Inspired a lot by these minimalist super-icon iPhone wallpapers, and the fact that my old wallpaper and lock screen didn’t play as nice with iOS 7, I started playing at trying to make some Power Pack symbol wallpapers. So far, I’ve managed to do the boys: Gee is all square edges, of course, so he …
As will surprise pretty much no one, I’ve been super-excited that Marvel’s collecting the original Simonson / Brigman / Bogdanove runs on Power Pack in the Classic collections. I had long ago stopped re-reading my own individual issues for fear they’d fall apart on me. Having bound volumes (I’m still missing volume 2, but I …
I’ve been following Mike Sterling since … I think we’d call it “back in the day.” Always a worthwhile, humorous mix of insight on comics and comics retailing. Always a must-read, even when the jokes are at the expense of one of my favorites. As in a recent post on the current back issue market: …
(cover of Power Pack #11. Pencils June Brigman, inks Bob Wiacek, colors Christie Scheele) If Marvel’s super-hero universe is the vehicle with which Simonson explores the many pitfalls and dangers of the adult world, the choice in and of itself comments on Marvel at the time. Power Pack’s battle is not only to maintain their …
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Five new posts means I get to pull over another oldie I liked. Unsurprisingly, it’s more Power Pack: (From Power Pack #17. Words by Louise Simonson, pencils June Brigman, inks Bob Wiacek, colors Glynis Oliver.) One of the greatest strengths of the work done on the Simonson run of Power Pack is the fact that …
There are a few things I wrote back in the day over at my Livejournal that I still like. Periodically, I’m going to be pulling some of them over here as reprints or what have you. (From Power Pack #8, art by June Brigman and Bob Wiacek. Before he transfers his abilities to the Power …
