Writer / artist: Frank Miller DC Comics, 1983-1984 Critiquing this comic brings your reviewer a deep sense of nostalgia: being baffled by the cost and mysterious subject matter of the first issue sitting in a spinner rack, hesitatingly pulling it out of the rack for a quick flick, and being immediately entranced by the story … Read more
Writer: Mike W. Barr Art: Jim Aparo DC Comics, July 1983 to April 1986 Wherever the Bat signal appears, dollar signs follow. American superhero character Batman, owned by DC Comics, is usually considered to be a fundamental element of the character grouping called Justice League of America. Having Batman on the cover of a comic … Read more
Creator: Howard Chaykin First Comics, 1983-1988 The calendar has now slipped over to 2023, which gives us an immediate and overly enthusiastic excuse to look back to 1983 as an anniversary year. By any measure, 1983 was a remarkably creative year for American comic books. For those of us old enough to remember, 1983 saw … Read more
As happens to many septuagenarians, MAD has been in unhealthy decline for some time. Since June 2018, when US telecommunications giant AT&T finalised an ill-starred takeover for MAD’s publisher Time Warner, MAD’s creativity and originality has suffered in a slow and descending spiral. Once ever-present in newsstands, MAD is now only available in the United … Read more