John Byrne

This one is special to me.  Not only does it deal with what it is that makes a hero a hero (a recurring theme in Daredevil), but on a personal level, this is the first comic I ever bought.  

Tags : daredevil, David Mazzucchelli, Friday Favorites, John Byrne, Secret Wars II

  Special Comic-Con “A Picture’s Worth”: “When Captain America Shows His Mighty Film” (NO spoilers!)

Tags : Captain America, Chris Evans, gene colan, J.J. Abrams, Jack Kirby, Jim Johnson, Joe Simon, John Byrne, Mike Pascale, Paul Guinan, San Diego Comic Con, stan lee

One of the few negatives about comics (and indeed, the literary field) is that readers never get a guide to pronunciation for creators’ names. (Same for characters but that’s another column. I’m such a tease.) And of the dozens of books I have on comics and their creators, not a single one has a pronunciation … Continue reading →

Tags : Al Feldstein, Alfredo Alcala, Boris Vallejo, dave gutierrez, Ernie Colón, Frank Brunner, Frank Frazetta, Gene Colon, George Pérez, H. R. Giger, herb trimpe, Joe Jusko, Joe Kubert:, John and Sal Buscema, John Byrne, Kurt Busiek, Mike Mignola, Milt Caniff, Mort Weisinger, Norm Breyfogle, Paul Gulacy, Rob Liefeld, Wendy and Richard Pini