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MMM/Ultraverse: The Strangers were Heroes before Heroes was cool

Kevin Garcia wrote 3 months ago: This is the first in a series of Ultraverse spotlights, and fittingly we kick off with a comic about … more →

Tags: Marvel Mystery Mondays, Ultimate Ultraverse, 1990s, Avengers, Batman, Heroes, Image Comics, Marvel Comics, Rising Stars

Everything But Imaginary #318: Universe Closing-Merge Right

blakemp wrote 3 months ago: DC Comics, once again, is snagging characters from defunct universes and importing them into their o … more →

Tags: Everything But Imaginary, EBI, Comics, Justice League, Love and Capes, Milestone Comics, Crisis on Infinite Earths, The Spirit, red circle

Cartoons of the 1990s? They weren't so bad.10 comments

Metal Misfit wrote 6 months ago: I’ve talked a lot about cartoons from the 1980s, but believe it or not, there were actually so … more →

Tags: cartoons, Animaniacs, Animation, Batman, Batman the Animated Series, CBS, Comic Books, Conan, Conan and the Young Warriors

Vixen, Quiz Question Answers and Black Widow in the shower12 comments

Dave Olbrich wrote 7 months ago: BACK TO BASICS … OR UPSETING MR. HEINTJES AGAIN. What with the trifecta of nicotine withdrawal … more →

Tags: 2nd String Characters, Ask The DWO, Behind the Scenes, Gene Colan project, Quiz Questions, Avengers, Black widow, Daredevil, Don Heck

Driving while under2 comments

rolandmann wrote 8 months ago: I’ve only once been in a position that required me to do a lot of driving. That particular dri … more →

Tags: Columns, dad, Driving while under, Driving while sleepy, driving while talking on cellphone

Brevoort, Anderson, Marder and other FANATIC name dropping1 comment

Dave Olbrich wrote 8 months ago: Since launching FUNNY BOOK FANATIC at the end of November 2008, this blog has seen its fair share of … more →

Tags: Fanatic General, Beanworld, Beau Smith, Bob Almond, Brent Anderson, Chris Ulm, Dark Wolf, Gene Day, james hudnall

Chores and responsibilities

rolandmann wrote 9 months ago: It’s tough to get here regularly with sick kids. Brittany has been fighting a case of Strep Th … more →

Tags: Family, brittany, Brett, strep throat, chores, responsibilities

Malibu Comics Secret Origin (part 4)13 comments

Dave Olbrich wrote 9 months ago: In the first part of this “series” I talked about the state of the comic industry that M … more →

Tags: Behind the Scenes, Malibu Comics Origins, Amazing Heroes, apple macintosh, Fantagraphics Books, Malibu Graphics, Scott Rosenberg, Sunrise Distribution, Tom Mason

MARTIN POWELL: Robert Bloch and bloody roses2 comments

Dave Olbrich wrote 9 months ago: FANATIC R.S.V.P. from writer MARTIN POWELL This is a red-letter day at Funny Book Fanatic. One of th … more →

Tags: Fanatical History, Product Plugs, Road warriors, Brian Lumley, Martin Powell, Moonstone Books, Necroscope, psycho, Robert Bloch

Malibu Comics Secret Origins (part 3)6 comments

Dave Olbrich wrote 9 months ago: Before we get started with this Fanatic installment of the earliest days of Malibu Comics, let me re … more →

Tags: Ask The DWO, Fanatical History, Malibu Comics Origins, Boris the Bear, Chris Ulm, Comic Books, Dave Olbrich, macintosh plus, Malibu Graphics

Where do I write?2 comments

rolandmann wrote 9 months ago: A lot is said about the hows and whys of writing. It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the how-to bo … more →

Tags: writing, Loretto Tennessee, writing process, Writing Tips, Creative Writing, USM, orson scott card

Malibu Comics Secret Origins (part two)14 comments

Dave Olbrich wrote 10 months ago: In this post, I’m going to begin to go over my personal path to becoming Publisher of Malibu C … more →

Tags: Ask The DWO, Malibu Comics Origins, Point Of View, Amazing Heroes, Comic Books, david scroggy, Fantagraphics Books, Gary Groth, IADD

Miscellaneous Monday: Jan. 26, 20097 comments

Dave Olbrich wrote 10 months ago: Wow … is it Miscellaneous Monday already? Time flies when you’re a funny book fanatic. F … more →

Tags: Fanatical History, Miscellaneous Monday, 100 Things I love about comics, Chris Ulm, Dave Olbrich, DC Comics, Fred Hembeck, Gwen Stacy, Hero Initiative

The secret origin of Malibu Comics (part one)19 comments

Dave Olbrich wrote 10 months ago: As many of you are aware, I was the founding publisher of Malibu Comics. I was there for Day One and … more →

Tags: Behind the Scenes, Fanatical History, Malibu Comics Origins, black-and-white comics, Gary Brodsky, Kris Silver, Silverwolf Comics, Solson Publishing, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Miscellaneous Monday: Dec. 29, 20085 comments

Dave Olbrich wrote 11 months ago: FANATIC QUIZ QUESTION OF THE WEEK From the following list of reasonably well-known artists, which TW … more →

Tags: Fanatic General, Miscellaneous Monday, Archie Comics, Caliber Comics, comic book movies, Comic Book Resources, Dave Cooper, Gary Reed, Giant-Size X-men

Should I EVER listen to Marv Wolfman?8 comments

Dave Olbrich wrote 11 months ago: My life and career have intersected with the wondrous Marv Wolfman at many points along the way. I a … more →

Tags: Behind the Scenes, Fanatical History, Amazing Heroes, Bravura Comics, Chicago Comic-Con, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Daredevil, Fantastic Four, Gene Colan

The end of the Jack Kirby Comics Industry Awards: a lesson in honesty10 comments

Dave Olbrich wrote 11 months ago: In yesterday’s post, I wrote about how the Jack Kirby Awards were established. It was a reacti … more →

Tags: Fanatical History, Point Of View, Amazing Heroes, Comic Books, Comics Journal, Daredevil, funny books, Gary Groth, Jack Kirby

Prime-time, All-Pro Norm Breyfogle6 comments

Dave Olbrich wrote 11 months ago: Once you’ve seen the character PRIME drawn by artist Norm Breyfogle, it is difficult to think of any … more →

Tags: Behind the Scenes, Point Of View, Batman, Detective Comics, Howard Chaykin, Mike Friedrich, Norm Breyfogle, Starreach, ultraverse

It isn't my fault that Alan Davis retired4 comments

Dave Olbrich wrote 11 months ago: Alan Davis seemed like a very nice man when I talked to him in England. He was being polite, that’s … more →

Tags: Behind the Scenes, Fanatical History, Road warriors, Alan Davis, Lou Bank, Prime, ultraverse


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