Sunday, November 3, 2013

Nick Cardy 1920-2013

For decades, one of the most prolific artists in the industry...
...Nick Cardy was one of the unsung heroes of the business.
While never receiving the acclaim of a John Buscema or Gil Kane, Nick Viscardi produced over 1800 covers and stories (from shorts to book-length tales) for almost every major comic company from 1940 to 2008!
Every generation knew him for different things...
In the Golden Age, he was the co-creator of the long-running Senorita Rio.
In the Silver Age his work defined the look of Aquaman and the Teen Titans.
In the Bronze Age he was the primary cover artist for DC Comics, giving everything from superheroes to horror to romance to westerns his distinctive stamp.
We've featured a number of his tales on our blogs...
...and there'll be more to come, since he left such a huge body of work covering every genre.
Thank you, Mr Cardy, and rest in peace.

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Design of the Week: Bah! Humbug!

Each week, we post a limited-edition design, to be sold for exactly 7 days, then replaced with another!
With Christmas approaching, let's celebrate with the most famous phrase of the man who personifies the XMas Spirit ... Ebenezer Scrooge is a kool retro Victorian-era font!
 Available in either white/silver on dark items or red/green on white or light-colored items.

Friday, November 1, 2013

Reading Room: NOT BRAND ECHH "He's Mighty Sore!"

One wrrk from today, Thor: the Dark World will debut...
...and Thor-mania sweeping the blogosphere, I thought I'd add to the cacophony with this atypical take on the God of Thunder by co-creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (with Frank Giacoia) from Not Brand Echh #3 (1967).
And, if you want something even funkier, check out the Origin of the Golden Age Thor at Hero Histories™!
(Bet ya didn't even know there was a Golden Age Thor!)

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Reading Room: WILD! "Menace from Mars"

We wind up our Countdown to Halloween 2013 with another Martian invasion...
...in this never-reprinted tale from Atlas' MAD! comic clone, WILD! #2 (1954)!
Though the talented and versatile Howie Post illustrated the story, nobody knows who wrote it!
But it "feels" a lot like Stan Lee...
Happy Halloween, everyone!

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

75 Years Ago Today...the World was Destroyed...

...by Invaders from Mars!
Art by Francesco Francavilla
You can hear the original October 30, 1938 radio broadcast HERE!
And a 10-minute funky dance remix of the radio show HERE!
BONUS: Here's a kool documentary from the radio show's 60th Anniversary, narrated by James (Avatar) Cameron...