Under the Radar: “WEIRD WAR TALES” #10 – First Professional Work by Walt Simonson
Spotlight on Weird War Tales #10, the first professional published work by Walt Simonson
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Crowdfunding Review: Mike Allred’s Madman Action Yo-Yos Fun Pack (Jolly Jinglings Special)
A Review of Mike Allred’s Madman Action Yo’Yo’s Fun Pack!
Read moreUnder the Radar: DC Special Series #21 – Frank Miller’s First Batman Work (Jolly Jinglings Special)
For our Jolly Jinglings edition of “Under the Radar”, we present DC Special Series #21, Frank Miller’s first work on Batman.
Read moreCrowdfunding Review: “Sexy Scary Space” Pulp Trading Cards
A sexy scary crowdfunding review of the “Sexy Scary Space Pulp” trading card set
Read moreUNDER THE RADAR: “STARSLAYER” #2 – The FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE ROCKETEER
For our first installment of “Under the Radar”, we present Starslayer #2, the first appearance of The Rocketeer.
Read moreTop Ten Greatest Horror Artists in Comics History (Festival of Dread Special)
The Top 10 Greatest Horror Artists in Comic Book History
Read more“47 Furious Tails, Issue Two” by W.S. Quinton and Alexia Veldhuisen Now on Kickstarter
Issue #2 of 47 Furious Tails is now funding on Kickstarter, with add-ons to allow you to get issue #1 as well.
Read moreSpotlight: New HARDCOVER Edition of “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley and Bernie Wrightson (Festival of Dread Special)
Welcome back to the Festival of Dread, The Splintering‘s month-long celebration of all things gory and gruesome! For those of you looking for a classic horror novel to celebrate the Festival of Dread, look no further than the newest edition of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s Frankenstein featuring reproductions of Bernie Wrightson’s classic illustrations. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley was original published in
Read moreCrowdfunding Review: “Replicator Remastered” (Independent Comics, Repost)
Review of the crowdfunding campaign Replicator Remastered by Rob Arnold
Read moreRetrospective: The Stellar Supporting Cast of “The Invisible Woman” (Universal Studios, Festival of Dread Special)
Take a look back at this 1940 Universal Monster Movie with an instantly recognizable supporting cast.
Read moreTop Ten Monster Characters in Comics (Festival of Dread Special)
A ranking of the Top 10 Monster characters in comic books
Read moreReview: “Vlad Dracul” (Scout Comics, Festival of Dread Special)
A review of the 2020 three issue mini-series Vlad Dracul from Scout Comics.
Read moreNew Horror Magazine “Eyrie” Now on Kickstarter (Festival of Dread Special)
Eyrie Magazine by Mike Hoffman is currently funding on Kickstarter
Read moreTop Ten Living Legends: Comic Book Writer/Artist/Creators WHO DO IT ALL
Welcome back to another Top Ten list here at The Splintering. Today, we’re spotlighting the top ten writer/artist/creators – essentially, those creators who “do it all.” We’re taking everything into account on this one, including the creators’ writing, their artwork and their creations. Read on and be sure to let us know who we may have left out in the
Read moreCrowdfunding Review: “Unfrogettable Tales” #1 & 2
A review of the crowdfunding campaign Unfrogettable Tales by Ethan Van Sciver.
Read moreCrowdfunding Review: Sci-Fi Graphic Novel “Terralympus” Volumes 1 and 2
Terralympus was available both on Kickstarter and Indiegogo and was billed as a space science fiction graphic novel.
Read moreTop Ten Living Legends – Comic Book Artists
Lists are fun, aren’t they? They allow contributors and readers alike to share their experiences and opinions. They are nostalgic, and informative. Here at The Splintering, we’ve decided to open the doors for some “Top Ten” lists, both to give our contributors a chance to share their voices and to allow our readers to do the same. So please, review
Read more“BASEBALL 100” Art Book by Mark Chiarello and Nel Yomtov Now on Kickstarter
It’s tough to tell how much Major League Baseball we can count on for the 2020 season. It’s already been reduced to a 60-game season, but with games being postponed daily, who knows where this will end? Luckily, baseball is home to the richest history of all North American sports. Therein lies the focus of a new crowdfunding campaign for
Read moreCollecting Original Comic Book Art – The Basics
Comic book fans express their love and fandom of their favorite characters and stories in several ways. They may collect every issue of a character’s comic book, obtain signatures from their favorite creators, cosplay in creative homemade designs, collect action figures or statues, and even commission sketches from their favorite artists. For me, the ultimate in collecting comic books is
Read moreTiming is Everything: How a Three Year Delay Created the Definitive “Spider-Man” Story of the 80’s
Over the past 30-plus years, there have been numerous articles written devoted to the history of Kraven’s Last Hunt, a six-issue story arc which appeared across all three of Marvel’s Spider-Man titles in 1987. The story by JM DeMatteis, Mike Zeck, Bob McLeod and others seems to be in constant print, with trade paperbacks and hardcovers still being produced today.
Read moreA Look Back at “The Prisoner” Comic Book Series
The Prisoner was a British TV series from 1967 starring Patrick McGoohan as a spy who is held prisoner on a mysterious island known as “The Village”. His name never being revealed, McGoohan’s character (known simply as #6) is being held so that his captors can retrieve “information” from him – most specifically – why he abruptly resigned from his
Read moreNewsstand vs. Direct Editions – The Original Comic Book Variant Covers
The word “variant” to comic book fans elicits a wide range of reactions. From excitement and wonder to frustration and disdain. People often forget that there were variants in play long before publishers began over-saturating the shelves with various cover images. Yes, there was the classic Canadian or UK price variant, but I’m talking about the Newsstand vs. Direct Edition
Read moreThe Barton Brothers’ Horror Comic “KOZOR: Descent into Madness” Coming Soon to Indiegogo
KOZOR: Descent into Madness is a crowdfunding campaign that is scheduled to go live later this summer. The brainchild of Korey Barton, KOZOR is a comic book that’s been completed for over a year but has not yet seen the light of day. Now, with the surge in crowdfunding campaigns, Korey, along with his brother Clayton Barton has decided that
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