De Bart debunked
Aye, Carumba! Groening art wasn’t the first Sketch Card By Mark Voger, author ‘The Dark Age: Grim, Great & Gimmicky Post-Modern Comics’ If you […]
Comics
‘Joker’ cover restoration
Craft project for 1966 Batman geeks Do you need to buy a copy of the 56-year-old paperback digest “Batman vs. the Joker” (Signet, 1966), but […]
‘Maverix and Lunatix: Icons of Underground Comics’
Drew Friedman examines an artistic revolution ‘Maverix and Lunatix: Icons of Underground Comics’ By Drew Friedman | Foreword by Marc Maron Fantagraphics Books [216 pages, […]
Mayfield meets Marvel
Beaver had FF#1 I’m a little late in reporting this, but a 1985 episode of the syndicated series “Still the Beaver” (a.k.a. “The New Leave […]
Weird (Feb. 1969), Part 2
It’s finally in my hands As I write this (on July 21, 2020 at 7:57 AM EST), the Feb. 1969 edition of the horror comic […]
Defective Comics Trading Cards
A nod to history in the age of gimmicks By Mark Voger, illustrator Defective Comics Trading Cards You could call it a case of “When […]
Origin of the Sketch Card
‘Big bang’ of format revealed By Mark Voger, illustrator Defective Comics Trading Cards Both of you rabid readers of MarkVoger.com will want to see Back […]
Super Shock Show II (Feb. 9, 2019)
Begone, winter doldrums Cool peeps. And a refuge from cabin fever. The second edition of the Super Shock Show held at Groovy Graveyard in Asbury […]
Stan Lee (1922-2018)
His comics were ‘written for everybody’ It was in 1939 that 16-year-old Stanley Lieber — better known as Stan Lee — got his first job […]
Schaffenberger’s ‘Archie’ period
From Metropolis to Riverdale This guy drew for just about everybody. Comic book artist Kurt Schaffenberger (1920-2002) worked for Fawcett Publishing, Classics Illustrated, American Comics […]
Howard Bender ’66
My old buddy, artist Howard Bender (Action Comics, “Spider-Man Seek and Find,” Mr. Fixitt) recently shared some of his artwork from 1966, when he was […]
Weird (Feb. 1969)
A cover I can’t forget In the summer of 1969 when I was 11, I bought an issue of Eerie Publications’ Weird magazine with a […]
Jack Kirby Collector #73
I’m thrilled to have a piece in the new issue of Jack Kirby Collector #73, just out. It’s an interview I did with the master in […]
Old comic books 2
New concept in collecting: Read before filing By Mark Voger, author, “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” Continuing my newfound policy of actually […]
Old comic books 1
New concept in collecting: Read before filing By Mark Voger, author, “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” I recently bought seven old comic […]
Cosplay-palooza!
Masquerade party at Javits By Mark Voger, author, “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” Cosplay is like Halloween without the candy. Following are […]
New York Comic Con: Oct. 8, 2017
What happened on Sunday Blogger’s note: “Groovy” world-premiered at the New York Comic Con held Oct. 5-8, 2017, at Javits Center in Manhattan. I was […]
New York Comic Con: Oct. 7, 2017
What happened on Saturday Blogger’s note: “Groovy” world-premiered at the New York Comic Con held Oct. 5-8, 2017, at Javits Center in Manhattan. I was […]
New York Comic Con: Oct. 6, 2017
What happened on Friday Blogger’s note: “Groovy” world-premiered at the New York Comic Con held Oct. 5-8, 2017, at Javits Center in Manhattan. I was […]