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Artists and art
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rhinos, hurling, robots and zombies
One of the things the Comics on the Brain staff enjoys most of all is drawing and creating things. With that in mind, we’ve […]
Remembering Robert Asprin, the Myth-maker
Back in May 2008, when Comics on the Brain found out Robert Asprin died, and we can honestly say we collectively mourned. Asprin was probably […]
John Manders and Wendy Slotboom’s ‘King Snake’ rules
It’s not often that Comics on the Brain gets to review a children’s book that actually has a permanent place in the CotB library. Sure, […]
Fun St. Patrick’s Day coloring page
I was asked by a local book store, The York Emporium to create a coloring page for their annual St. Patrick’s Day contest. You can […]
Cows, canals and comics long gone
Comics on the Brain loves children’s books. They offer a sense of fun that many modern comics don’t offer. We see in them the exuberance […]
DC Comics wishes you a Merry Christmas
Comics on the Brain is lucky enough to be on a comp list of sorts from DC Comics. We get stuff from them every once […]
He-Man mini-comics: How Thundarr helped the Masters of the Universe
When the Masters of the Universe toyline came out in 1983 — a year after the end of “Thundarr the Barbarian,” a cartoon about […]
Sword & Sorcery in “Reign of the Dragon Lord”
After reading some other work by C.J. Henderson, most notably his New Pulp offerings, Comics on the Brain was eager to grab another one of […]
Minecraft and Asimov’s many Earths
This great pulp magazine cover features an illustration for Isaac Asimov’s short story called “Living Space.” The short story deals with the colonization of […]
Swords, sapphires and the secrets of Nictzin Dyalhis
The cover of 1951’s Avon Fantasy Reader No. 17 features a great scene from “The Sapphire Siren” a short story by Nictzin Dyalhis. The “Siren,” […]
Visit Bill Peet’s ‘Wump World’
One of Comics on the Brain’s absolute favorite children’s author-illustrators is Bill Peet. He got his career kick-started by the Walt Disney studios, back during […]
Battle for L.A.: New Pulp done right
In the vast expanse of the publishing world, New Pulp is just one of the niches. The genre is an attempt to revitalize the stories […]
The Ghosts of Christmas Catalogs Past
Every year around this time, a series of fat catalogs would arrive in the mail at my childhood home. Upon its discovery, my sister, brother […]
Sneak Peek: Downward Spirals cover art
Comics on the Brain — which is really just me, John Simcoe — is hard at work assembling the very first Downward Spirals collection. This […]
Harvey Pekar is looking to have a bad day
For the longest time, I’ve been a comic book fan that pretty much ignored any comic book that didn’t have a guy in tights and […]