Dracomics TV’s First Lois Lane Passes Away draconicverses, October 13, 2023 Phyllis Coates, who is best remembered as the first actress to play Ace Reporter Lois Lane on TV has passed away at age 96. She played the part in SUPERMAN MEETS THE MOLEMEN (1951), the theatrically released feature film that preceded the first season of THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN (1952-1957),… Continue Reading
Dracomics Keith Giffen Passes Away at 70 draconicverses, October 12, 2023 Ambush Bug.Jamie Reyes’ Blue Beetle.Lobo.Justice League Antarctica.The Great Darkness Saga. “BWAH HA HAAAA!” All of these summon Keith Giffen to mind. From his time drawing & co-writing LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES with Paul Levitz – including the immortal “Great Darkness Saga” – to turning JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA, into JUSTICE LEAGUE,… Continue Reading
Dracomics Prince Sirki Summons an Architect of the DC Universe draconicverses, April 6, 2013 Greetings, friends. Yesterday afternoon (Thursday, April 5), legendary comic book artist George Peréz posted on his Facebook page, the sad news that comic book legend Carmine Infantino had passed away at the age of 87. Legend hardly describes the man. Icon is probably a better term, in that he was… Continue Reading
Dracomics Sirki’s Summons – May 1: Hercules & Captain Marvel draconicverses, May 1, 2012 Greetings from beyond the veil, Effendi. Or maybe the Rock of Eternity might be more appropriate for this entry. It was upon this date that Prince Sirki did summon forth two great heroes of the silver screen. In 2000, the man who became synonymous with his portrayal of mythic hero… Continue Reading
Dracomics Punk as Matchstick? draconicverses, October 4, 2011 PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS ONLY SPECULATION AND SUGGESTION ON MY PART. It is in NO WAY meant to be taken in any other way. OK, so I’m a fan of Matt Wagner’s classic comic series, MAGE. For those not familiar with it, it’s about a man named Kevin Matchstick who… Continue Reading
Dracomics The DC New 52 – The First 13 – Well, 14 Really. draconicverses, September 9, 2011 I did it. Somehow, I did it. I had to beg, borrow & trade in some favors, but I managed to read all 13 of this week’s first batch of DC Comics’ New 52 (as well as last week’s initial offering of Justice League #1). I also managed to secure… Continue Reading
Art & Design The Blockhead Returns draconicverses, August 24, 2011 I HAD to do it. There was a news release on Twitter that Boom Studios is releasing a new ongoing Peanuts comic book, and the article said no artist was confirmed as yet. I joked to a fellow fan/comic geek that maybe they should get Frank Miller or Todd MacFarlane… Continue Reading