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In honor of the climax of Superman: The Movie, here’s an issue of Action Comics just one year before the movie opened. The issue is Action Comics #472, June 1977. If you notice, the cover …
Saturday, December 18th, 2010 Tags: comics, Superman Category: Out of the Vault No Comments 
It’s hard to come up with these and get them done and polished within the deadlines I set myself. Therefore, this week’s Extra is not full-sized, and it’s not as polished as I’d like, but it’s pretty good. This week, the amazing Doctor Jolt!
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Read More >Tuesday, December 14th, 2010 Category: Extras No Comments
Last week, we discussed the origins of the 1978 big-budget spectacular, Superman. We looked at how the film related his origins on the planet Krypton, sired by Marlon Brando, and how the film set up the sequel in its opening scenes featuring a trio of Kryptonian criminals. Then we discussed how the second section of the movie took an entirely different tone as teenaged Clark Kent had to face his mythic destiny while surrounded by the sweeping expanses of Canadian Kansas.
As this week’s section of the film opens,
Read More >Monday, December 13th, 2010 Tags: Movies, Superman Category: Super Movie Monday No Comments
So last week, when I was discussing Action Comics #402, I was gloating about having had to pay only 15 cents for it. Little did I know that within two short months, my comics would …
Saturday, December 11th, 2010 Tags: comics, Superman Category: Out of the Vault No Comments
Okay, here’s the deal. I’m enjoying Hero Go Home myself. And I had hoped that the story and the site would find an audience, but I have about three weeks before I have to pay a little over $200 to renew the domain and the hosting. And to date, I haven’t gotten a single donation.
So …
Read More >Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 Category: posts No Comments
This illustration was done a long time ago, planned to be the third Digger T-shirt, but I just never got it polished enough that I wanted to put it on a shirt. That and I sort of dropped out of the writing rat-race for a while (still pretty much dropped out, actually). The illustration is …
Read More >Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 Category: Extras No Comments
Lots of stuff to cover on this one after the fold. And remember, you can click on any picture to embiggen it for clearer viewing.
Monday, December 6th, 2010 Tags: Movies, Superman Category: Super Movie Monday 1 Comment
Welcome to Out of the Vault featuring the same old graphic as the other blog! For our inaugural Hero Go Home edition, since I’m in the middle of a massive recap of all the theatrical …
Saturday, December 4th, 2010 Tags: comics, Superman Category: Out of the Vault No Comments
I think I’m getting better, but I’m still inflicting unpolished work just to have something new to show. This week in the parade of characters is Angar, Prince of the Dwarves and Valkyrie Princess’s husband.
Click to embiggen, if you’ve got the nerve.
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 Category: Extras 4 Comments
While there are many (okay, maybe several) things I’m thankful for, an abundance of time this week is not one of them. So sadly, there will be no new chapter tomorrow.
And yet, I’m working on plans to increase the content, I’ve mentioned some of the plans over on Frazier’s Brain, but there’s another, secret plan …
Read More >Thursday, November 25th, 2010 Category: posts No Comments