Category Archives: Art

Today Would Have Been Jack Kirby’s 109th Birthday

Posted on August 28, 2026 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

He was one of the bedrock creators of Marvel Comics in the early 1960’s and today would have been Jack Kirby’s 109th birthday. I wrote about him on his birthday last year, and more in depth about him in my … Continue reading →

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Superman #233 Original Cover Art Auction

Posted on November 6, 2025 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Reading through my comic book RSS feed yesterday I saw where the Superman #233 original cover art by late artist Neal Adams was up for auction, 55 years after the comic book hit comic racks. This has always been one … Continue reading →

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Happy 108th Birthday to Jack “King” Kirby

Posted on August 28, 2025 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

On this day in 1917, Jacob Kurtzberg was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Early in his artistic career he used several pen names before settling on Jack Kirby because he said it reminded … Continue reading →

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Highway Art Gallery

Posted on February 27, 2018 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Imagine, if you will, the joy and awe you could feel driving or riding down a highway and seeing a highway art gallery, so to speak, with painted masterpieces along the side of the road accompanied by information about those … Continue reading →

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Mt. Rushmore Of Comic Book Artists – Part 4

Posted on September 8, 2015 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Note: 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 … Continue reading →

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Mt. Rushmore Of Comic Book Artists – Part 3

Posted on September 2, 2015 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Note: 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 … Continue reading →

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Mt. Rushmore Of Comic Book Artists – Part 2

Posted on August 31, 2015 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Note: 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 … Continue reading →

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Mt. Rushmore Of Comic Book Artists – Part 1

Posted on August 28, 2015 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Note: 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. Someone raised the question of who … Continue reading →

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John Byrne Splash Pages

Posted on May 8, 2015 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

One of my favorite comic book artists is John Byrne. Byrne is retired now and usually only does commission drawings for fans. One of the things on my bucket list is to purchase such a drawing from him some day … Continue reading →

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Reading Old Comic Books – Amazing Spider-Man Pinup By Steve Ditko

Posted on December 20, 2014 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

I’ve posted before, here and here, that I have been reading old comic books that I read when I was a kid. One of my favorites that I’m REALLY enjoying is the original run of Amazing Spider-Man comics that began … Continue reading →

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