Old Comics

A long lost comics company? Or is it just April 1st?

Holy licensing deal, Batman! It seems that the campy, kitschy 1966 version of Batman—which was long verboten to be mentioned at DC and WB in general due to it's campy, kitschy nature. But as many noted, a line of toys based on the show was introduced at Toy Fair, and now we see that a whole line of merchandise, including a digital-first comic -- is coming.

Wanna read some trippy excerpts from a 1979 comic based on the writing of drug guru Timothy Leary. The art is by Pete von Sholly and Tim Kummero, while the script was by Von Sholly and George Dicaprio, father of you-know-who. The older Dicaprio was quite active in the underground comics scene before spending more time managing his son's career.

Before "meta" was physical, before Modernism became Posted, before Art Popped, cartoonists drew stories about cartoonists and cartooning! Some of it was autobiographical (or possibly semi-auto... I doubt Milt Gross almost became Batman!), some of...

After the internet reacted to a Facebook post by DC co-publisher Dan DiDio on DC relinquishing rights to a variety of pulp heroes, it was assumed that this might apply to the handsome series...

It seems that DC has stopped its program of licensing old pulp heroes, based on a post on Dan DiDio's Facebook page, as reported by Graeme McMillan: On his Facebook page, Dan Didio was asked...

In 1989 The Simpsons were still on the drawing board, an cartoonist Matt Groening was a freelance illustrators, and Apple was a rising company whose ungainly, boxlike beige computers boasted lordly hard drives of 40 mbs.

From Little Lulu 39, 1950

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYqQGMcIIoU?feature=player_detailpage&w=640&h=360] Craig Yoe is putting out another one of his numerous comics compilations and this one has a fun theme. It's called Comics About Cartoonists What's cooler than comics about cartoonist? NOTHING! This mind-blowing, full-color...

So Amethyst is finally back! I admit this fantasy saga of a 13-year-old girl who finds she actually a princess of Gemworld was one of my favorite comics of the time, aided by the...

While there is a certain dodginess that makes linking to this feel a little weird, I found this listing for a liquidation center's comic offerings vaguely amusing: Comic books are great sellers at dollar stores,...

By Steve Morris Just like every delicious Cow Pie you've ever had the pleasure to eat, The Dandy is now reaching an end. One of Britain’s longest-running publications, the comic was released regularly for the past...