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“FORGET THE NIGHT AHEAD” – WITHOUT FEAR, PART 1
And then the impossible happened. The superhero lost. He was not dead, at least not yet, so there…
“I WANT TO BELIEVE” – THE CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT, PART 5
Back in 1993, being a nerd wasn’t a cool thing, especially not if you were a student at…
“HE STILL INSISTS HE SEES THE GHOSTS“ THE CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT, PART 4
If you look at the starting point and career trajectory of the most prolific or the most influential…
“WHATEVER WALKED THERE, WALKED ALONE” THE CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT, PART 3
There is something deeply subversive that goes hand in hand with picking up, picking out and actually reading…
“BELA LUGOSI IS DEAD“ THE CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT, PART 2
It was the story of the strangest passion the world had ever known. It was also the oldest…
“BLACK FRIDAY, BLOODY SUNDAY” THE CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT, PART 1
June 10, 1963 was a Monday. If you were in America on this day and in this year,…
“ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS AN ISLAND“ IN BLACKEST NIGHT, PART 5
“It“s good to be alone”“, the man who was Green Lantern thought. He was not in his superhero…
“AND THROUGH HIM SAVE A WORLD“ IN BLACKEST NIGHT, PART 4
Much mention has been made that when Denny O“Neil and Neal Adams began their celebrated run on Green…
“AND A CHILD SHALL DESTROY THEM“ IN BLACKEST NIGHT, PART 3
The kids weren“t alright. And if you thought comics were to blame and Al Feldstein specifically, you may…
“FOR HEARTS LONG LOST“ IN BLACKEST NIGHT, PART 2
In 1946, men in America were in trouble. And since superheroes were men as well, at least figuratively,…