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 […]
Celebrate Man-E-Faces at your workplace
Well, it looks like you can forget celebrating Free Comic Book Day, don’t bother with Christmas and Boxing Day either. A new holiday is fast […]
Buck Rogers XXVc: A Dragon’s glimpse of the future
In 1990, the makers of Dungeons & Dragons had a new game ready to unleash upon the world. The new RPG offered a new look […]
RoboCop: The Last Stand review
When Comics on the Brain glanced through RoboCop: Last Stand No. 1 at the store, we were a little reluctant to buy it. In general, […]
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, […]
Newspaper reprints capture the time of the pulps
For writers of New Pulp, especially those that focus on the 1930s and 1940s, it can be kind of hard to recreate the feel of […]
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 […]
Dr. Doom has words for Ms. Marvel
For comic book fans, one of the biggest bads of them all is the dreaded Dr. Doom. He’s a villainous star of Marvel Comics and, […]
Relocating the Marvel Universe — Part 39 — West Virginia
There’s a short list of states that don’t get much respect. Alabama, Mississippi and Kentucky each have a spot on that list, but none is […]
Ask a stupid question … and the Hulk helps!
The great thing about the anonymity of the Internet is that you can make a complete ass out of yourself and no one in the […]