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Roddenberry may have been the Gene who created STAR TREK, but Coon was the Gene who perfected it.

@DonalTDeLay "[Simon & Kirby] depiction of Nazis is despicable."

“Its depiction of Al Qaeda is despicable” Because they’re despicable people? And nowhere in the book does it assume all Muslims are terrorists.

@larrykingundead Chuck Norris vs. Frankenstein? Chuck Norris vs. The Bionic Man? I never knew I needed these in my life until I read that blurb.

"Science created him. Now Chuck Norris must destroy him." Whoever came up with that text didn't get paid enough.

It's a full year since Peter David passed away. The comic shops, book stores, convention panels, opinion columns, and interviewers of pop culture are still lacking the witty, punny, and magnetic lure PAD would provide for them. R.I.P. Writer of Stuff

@strngerebe44623 @GeekyPug87 @PatrickKindlon He created a comic where the fictional main character goes against real-world terrorists Al Quaeda and gets called Islamaphobic. That's like calling Simon & Kirby Germanphobic for having Captain America punch Adolph in the mug on the cover of his first issue.

@GeekyPug87 @PatrickKindlon Funny enough I notice so many people claim he's Islamophobic but can't specify what exactly he did. They just know he made a comic that pissed the internet off but can't specify what about the comic is wrong.

Frank Miller hate seems to come from the young millennial Webtoon, OC, etc end of Comics Twitter, and they likely will never see this tweet. But in the case those readers stumble over this, please understand: EVERY creator acknowledges Frank Miller is a genius and all-time great.

How huge was Captain Marvel back in the day? You weren't nothin' unless you got that Captain Marvel rub on your first issue.

FAMOUS FUNNIES #100 (Oct. 1942) The very first comic book series to reach one hundred consecutive issues. This publication mostly ran comic strip reprints with rate original content like FEARLESS FLINT by H. G. Peter (of Wonder Woman fame).

C.A.W. O.G.R.E. S.H.I.E.L.D. U.N.C.L.E. it's insane how influential James Bond's S.P.E.C.T.R.E. was in the pervasive use of backronym organizations in 1960's comics and TV.

@larrykingundead Tower had an embarrament of artistic riches with the likes of Wally Wood, Reed Cramdall, Gil Kane, Steve Ditko, and Mike Sekowsly doing the best work of his career.

@PunchDrunkKing Superspy superhero stories that were a lot of bang for your back were both of their time and ahead of it. NoMan is a great character as are the other THUNDER Agents. So if this was seen in the wild, it'd be worth picking up.

Tower Comics, being ahead of their time, compiled the NoMan stories from T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS and published them in one paperback edition in 1966.

@JonathanJColton X-Men, but ASTONISHING X-MEN in particular, because this is when Maduerira strayed away from being an Art Adams clone and started leaning more into his Shirow/manga style.

What was Joe Madureira's best work? A. X-Men B. Battle Chasers C. Ultimates 3 D. Deadpool Circle Chase

@blaksheepno1 And home to 4 of the greatest artists to ever do it: Will Eisner Jack Cole Reed Crandall Lou Fine

Four of Quality Comics bestselling titles that put them on the map!

From COMIC ART #1 (1961), a fanzine published by Don Thompson, future publisher of THE COMIC BOOK BUYER'S GUIDE -- Don publishes the then-current CCA guidelines and chimes in with a hilariously hard comment about the head administrator, Mrs. Guy Percy Trulock. 😄

@BlanketMan77 @KirbyKrackleArt It's an old claim that's already been debunked in 2019. Now, there was a promotional poster involving Captain America that implied Stan was a creator of Captain America, and this was a point of aggravation for Kirby, but no outright claim by Stan's own hand was ever written.

@KirbyKrackleArt I reread Origins of Marvel Comics specifically looking for this claim, but never found Lee saying he had anything to do with the creation of Captain America. Anyone have the quote? Lee made some dubious claims over the decades but I think Moore is the one misremembering here.

This issue of THE COMICS READER (MAR. 1966) had some pretty iconic news being reported, such as Julie Newmar's introduction as Catwoman in the Batman TV show and an unnamed Jim Shooter's (The 14-year-old Pittsburgh native) first comics work on the LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES strip.

@TheRealSeanHart @Vbajor10 People act like this is some time-honored tradition instead of something just borrowed from legitimate combat sports only 10 or so years ago. 🙄

@Vbajor10 Very little means anything anymore in that company.

I despise the idea of someone leaving their gear in the ring and that not being the end

@WrestleTalk_TV That was very Bobby Heenan.

Michael Cole: "Three Germans!" Corey Graves: "There's no Germans in the ring, you're looking at six Mexicans!"

@Majesticallyill @JonathanJColton I'm not talking of personal taste; just of impact and money draw. I love Bagley & Alan Davis, but they didn't move the sakes needle with just their name alone.

@PunchDrunkKing @JonathanJColton I guess it just comes down to personal taste. I agree with your 1995-1998 artist roster...but in the early 90s I'd personally go with Mark Bagley, Alan Davis and we agree on Jim Lee

Who is the GOAT of 90s comic artists? Who’s not listed but should be? A. Jim Lee B. Todd McFarlane C. Rob Liefeld D. Dale Keown

@Majesticallyill @JonathanJColton Depends on which part of the decade. 1990-1994, it's a neck-and-neck race between McFarlane and Jim Lee, with Marc Silvestri nipping at their heels. 1995-1998, it's a three-way dance between Joe Madureira, J. Scott Campbell and Michael Turner.

@JonathanJColton Joe Madureira

@JonathanJColton John Cassady

Who was the TOP comic artist of the early 2000s? A. Frank Quietly B. Bryan Hitch C. Leinil Francis Yu D. Oliver Coipel