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“NO EVIL SHALL ESCAPE MY SIGHT“ IN BLACKEST NIGHT, PART 1
It was a train wreck, literally. By 1940, less than two years after an infant arrived from a…
“MIND THE HEADLIGHTS!“ A COLUMN ABOUT EC COMICS, PART 12
There“s a strange thing that will happen when a person dies. Quite naturally, in most cases, we want…
“THAT IS NOT COMICS“ A COLUMN ABOUT EC COMICS, PART 11
This EC Comics column continues the deep dive into the publisher’s history, influences, and strange cultural echoes. Part…
“BANJO LESSONS?” A COLUMN ABOUT EC COMICS, PART 10
Let“s begin with a disclaimer and a friendly warning. While many comic books publishers put out horror tales…
“THE WOMEN WHO LOVED LIFE“ A COLUMN ABOUT EC COMICS, PART 9
This EC Comics column returns for Part 9 with another look at the stories, imagery, and cultural tension…
“STRAWBERRY SPRING“ A COLUMN ABOUT EC COMICS, PART 8
The best art, in a comic book or otherwise, is of its time as it“s simultaneously timeless. Artists…
“THE BEAUTY OF UGLINESS“ A COLUMN ABOUT EC COMICS, PART 7
Something weird happens when we imagine what a creator of genre fiction might be like or we envision…
“THE UGLINESS OF BEAUTY“ A COLUMN ABOUT EC COMICS, PART 6
Even though Al Feldstein put together some amazing stories when he worked on EC Comics“ New Trend books,…
“TALES OF THE BLACK FREIGHTER“ A COLUMN ABOUT EC COMICS, PART 5
If there“s one quote which best sums up the terrors and the sense of wistful longing that can…
“NO ENCHANTMENT UNDER THE SEA“ A COLUMN ABOUT EC COMICS, PART 4
With Science Fiction, it is all in the name, really. Writers of any kind of science fiction literature…