Things I Like: Jack Kirby’s Fourth World

This post was originally published on February 25, 2015  If you’re reading this and you are wondering who Jack Kirby is you obviously don’t read comics. Kirby is one of the most influential artists and creators in the genre, ever. In fact I would go so far as to say a huge swath of the

By |2017-08-26T02:11:35-06:00August 26th, 2017|1970s Nostalgia, Features, Things I Like|0 Comments

Bleak Houses, Hard Times: Books of Magic #10: Long Lost Longbox

Welcome back to the Long Lost Longbox. If you think it's been a while since the last entry, you are absolutely correct. But never fear we continue the epic journey through the Books of Magic and some trouble in the sewers. In order to understand what is going on in The Books

By |2020-10-11T18:07:01-06:00July 9th, 2015|Comic Books, Long Lost Longbox|0 Comments

Handmedowns of the Ragged School: Books of Magic #9: Long Lost Longbox

Welcome back to the Long Lost Longbox. We continue the epic journey through the Books of Magic and meet some artful dodger types - cor, blimey! A little background. A long time ago in a lost era called the 90s DC decided it wanted to highlight some of its magical characters. So

By |2020-10-11T18:09:24-06:00April 9th, 2015|Comic Books, Long Lost Longbox|0 Comments

The Foundling’s Tale: The Books of Faerie #1: Long Lost Longbox

Welcome back to the Long Lost Longbox. Today we examine The Books of Faerie, but alas only for one issue. The Books of Faerie is a spinoff of the very successful and popular Books of Magic series (something that if you follow this blog you will be seeing much more of in

By |2015-03-11T19:18:26-06:00March 11th, 2015|Comic Books, Long Lost Longbox|0 Comments

The Last Days: Black Orchid #21: Long Lost Longbox

Welcome back to the Long Lost Longbox. We continue with Black Orchid (albeit missing a couple of issues) and a look at who wrote this thing. Okay, the writer. I am put in a difficult situation. Normally I would do some research (i.e. Google around and eventually end up on Wikipedia) and

By |2015-02-26T10:42:10-07:00February 26th, 2015|Comic Books, Long Lost Longbox|0 Comments

Finality’s Flower: Black Orchid #18: Long Lost Longbox

Welcome back to the Long Lost Longbox. We continue with Black Orchid and a look at the artists on the book. The artists on Black Orchid are both quite good. Outstanding actually. I first became familiar with the cover artist Dave McKean through his work on Sandman with Neil Gaiman in the

By |2015-02-15T22:25:44-07:00February 15th, 2015|Comic Books, Long Lost Longbox|0 Comments

The Sting of her Groves: Black Orchid #17: Long Lost Longbox

Welcome back to the Long Lost Longbox. We continue with Black Orchid, albeit with a bit of a gap (as I’m missing issue #16) and start a six-part storyline: A Twisted Season. So who is Black Orchid? Or maybe I should say what is Black Orchid? Well, as far as the character

By |2015-02-09T12:00:19-07:00February 9th, 2015|Comic Books, Long Lost Longbox|0 Comments
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