Commentary by Kendall Whitehouse
Tag: comic books
"How can someone be so sure of the sunny days that will come again when shadows endure?" Sam Fonseca's graphic novel Shadowplay: Midnight School is a nightmarish fever dream of students trapped in a hellish high school for days that never end. You may think your high school experience was unpleasant, but this is next … Continue reading Shadowplay: Midnight School – A Nightmarish Fever Dream
Publisher James Warren Highlights Fan Fest Famous Monsters Fest invaded the Valley Forge Casino Resort in King of Prussia, PA, this past weekend. The show offered an array of vendor tables, exhibitions, autograph signings, and a limited number of programming sessions. Celebrities included George Takei and Andy Serkis, along with a number of more niche … Continue reading Famous Monsters Fest 2024
Big, beautiful, and nearly (but not quite) perfect book of the dawn of Spider-Man The initial volume in Taschen's Marvel Comics Library, Spider-Man. Vol. 1: 1962–1964, brings the first stories of Marvel's web-slinging superhero to a sumptuous, large, high-quality format. The book is massive. The pages measure 11 by 15.6 inches. Its 698 pages make … Continue reading Taschen’s Spider-Man Vol 1: 1962–1964
I was deeply saddened to hear this morning of the passing of comics writer Gary Friedrich. I met him only once, briefly, a long time ago. When I was a young lad, sometime in the mid-1960s, I visited New York City for the first time on vacation with my parents. What did I most want … Continue reading Gary Friedrich: A Small Remembrance
