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 […]
Iron Man
Twitter Reviews: Avengers, Iron Man, Teen Titans, Superman, Ms. Marvel, DC Universe Decisions, Blue Beetle and Godzilla
I review comics on Twitter at twitter.com/johnsimcoe. Here are the July through December 2008 reviews! Buck Rogers No. 3 (Sept 79): In this early ish, Buck […]
Marvel and DC must focus on core characters and concepts
At this point in the comic-book industry, Marvel and DC Comics have several proven sellers. You know the names — Batman, Spider-Man and all the […]
Relocating the Marvel Universe — The Series Hub
Through most of my comic-book collecting life, I have always been bothered by a simple thing about the Marvel Universe: Nearly every Marvel comic highlights […]
Relocating the Marvel Universe — Part 11 — Hawaii
Before we take a right into Idaho from Washington, let’s jump out to our two non-contigious states. First up, the amazing islands of … HAWAII PEARL […]
Marvel’s Sweet Sixteen — 16 characters to bank on
One thing that intrigues me about the Big Two comic book companies is the role that merchandising plays. For DC, there are several easy-to-identify key […]