Classic Comics Cavalcade: Donald Duck: “Christmas on Bear Mountain” Jason Sacks December 25, 2015 Classic Comics Cavalcade, Columns The more I stare at Carl Bark's Duck comics the more I understand their brilliance. You might remember my last review of a Carl Barks Ducks...
Zero Hour and Other Stories by Jack Kamen Jason Sacks July 11, 2014 Classic Comics Cavalcade, Columns Welcome to the eighth part of our multi-part look at the great EC cartoonists! In previous columns we discussed the comics of: Jack Davis Al...
Bomb Run and Other Stories by John Severin Jason Sacks June 13, 2014 Classic Comics Cavalcade, Columns Welcome to the seventh part of our multi-part look at the great EC cartoonists. In previous columns we discussed the comics of: Jack...
The New Mike Sekowsky: Appreciating His Radical Years, Part Four: Never Trust a Blue-Eyed Greenie Jason Sacks June 6, 2014 Classic Comics Cavalcade, Columns Concluding our series on the rebellious comics by the vastly underrated Mike Sekowsky (part one appeared here, part two appeared here and...
The New Mike Sekowsky: Appreciating His Radical Years, Part Three: That’s Really Super, Supergirl Jason Sacks May 30, 2014 Classic Comics Cavalcade, Columns Continuing our series on the rebellious comics by the vastly underrated Mike Sekowsky (part one appeared here and part two appeared here), we look...
The New Mike Sekowsky: Appreciating His Radical Years, Part Two: The Metal Shines Jason Sacks May 23, 2014 Classic Comics Cavalcade, Columns Continuing our series on the rebellious comics by the vastly underrated Mike Sekowsky (part one appeared here), we look at his radically strange...
The New Mike Sekowsky: Appreciating His Radical Years, Part One: Diana Prince Becomes More Wonderful Jason Sacks May 16, 2014 Classic Comics Cavalcade, Columns Every once in a while as a fan you stumble over something that makes you really sit up and pay attention: something so unique, or magical, or...
The Phantom by Don Newton: A Six-Pack of Greatness Jason Sacks May 9, 2014 Classic Comics Cavalcade, Columns There’s a real gratification in watching an artist work on something that they love. That was the case with Don Newton and The Phantom.At...
The Funny Papers (Tales to Astonish and Tales of Suspense; 5-05-1959) The Traveler May 7, 2014 Classic Comics Cavalcade, Columns Imagine living through the post-Golden Age of science fiction and fantasy. What would it be like to experience this journey at the...
Child of Tomorrow and Other Stories by Al Feldstein Jason Sacks May 2, 2014 Classic Comics Cavalcade, Columns Editor's Note: with the recent passing of the great Al Feldstein, we thought this was a good time to revisit a review of a terrific collection of...
Steve Ditko’s Shade the Changing Man: The Ultimate Ditko Outsider Jason Sacks May 2, 2014 Classic Comics Cavalcade, Columns Steve Ditko is famous for his characters who are outsiders in the worlds in which they live. Peter Parker was shunned by many of his high school...
“Apocalypse: Daredevil #227” Jason Sacks April 25, 2014 Classic Comics Cavalcade, Columns, Mondo Marvel Imagine the best man you know. Not just an average man, but the man who has it all: a great job, the respect of his peers, money, influence, lots of...
Spider-Man: The Death of Captain Stacy Jason Sacks April 18, 2014 Classic Comics Cavalcade, Columns We all know all about the death of Gwen Stacy. It was one of the most traumatic and important events in the history of Marvel Comics. More has...
"Last Hand: Daredevil #181" Jason Sacks April 11, 2014 Classic Comics Cavalcade, Columns By now you've heard the story a million times: how an obscure creator from Vermont named Frank Miller took the helms of a dying series called...
4.0 Nexus Omnibus 4: Nexus is something of a singular achievement Eric Hoffman March 19, 2014 Classic Comics Cavalcade, Columns In my last Classics Comics Calvacade column, I took a look at the seminal early 1980s indie comic Matt Wagner’s Grendel. Continuing in that vein,...