Art Highlight: “Elvira’s House of Mystery” Issue 5, Page 4 (Festival of Dread Special)
Spotlight on the original artwork to Elvira’s House of Mystery #5 featuring work by Dick Ayers and Tony DeZuniga
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Retrospective: “The Upturned Stone” Graphic Novel by Scott Hampton (Kitchen Sink Press, Festival of Dread Special)
A look back at “The Upturned Stone” graphic novel by Scott Hampton. A Festival of Dread special.
Read moreA Look Back At The Career of Barbara Leigh, The Original Vampirella (Festival of Dread Special)
A look back at the career of Barbara Leigh, the original Vampirella.
Read moreCrowdfunding Review: “Skits: The Son Book 1” (Skits Comic)
A review of the crowdfunded comic book campaign Skits: The Son Book 1 by Skits Comic.
Read moreCrowdfunding Review: “CyberFrog Warts and All” (ALL CAPS Comics)
A review of the crowdfunded comic book campaign Cyberfrog: Warts and All by Ethan Van Sciver
Read moreUnder the Radar: “Destroyer Duck” #1 – First Appearance of Groo the Wanderer (80s August Special)
Welcome back to 80s August, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of the greatest decade since the end of the Ice Age! Time for another edition of Under the Radar, a segment where we will spotlight comic books that don’t have the widespread attention of the comic book community that they really should. Today, we’ll be looking at Destroyer Duck #1, which
Read moreCrowdfunding Review: “Johnny Phantasm 1985” (Riot Press, 80s August Special)
Welcome back to 80s August, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of the greatest decade since the fall of Atlantis! Today, we’ll be reviewing the crowdfunded comic book Johnny Phantasm 1985 by Patrick Thomas Parnell and Evan Pozios. For those of you not familiar with my crowdfunding review format, I grade a crowdfunding campaign on four distinct categories: Book Content and Quality
Read moreRemembering Comic Artist Dave Stevens on His Birthday, July 29
Remembering Dave Stevens on his birthday, July 29.
Read moreArt Highlight: “Fantastic Four” #316, Page 3 Splash (Attack Helicopter Week Special)
Welcome to a special Attack Helicopter Week edition of Art Highlight, a recurring segment where contributors to The Splintering showcase a piece of original art in their collection. In honor of this week’s theme, I am revealing a gem from my vault, the original splash art page to Fantastic Four #316, Page #3. This page is an absolute beauty and
Read moreCrowdfunding Review: “The Bobcat” by James Hostler
Today we’ll be reviewing the crowdfunded comic book series The Bobcat by James Hostler.
Read moreWho Remembers? “Power Records” – The Comic Book with a Record!
The 1970’s was definitely the grooviest decade in history. After all, how many decades can lay claim to disco, bell-bottom pants, and Bi-Centennial fever? The 1970’s also had a unique assortment of novelty items (cue the obligatory Pet Rock reference). One of my favorite novelty items to come out from that decade was the Power Record Book and Record Sets.
Read moreRemembering Herb Trimpe on His Birthday, May 26
Today we are going to spend some time remembering the works and contributions of Herb Trimpe, a comic book artist and creator whose career spanned six decades. Herb Trimpe was born May 26, 1939, and had he lived, today would’ve been his 82nd birthday. Sadly, Mr. Trimpe passed away on April 13, 2015 at the age of 75. Herb Trimpe
Read moreCrowdfunding Review: “Xenozoic” by Mark Schultz (Monochrome May Special)
A crowdfunding review of Xenozoic by Mark Schultz
Read moreUnder the Radar: “Dark Horse Presents” #1 – The First Appearance of Concrete (Monochrome May Special)
Welcome to a special Monochrome May edition of Under the Radar, a segment where we spotlight comic books that don’t have the widespread attention of the comic book community that they should. Today, we’ll be looking at the black and white comic book Dark Horse Presents #1, which not only launched the flagship anthology series from Dark Horse Comics, but
Read moreTop Ten Greatest Black & White Comic Book Series of All Time (Monochrome May Special)
List of the top 10 greatest black and white comic book series of all time.
Read moreSpotlight: DC Direct’s Batman Black and White Statue Series (Monochrome May Special)
Batman Black and White is an anthology series focusing on the universe of the titular character, as depicted in short stories by the very best talent in comic books. Originally a four-issue series produced by DC Comics in 1996, the format proved to be so successful that not only did it inspire four additional Batman Black and White series (totaling
Read moreCrowdfunding Review: “Only Death Can Save Us” (Russ Leach)
Crowdfunding review of Only Death Can Save Us – Book One: Keystone by Russ Leach
Read moreTop Ten Crossover Storylines in Comic Book History
What is a comic book crossover storyline? Well, it’s a comic book story that travels through at least two (but often more) different titles. For example, the classic Avengers/Defenders War took place between the two titles during the 1970s and is still talked about to this day by loyal fans. A crossover could also have one centric title, with several
Read more“Tales From Kerra Prime” by Brian Silverbax Now on Kickstarter
Veteran independent comic book creator Brian Silverbax is back at the crowdfunding grind with Tales from Kerra Prime, a follow-up campaign to Kerra Prime Handbook which successfully funded in 2020. Tales from Kerra Prime is an 80+ page anthology graphic novel that features 15+ different stories, with 25+ creative contributions as part of a single connected universe. Tales from Kerra
Read moreCrowdfunding Review: “101 Drawings by P. Craig Russell” Art Book
A crowfunding review of the art book 101 Drawings by P. Craig Russell
Read moreCrowdfunding Review: “Ninety Four” Volume 1 by Shelby Robertson
A review of the crowdfunding campaign Ninety Four by Shelby Robertson
Read moreCrowdfunding Review: THE CHENOO by Graham Nolan
Given that the Indiegogo campaign for Graham Nolan’s Alien Alamo launched earlier this week, today we’ll be reviewing his most recent crowdfunded comic book, The Chenoo. For those of you not familiar with my review format, I grade a crowdfunding campaign on four distinct categories: Book Content and Quality Communication and Fulfillment Packaging and Shipping Stretch Goals and Bonuses With
Read moreUnder 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
Read moreCrowdfunding 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
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