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And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Elmer Cecil Stoner, one of the first black artists to openly work in American comic books during the Golden Age.

And now for a reposting of this rambling and too brief second part of this biography of Chester Gould, as he takes his Dick Tracy creation into one of the most popular characters in comics while fending off numerous imitators.

And now a resposting of the first part of this too brief and rambling biography of Chester Gould, the creator of Dick Tracy that also brought about the American Crime Comic genre.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Rube Goldberg, the dean of cartoonists.

And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of Carl Barks, as he creates one my popular character, Scrooge McDuck.

And now a reposting fo the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Carl Barks, one of Walt Disney's most celebrated cartoonists.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Julie Schwartz, DC Comics's greatest editor.

And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of Gene Colan, as he embarks onto one of the most iconic series of his career.

And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Gene Colan, one of the great artists of Marvel's Silver Age.

And now a resposting of this rambling and too brief biography  of Mort Meskin, a brilliant Golden Age artist who's personal demons kept him from surpassing his contemporaries.

And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of Gardner Fox, as he helps DC Comics usher in the Silver Age.

And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Gardner Fox, arguably the writer who had the greatest impact on DC Comics.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of John Severin, the definitive artist of "Cracked" magazine.

And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief history of King Features Syndicate, one of the great comic strip publishers of all time.

And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief history King Features Syndicate, one of the great comic strip company's of all time.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief of the life of Barry Windsor-Smith, one of the most talented and unique artists of the 70's and 80's.

And now a rambling and too brief review of this new classic in which Supergirl goes on an intergalatic journey of revenge that was so good it is the inspiration for the upcoming movie.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Matt Baker, one of the great 'good girl' artists of the Golden Age of Comic Books.

And a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Kurt Schaffenberger, one of the great artists of Superman & Lois Lane during the Silver Age.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Arthur Adams, one of the top artists of the 1980's who would be a major influence on the 90's artists.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of John Romita Sr., the artist who truly defined the Marvel style.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of George Tuska, one of the great professionals of the comic book medium.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Vinnie Colletta, one of the most controversial inkers in comic book history.

And now a resposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Joe Sinott, one of comic books greatest inkers.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Herb Trimpe, one of Marvel's great artists  of the 70's and 80's, along with giving one of the best runs on the Incredible Hulk ever.

And a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief history of Fiction House, one of the classic publishing houses of the Golden Age of American Comic Books.

And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief history of Fiction House, a forgotten but pivotal publisher of comic books Golden Age.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of pulp magazines, the precursor to American comic books, as we get into the introduction of the superhero genre.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of pulp magazines, the precursor to the American comic book.

And now a reposting of the final part of this too brief and rambling history of Marvel vs. DC, which catches up with comic books classic rivalry into modern day.

And  now a reposting of this second part of the history of Marvel vs. DC, as their rivalry would actually find themselves working together at times.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of the famous rivarly between Marvel and DC Comics.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of the Speculation Crash of the 1990's, one of the darkest times in comic book history.

And now a rambling and too brief review of "All You Need Is Kill", a superb manga adaptation of the now science fiction classic by Hiroshi Sakurazaka.

And a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of Frank Miller, as he ventures into his most popular creator owned work before his career starts to deminish.

And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Frank Miller, one of the most important writer/artists of the 1980's and 90's.

Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of the 2019 film, "Shazam", which besides being a great comic book movie, makes a great Christmas movie to boot.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of "Sin City: Silent Night" by Frank Miller, in which he tells a Christmas story in his classic crime noir universe.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of "Holiday Knights", the first episode of "The New Adventures of Batman & Robin" that delivered a fun Christmas anthology.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Jim Valentino, the Image founder who wasn't a superstar but helped lay the ground work for what the company would become.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Marc Silvestri, another of the original Image founders.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Whilce Portacio, the original seventh member of Image Comics who was never really a founder.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography Todd McFarlane, one of the founding members of Image Comics.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of "The Saga of the Swamp Thing", Alan Moore's brilliant revival of the classic DC character that set the standard for him there after.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief reivew of Mike Mignola's "Hellboy: Seed of Destruction", which launched his classic Hellboy character.

And now a reposting of this rambling and to brief review of "The Goon" by Eric Powell, his classic monster noir comic.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of Joe Hill's & Gabriel Rodriguez's "Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft", the first volume in their now classic horror series.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of "30 Days of Night", Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith's classic vampire tale.

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Rob Liefeld, probably the most controversial of the Image founders.