One of the last survivors of the classic ‘Marvel Bullpen’ of the 1960s, inker Tom Palmer, died on 18 August at the age of 81.
Raymond Briggs, author and illustrator of the hugely popular graphic novels The Snowman, When the Wind Blows, Father Christmas and Fungus the Bogeyman, among many others, died on 9 August at the age of 88.
Pioneering illustrator celebrates 101st birthday.
Matching, and frequently surpassing, the quality of other 1970’s horror/mystery titles, Sorcery and Madhouse nevertheless remain virtually unknown to this day.
‘Marney the Fox’—Cute fluffy tale of a cuddly animal roaming the countryside? Or Kafaesque reflection on the inhumanity of humans, spiralling into nihilism? Bit of both, really.
Writer E. Nelson Bridwell had clearly been briefed to rip-off Mission: Impossible as closely as possible, but, just as he did with the Inferior Five, he took that basic remit, and tweaked it into something unique.
A break from the traditions of British Girls’ weeklies, Sally emphasised the fantastic and the super-normal, with super-heroines and science-fiction in the spotlight.
The younger Avengers became Cap’s surrogate for the family he might have had in a kinder world, and it’s a tribute to Lee’s skill as a writer that Cap’s parental love for his protégés (tempered with impatience!) was tacitly evident.
Cow Power!
Originally intended as a simple Fantastic Four parody, the Inferior Five transcended their genesis to become a witty and warm-hearted satire with a soul.
