Crowdfunding Review: “The Cryptidnals” (656 Comics, Monochrome May Special)
A review of the crowdfunded campaign “The Cryptidnals” by 656 Comics.
Read moreGeorge Travlos
Legendary Comic Book Creator Neal Adams Passes Away at 80
Today we remember Neal Adams
Read more“Groken 2” Pre-Launch Page Now Live on Indiegogo
Newsletter Signup Available for Groken Volume 2
Read moreRemembering Comic Book Creator Michael Turner on His Birthday, April 21
Today we celebrate Michael Turner’s birthday with a look at some of his most memorable works
Read moreCrowdfunding Review: “Absolute” by Jason Bascom
Today we’ll be reviewing the crowdfunded comic book campaign Absolute Book 2 by Jason Bascom.
Read moreRemembering Comic Book Creator Will Eisner on His Birthday, March 6
Today is March 6 and we are celebrating Will Eisner’s birthday in style.
Read moreRemembering Comic Book Creator Norm Breyfogle on His Birthday, February 27
Ask comic book readers about their definitive Batman artist, and you’ll hear some say Norm Breyfogle. Norman Keith Breyfogle was born February 27, 1960, and died on September 24, 2018. In a career that spanned four decades off and on with the same character, Norm contributed some of the finest Batman stories and helped create new characters within the Batman
Read moreRemembering Comic Book Creator Marshall Rogers On His Birthday, January 22
Remembering Comic Book Creator Marshall Rogers On His Birthday, January 22
Read moreCrowdfunding Review: “Alien Alamo” (Compass Comics)
Today we’ll be reviewing the crowdfunded comic book campaign Alien Alamo by Compass Comics.
Read moreRemembering Comic Book Creator John Buscema on His Birthday, December 11
Remembering Comic Book Creator John Buscema on His Birthday, December 11
Read moreHow Editorial Interference at DC Diminished One of the Finest Pages of Comic Book Art Upon Publishing
The story of how the final splash page of Spectre #20 was altered and ultimately diminished due to editorial interference.
Read moreRemembering Comic Book Creator Bernie Wrightson on His Birthday, October 27
Remembering Comic Book Creator Bernie Wrightson on His Birthday, October 27
Read moreArt 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
Read moreRetrospective: “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
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