“The Golden Age of Comics is ten.” I originally heard the adage as “The Golden Age of Comics is twelve” as well as “The Golden Age of Comics is when you discover them.” As far as I was concerned, it’s ten. That’s how old I was in 1964, where every month seemed to burst with…
Sad to hear of the passing of Bhob Stewart. One of the first comics “pundits” (for lack of a better term) I ever read. Among his many astute articles on comics, my favorite might be Stewart’s essay on the work of Howard Nostrand and his subsequent interview with the artist (if you can find Graphic…
I loved Charlton Comics! There. I said it. During the 1960’s and 70’s, Charlton Comics was, to me, “the little comics company that could.” While DC and Marvel comics could boast a slicker package featuring more iconic characters and art, Charlton hung in there with their own superheroes, romance, war, and western titles. In fact,…
After doing Supernatural Law for decades (2014 marks 35 years, thank you very much!), people assume that I’m a lawyer or at least have a legal background. The only background I had in the law when I started SLaw was a literal one: Court Street, where Brookyn’s legal and municipal buildings are located, was only…
Several commitments kept me away from SLaw toward the end of last year, not the least which were family matters that needed my attention. Professionally, there was a comics project I was hired to write that consumed a lot of my time. Unfortunately, I’m not at liberty to discuss the details and, even more unfortunately,…
Happy New Year, everyone! And with 2014, there’s a spanking new, updated Exhibit A Press website . . . and this here blog, as well! I hope you will refer to this site and my blog as a way to keep updated on all things Wolff & Byrd and other projects I’ve been working on.…