Wednesday, April 28, 2021

A Quiet Evening at Home, Painted by Earl Norem

 


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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Magazines I've Read Recently, April 28, 2021









 

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Monday, April 26, 2021

The Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo Has Two Shows This Year!

 


SPACE 2021 will be two shows this year: a virtual show on July 10 & 11 and a in-person show on November 6 & 7.

I'll be taking part in both and hope to see you in person in November. Both shows will feature demonstrations, panel discussions and other sweet small press-related happenings! Click here for more details: http://www.backporchcomics.com/space.htm

 

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Sunday, April 25, 2021

1981 Ad for Hall & Oates' Private Eyes

 


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Saturday, April 24, 2021

Kirby Draws Grumpy for the 1971 Disneyland Convention

 


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Friday, April 23, 2021

Ad for Donald Fagen's The Nightfly


 

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Thursday, April 22, 2021

A 1953 House of Mystery Ad


 

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Monday, April 19, 2021

Classical LPs I've Listened to Recently, March 12, 2021

 









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Sunday, April 11, 2021

Comics I've Read Recently, April 11, 2021

 
















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Monday, April 5, 2021

Lost Season Three Premium Trading Cards, Coming November, 2007

 


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Sunday, April 4, 2021

Recently Read: Astroman, Book Two: The Arsenal of Wonders, by Dwight R. Decker

 


Dwight R. Decker's sequel to Astroman Book One: The Secret Citadel is a little less than twice as long as its predecessor, and is expansive in scope, incorporating time and alternate universe travelling. Decker's loving homage to early '60s DC comics (particularly Superman) includes not only characters modeled on fictional characters in those comics, but characters modeled on the creators of the comics (in one clever conceit, the villain muses that a god he calls Mort may be guiding and thwarting people's lives). Decker keeps the rules of the worlds he's created consistent and logical, and plotlines suspenseful. While I would enjoy reading more of the protagonist Matt Dawson's adventures, the conclusion is satisfying, wanting nothing. If you've spent years reading DC comics and science fiction paperbacks circa the late '50s and early '60s, you'll find The Arsenal of Wonders a whimsical and endearing tribute to that pulp paper printed work

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Thursday, April 1, 2021

A 1980 Ad for Genesis' Duke

 


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