Fallen Warriors or: R.I.P. Blues Comics loses again with the passing of Steve Dillon. Hard enough when your heroes die but when it’s those younger than you… life just seems …

Tyrannus Wrecks or: We, Who Are About To Smash, Salute You I know I’ve already done a Hulk this year but, nanner, nanner, nanner, I don’t care; It’s my party …

Well, I Can Die Happy or: The Whole Is Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts. Growing up to be a cartoonist was great. Getting paid and royalty checks (for …

The Boys (and Girls) Of Summer or: Vin’s Velvet Voice A bittersweet day for baseball; the legendary Vin Scully has retired after 67 years as the voice of the Brooklyn …

I Don’t Wanna… or: Bonzo Go Bedtime It’s that wonderful time of the week once again and, for no particular reason, I just don’t wanna draw nuthin’ and it’s past …

Joker’s Wild or: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Blog Saved by the bell! I was in the midst of dragging you into the middle of the …

Stranger Things or: Cthulhu Love Saw the color version on Twitter (yowser, way to go Mr Mounts) so I guess the cats out of the bag. For the completists out …

Hippo Birdies Two Miis or: Ice Ceam For Everyone Apologies to the immortal Sandra Boynton for this weeks title. Happy B-Day to me (well, it was when I did the …

Go Away! or: I’m Workin’ Here… … he said, in his best Ratso Rizzo voice. Grumpy Trails, Smitty      

Tongue Attack Lip Locked Adventure Tales Well, this one surprises. Our grab bag has revealed True Love #2 from Eclipse Comics being a reprint collection of romance comics from the …

Sixth Time’s The Charm or: The Past Ain’t What It Used To Be How many covers does any one story have in it? This new cover for the Golden Age …

Old Dog, New Tricks or: That Ol’ Gang O’Mine Call this a warm up. Gotta come up with a cover for a new addition of the Golden Age… Happy Trails …

Twitnado or: I Feel So Dirty Well, that was strange. My webmaster, Justin, has the site set up with a twitterbot that picks something from the site on a daily …

After Con Sale or: Mr. Sleepy Head I didn’t miss last nights post as much as I conked out. I laid down for a moment and the moment lasted all …

Guilty Pleasures or: Bite Me Color me excited. The greatest terrible, horrible, no good, very bad movie franchise of all time is back. That’s right girls and boys, Sharknado returns! …

Alley Oop or: Big Things, Small Packages Today’s post is extra early. I’ve been in pitched battle with a cover and the tide is starting to turn in my favor. …

Red Turn At Albuquerque or: Face Front, Tiger Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans. I know the Sketch-O-the-Week is coming. I start warming up, not really …

On The Road Again or: True Travel Tales Rather than bore you with my less than pithy prose, I present to you my wondrous weekend exactly as it took place. …

Little Green Men or: My Favorite Martian Honest. I hadn’t intended to start a green thing. It’s just worked out that way. “The Martian” hit cable and this just kinda’ …

The Mystery Sinister or: Greatest Single Issue Ever Call me lazy, call me nostalgic, I just don’t feel like diggin’ through boxes for a new book when I still have …

Long Live the Greatest or: Rumble, Young Man, Rumble Muhammed Ali… What can be said about a man who started as one of the most reviled men in America and …

Last Week’s Kill or: Back From The Dead When last we met I was slinking away in defeat and humiliation. I return in triumph and glory with a new pass …

I Killed It… or: D’oh! This was going to so much fun. I went to the boxes and came up with the Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1. Not only do we …

Fallen Brothers or: For Darwyn Most of you familiar with comics have, by now, heard the sad news of Darwyn Cooke’s passing. Deepest sympathies to his family. Anytime a brother-in-arms …

All Roads Lead to Rome or: Titus Pullo’s Big Adventure I’ve been going through my “Roman Trilogy” DVDs. I start with Spartacus (the real one with Woody Strode), followed by …

Hulk Smash or: Return to the Land of Broken Things Ye olde computer doesn’t want to print. It won’t “see” the printer installer CD. It says the Disk Repair CD …

Calendar Blues or: If This Is Tuesday… I’d threaten to learn how to read a calendar but, I’ve been doing that for years. Last time I knew what day of …

Wakanda Wonderland or: The Run Fantastic This week’s grab bag reveals the Fantastic Four #53, smack in the middle of the FFs most magical period. Joe Sinnott’s had nearly a …

Pryor Flames or: Love Punch This week’s first grab got shoved back in the box when it turned out to be X-Men 174… we can do better than this, try …

Doodles or: Fun With Faces and Figures I’m not feeling formal tonight. Let’s have some fun just doodling around. Happy Trails, Smity