Female friendly comics in ‘Damsels: Mermaids’
One of the books that captured the immediate attention of the Comics on the Brain staff was Dynamite Entertainment’s “Damsels: Mermaids.” For the longest time, […]
Oughta Be A Comic Book!
Cheap thrills in the comics … and how Sheena sparked it all
To make a splash in the comic book industry, it takes a little something special — such as a 99-cent cover price — or just […]
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 […]
Chill out with ‘Maroo of the Winter Caves’
It was through a series of random clicks on eBay that I came across Ann Turnbull’s “Maroo of the Winter Caves.” The 136-page book from […]
Terra Tarkington: The nurse is on duty
“The Adventures of Terra Tarkington” by Sharon Webb is a book with great promise, but with somewhat flawed executuon. Reading it, one immediately knows this […]
‘Smallville’ tugs on Superman’s cape & Elseworld ideas
Smallville: WB show an ‘Elseworlds’ story at heart In the pilot episode of SMALLVILLE, the new WB series that debuts at 9 p.m. Oct. […]