History of Comic Books Podcast

Creepy Classics - "The Crow" comic book & movie

And now a rambling and too brief review of both the "The Crow" comic book and movie, which set new standards in indie publishing and comic book movie adaptations.

Archives - The Creepy Classics: "Blade 2"

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of "Blade 2", a movie that surpasses the original along with being great October viewing.

Archives: The Creepy Classics - "Blade" (1998)

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of the 1998 "Blade" film, Marvel's first successful movie and a hard-R horror film to boot.

Archives - Owen Charles Middleton

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Owen Charles Middleton, a talented black artist who died too young due to racism and his own choices.

Archives - Jay Paul Jackson

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Jay Paul Jackson, a black comic book artist of the Golden Age who used his work to push social causes.

Archives - Robert Savon Pious

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Robert Savon Pious, a black artist and historian who also contributed to the Golden Age of Comic Books.

Archives - The Life of Elmer Cecil Stoner

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Elmer Cecil Stoner, one of the first black artists to openly work in American comic books during the Golde

Archives - Chester Gould, the Father of Dick Tracy and the American Crime Comic

And now for a reposting of this rambling and too brief second part of this biography of Chester Gould, as he takes his Dick Tracy creation into one of the most popular ch

Archives - Chester Gould, the Father of Dick Tracy and the American Crime Comic

And now a resposting of the first part of this too brief and rambling biography of Chester Gould, the creator of Dick Tracy that also brought about the American Crime Com

Archives - Rube Goldberg, the Dean of Cartoonists

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Rube Goldberg, the dean of cartoonists.

Archives - Carl Barks, the Good Duck Artist, Part Two

And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of Carl Barks, as he creates one my popular character, Scrooge McDuck.

Archives - Carl Barks, the Good Duck Artist, Part One

And now a reposting fo the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Carl Barks, one of Walt Disney's most celebrated cartoonists.

Archives - The Life of Julie Schwartz, DC's Greatest Editor

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Julie Schwartz, DC Comics's greatest editor.

Archives - The Life of Gene Colan, Part Two

And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of Gene Colan, as he embarks onto one of the most iconic series of his career.

Archives - The Life of Gene Colan, Part One

And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Gene Colan, one of the great artists of Marvel's Silver Age.

Archives - The Troubled Genius of Mort Meskin

And now a resposting of this rambling and too brief biography  of Mort Meskin, a brilliant Golden Age artist who's personal demons kept him from surpassing his contempora

Archives - The Life of Gardner Fox, DC's Greatest Writer, Part Two

And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of Gardner Fox, as he helps DC Comics usher in the Silver Age.

Archives - The Life of Gardner Fox, DC's Greatest Writer

And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Gardner Fox, arguably the writer who had the greatest impact on DC Comics.

Archives - The Humorous Art of John Severin

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of John Severin, the definitive artist of "Cracked" magazine.

Archives - The History of King Features Syndicate, Part Two

And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief history of King Features Syndicate, one of the great comic strip publishers of all time.