The Smithsonian has a bit on Action Comics #1 and Captain America #1 and their recent acquisition of both: “Taken together, the comics reflect societal anxieties and aspirations alike—whether in Superman’s immigrant origins or in Captain America’s wartime ethos. ‘The pivotal creators of these comics—Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Joe […]
Vince Guaraldi plays “Linus & Lucy,” aka, The Peanuts theme, live on television. “Vince Guaraldi early (rare) playing of ‘Linus and Lucy’ from 1964, as part of ‘The Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant Music Fillers Programs’ courtesy of WNET Group under license to LMFP. This is the […]
Hey, it’s a BBC Cymru / Wales Radio production a Modesty Blaise adventure starring Daphne Alexander! Listen here.
At Biff Bam Pop, the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo has some thoughts on Sook Yin-Lee’s Paying For It (Canada, 2025), her film adaptation of Chester Brown’s eponymous graphic novel. “Whatever term I’d apply to Brown’s honest self-portrayal in graphic novel form applies equally to his best friend, ex-partner, […]
In the 600th (!!!) post at the Virtues Of Captain America blog, friend of the Gutter Mark D. White writes about Captain America #45-46 and U.S. Agent #2-3 (September-October 2001). “These two issues of Captain America start off a four-part story detailing the Red Skull’s latest attempt to […]
Celebrate Martin Luther King Day with a 1958 comic about him and the Civil Rights Movement that inspired John Lewis. Read “Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story” here.
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