Category Archives: Comics

The Gods of Gaul

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

Beltane, the Celtic festival that we now typically call May Day, was likely named after Belenos, a solar deity worshipped by the Celts and Gauls. Not much is known about him, but he was well represented and probably very popular. … Continue reading →

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The Missing Crinklink

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

I’ve been looking recently at how the Wizard of Oz is portrayed throughout the Oz series, and this Lit Brick comic offers another good example of the character being a jerk, and oddly enough it’s known that it’s not entirely … Continue reading →

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So Much for My Happy Ending

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

This comic got me thinking about stock openings and closings for fairy tales, particularly the latter. I’m terrible at coming up with endings. You may have noticed that a lot of my posts end pretty abruptly. Anyway, the “happily ever … Continue reading →

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From Crow Country to London Below

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

Severed, by Scott Snyder, Scott Tuft, and Attila Futaki – I’m not that familiar with horror comics (well, I’ve sometimes seen Neil Gaiman’s Sandman listed as horror, but I see that more as fantasy with some horror elements), but I … Continue reading →

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Scrooge’s Early Years

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

The Life and Times of $crooge McDuck, Volume One, by Don Rosa – I would like to have reviewed both volumes of this together, but it looks like the library system only has the first one, so I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Fungal Footmen and Mushroom Minions

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

Since we just looked at Ozma’s castle staff, how about that of the Mushroom Kingdom? Well, the most famous member of that royal household is Toad. He and the other Toads you rescue in the original Super Mario Bros. are … Continue reading →

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Comics from Calatia

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

In addition to the Mario and Captain N comics, Valiant’s Nintendo Comics System also included a Zelda series. Like the others, it was influenced by the DiC cartoons, which means we get a lot of Link hitting on Zelda, but … Continue reading →

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He’s a Brainiac, Brainiac, That’s for Sure

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

One of my favorite songs is “Brainiac’s Daughter” by the Dukes of Stratosphear, who are actually XTC posing as a psychedlic band. The song is done in the style of Paul McCartney, and includes the sound of a rock falling … Continue reading →

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Koopariffic Comics

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

I don’t own any issues of the old Nintendo Comics System, but I used to read them at the store. In retrospect, maybe I should have bought some, because now they’re hard to find. Some of the stories have been … Continue reading →

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Zod Fellows

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

Last night, Beth and I watched both the theatrical version and the Richard Donner cut of Superman II back to back. To give a little background on why two versions exist, Donner was originally supposed to direct it, and he … Continue reading →

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