Hawkman Vol. 1” is an interesting look at this iconic character from DC Comics. The early Joe Kubert issues are quite good — […]
Blue Baron No. 1: The Dawn of Sitcomics
When Comics on the Brain heard about the new independent comic book company called Sitcomics, we got pretty darn excited. As we understood it, Sitcomics […]
Paul Hogan as the Ghost Who Walks
We’ve grown to enjoy The Phantom in recent years — from the original comic strips to the awesome movie with Billy Zane. Then we ran […]
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 […]