Behind the Books – Book 17

Behind the Books – Book 17

This 1996 collection of band strips from NLP Marketing (now Barnhouse Publishing) marks the first appearance of Chuck Ayers work in these books since he came on board to pencil Funky. I was still doing a ton of speaking engagements at various band banquets both local...
Cover Me 219

Cover Me 219

Aquaman has always been, well, the Aquaman of comics if you get my drift. But, even so, this cover would get me to buy an Aquaman Aquamen book, it’s that good.
Flash Fridays – The Flash # 310

Flash Fridays – The Flash # 310

Okay, Gang, we’re in full wayback mode now. This issue not only brings back the toy magnate Willard W. Wiggins, but we also see the return of his most notorious creation, Captain Boomerang. Writer Cary Bates isn’t simply borrowing from the past anymore,...
Flash Fridays – The Flash # 309 May 1982

Flash Fridays – The Flash # 309 May 1982

The strip mining of the Flash’s backstory by Cary Bates continues unacarybated as this issue takes us back to the cover depicting electric moment when Barry Allen received his super speed powers. The story opens with the arrival from the future of a visitor...