Super DC Bumper Book

Super DC was a forty-page monthly comic published by Top Sellers (AKA Thorpe & Porter) in the UK from June 1969 to July 1970. It reprinted American DC Comics strips alongside home-grown text features, puzzles, letters pages, etc. The strips were in black-and-white, culled from titles such as Action Comics, Detective Comics, Superboy, Superman's Pal …

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Superman’s 50th Anniversary… Radio Times’ coverage, 30 years on

The June 4-10, 1988 edition of Radio Times celebrated Superman's 50th birthday (albeit a couple of months late) with a cover feature, a small article, and a brand-new two-page Superman strip written and drawn by Dave Gibbons (who also drew the cover) and coloured by John Higgins from a concept by Dirk Maggs. (I'm saving …

Altered Images: Superman #1

Original: Superman #1, June 1939. Art by Leo O'Mealia.

Altered Images: Watchmen

Original: Watchmen #4, December 1986. Script by Alan Moore, pencils & inks by Dave Gibbons, colours by John Higgins. New internal monologue by Princess Elsa of Arendelle.

Best Cover EVER: Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man

(Originally published on Forbidden Planet International blog, November 4, 2012, edited by Richard Bruton.) So, what is the best cover EVER? That’s the question we’ve been asking over the last few months. And of course, everyone has a different answer… which is great, because that means we can show you lots of wonderful comic cover …

Desert Island Comics – Michael Carroll

(Originally published on Forbidden Planet International blog, September 8, 2012, edited by Richard Bruton.) The latest poor desert islander, marooned with just a single luxury and a set of their favourite 8 comics ever, is Michael Carroll. Michael’s the creator of the highly-acclaimed Quantum Prophecy series of young adult superhero novels, and the newest writer …

The Greatest Comic-Book Panel Caption Ever?

From "Mighty Maid!" - Action Comics #260, January 1960. Script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino.