I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. Harlan Ellison was good at a lot of things. An awful … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Detective Comics by Harlan Ellison and Gene Colan

I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. When I committed myself wholeheartedly to reading superhero comic books, it … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Flash by Mike Baron and Jackson Guice

I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. The CBS television series The Incredible Hulk was entering its third … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — The Savage She-Hulk by Stan Lee and John Buscema

I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. Vertigo Comic launched at the very beginning of 1993. By that … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Death: The High Cost of Living by Neil Gaiman and Chris Bachalo

I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. Paper Girls begins in 1988. It doesn’t stay there. Written by … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang

I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. I get that Chris Hemsworth (with a key, late-breaking assist from … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Thor: The Mighty Avenger by Roger Langridge and Chris Samnee

I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. Batman is imposing. That’s understood. It’s fundamental to his character. It’s … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale

I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. When the comic book series Ms. Marvel debuted with an issue … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona

I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. The late nineteen-seventies were boom years for fabulous female characters walking … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Ms. Marvel by Gerry Conway and John Buscema

I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. There was a unifying conceit to several of the comic book … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #86 by Bill Mantlo, Al Milgrom, and Fred Hembeck