by Tom Batiuk | Sep 8, 2022 | Komix Thoughts
#image_title Magic. That’s what happened when my dad and I would sit on the florally festooned couch in our home on Herman Avenue in Akron, Ohio, Sunday mornings after church. I’d settle in with a piece of buttered, still warm, pumpernickel bread that we’d picked up...
by tombatiuk | May 27, 2022 | Komix Thoughts
by tombatiuk | May 2, 2022 | Komix Thoughts
I was surprised and saddened to hear of the passing of Neal Adams. My personal interactions with Neal involved two brief chats at SDCC and the incredible Jupiter Moon cover with its homage to Wally Wood space tech that he created for Funky and the auction for the...
by tombatiuk | Apr 30, 2022 | Komix Thoughts
Watched the first episode of The Man Who Fell to Earth on HBO the other night, and it prompted me to pull my copy of Walter Tevis’s ineffable novel from my bookshelf to see if it was as good as I remembered. It was. Walter Tevis has been one of my favorite...
by tombatiuk | Apr 6, 2022 | Komix Thoughts
Here’s a final look back in the rear view mirror at Funky’s 50th from artist Chuck Ayers.