J M Wetherington Sr
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Action Comics #1 – Superman’s 80th Anniversary
Tuesday , 24, April 2018 Comic Books Comments Off on Action Comics #1 – Superman’s 80th AnniversaryOnce I become a time traveler, the first thing I’m going to do (after killing Hitler before his rise to power and stopping Oswald before he assassinates Kennedy, but before I go visit with Einstein in Princeton) is go back to the year 1938. Sometime between April 18th and May 3rd because that’s when Action […]
Happy 56th Birthday to The Incredible Hulk
Tuesday , 27, February 2018 Comic Books Comments Off on Happy 56th Birthday to The Incredible HulkIt was 56 years ago this month that The Incredible Hulk #1 hit the newsstands of the day, though cover-dated May, which was the practice in those days. The year before Stan Lee and Jack Kirby had started the Marvel Comics revolution with the publication of Fantastic Four #1, and now they added The Incredible […]
I’m finally getting around to writing about and sharing photos from my trip to the North Texas Comic Book Show – Day Two. You can read about day one, part one here; and day one, part two here. This will be long as I’m trying to fit it all into one post. The Sunday morning […]
If you missed it, you can read about the first part of day one at the North Texas Comic Book Show right here. After getting my main mission accomplished, I was able to relax a bit and enjoy the show. First up was Jim Shooter’s one-man-panel on storytelling. When Jim Shooter was 14 years old […]
Black Panther: The IMAX Experience
Monday , 12, February 2018 Movies Comments Off on Black Panther: The IMAX ExperienceI’m happy to say I have my ticket to see Black Panther: The IMAX Experience this Saturday at noon. I’ve been a fan of this character since he was first in the Fantastic Four comic book back in 1966 when I was 11. That character, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, has undergone extensive […]
It’s been a while since I’ve been to a Comic Book Convention, so I’m especially looking forward to going to the North Texas Comic Book Show this weekend for my first visit to this event. I marked this on my calendar back in November in case I was still here in Austin, so I’m really […]
Ant-Man and The Wasp Trailer
Wednesday , 31, January 2018 Comics, Movies Comments Off on Ant-Man and The Wasp TrailerThe first Ant-Man movie was not a blockbuster production, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. So I’m looking forward to the sequel after seeing the new Ant-Man and The Wasp Trailer below. With the Black Panther movie coming out next month, Avengers: Infinity War in May, and the Ant-Man and The Wasp movie in July, it’s […]
Happy 88th Birthday, John Romita, Sr.
Wednesday , 24, January 2018 Comic Books Comments Off on Happy 88th Birthday, John Romita, Sr.Wishing a happy 88th birthday of one of my all-time favorite comic book artists, John Romita, Sr. About 2 ½ years ago I explained why he is one of my favorite comic book artists in a post, “Mt. Rushmore of Comic Book Artists”, that pretty much lays out the place John Romita, Sr. holds in […]
Mt. Rushmore Of Comic Book Artists – Part 3
Wednesday , 2, September 2015 Art, Comic Books Comments Off on Mt. Rushmore Of Comic Book Artists – Part 3Note: I originally wrote this as a single post, but it turned out to be much too long for a single reading, so I divided it up into 4 parts; 1 for each artist. Part 1 contains my intro to the article and features Jack Kirby. Part 2 features John Byrne. John Romita, Sr. – […]
Mt. Rushmore Of Comic Book Artists – Part 2
Monday , 31, August 2015 Art, Comic Books Comments Off on Mt. Rushmore Of Comic Book Artists – Part 2Note: I originally wrote this as a single post, but it turned out to be much too long for a single reading, so I divided it up into 4 parts; 1 for each artist. Part 1 contains my intro to the article (which you may find helpful if you have not read it yet) and […]