2005 March
This Comic Is Good - The Originals
- by Brian Cronin
- Friday, March 25th, 2005 at 4:48 PM EST
Really, Dave Gibbons may be one of the more underappreciated comic creators out there.
Talk to any big name writer out there, and they’ll gush over how great he is, not only as an artist, but as a storyteller.
And yet, he is still mainly known just as “The guy who drew Watchmen.”
That is a shame, because […]
Spider-Man Comic Book Urban Legends
- by Brian Cronin
- Saturday, March 19th, 2005 at 9:50 PM EST
* Kevin Smith killed off Mysterio without permission from the Spider-Man office.
* The recent Norman Osborn/Gwen Stacy relationship in Amazing Spider-Man was never intended to occur!
* Marv Wolfman created Black Cat as a foil for the Amazing Spider-Man
* Kurt Busiek was NOT the first choice for Untold Tales of Spider-Man
* Jack Kirby drew the […]
Comic Creators Comic Book Urban Legends
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, March 8th, 2005 at 10:07 PM EST
* Jim Steranko was the inspiration for the escape artist character in Michael Chabon’s Kavalier and Klay as well as Jack Kirby’s Mister Miracle.
* Mickey Spillane wrote comic books.
* Steve Skeates reworked an unused issue of Aquaman as an issue of another comic for ANOTHER company - TWICE!
* Steve Englehart brought a character with […]
Marvel Comics Comic Book Urban Legends
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, March 8th, 2005 at 10:03 PM EST
* Mark Gruenwald’s ashes were mixed in with the printing of a comic book.
* Al Milgrom was fired by Marvel after sneaking an insult to Bob Harras into a comic book.
* Mark Bagley got his start by winning the original Marvel Try-Out Contest.
* DG Chichester left Daredevil with #332.
* DC dictated the format of […]
DC Comics Comic Book Urban Legends
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, March 8th, 2005 at 9:55 PM EST
* Jim Shooter wrote comic books when he was 13 years old.
* DC must publish at least four issues of Wonder Woman a year or else lose the rights to the property.
* Youngblood was a reworking of a pitch Rob Liefeld made to DC for Team Titans.
* Fawcett Comics had to stop publishing Captain Marvel […]
DC/Marvel Comic Book Urban Legends
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, March 8th, 2005 at 9:54 PM EST
* Swamp Thing is a rip-off of Man-Thing/Man-Thing is a rip-off of Swamp Thing.
* Marvel and DC own the trademark of the word “Super Hero.”
* The first Marvel/DC crossover was The Wizard of Oz.
* The original ending of Marvel vs. DC involved the two companies swapping two characters, but this ending was changed due to […]
Other Comic Companies Comic Book Urban Legends
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, March 8th, 2005 at 9:53 PM EST
* C.C. Beck based Captain Marvel’s appearance on a movie where Fred MacMurray daydreams about being a superhero.
* Charlton printed its comics using a cereal box press.
* For almost a decade, there were born again Christian comics produced starring the Archie characters.
*The film Hardware just took the movie’s story from a 2000 AD comic.
* […]
Totally Miscellaneous Comic Book Urban Legends
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, March 8th, 2005 at 9:51 PM EST
* Lisa Marie Presley made Nicolas Cage sell his comic collection.
* Nicolas Cage took his last name from Luke Cage, Hero For Hire.
*One of the G.I. Joes was based upon Larry Hama himself.
* Mario Puzo once wrote comic books.
* Comic books were used by both sides of the issue to sway public opinion surrounding the […]
X-Men Comic Book Urban Legends
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, March 8th, 2005 at 9:48 PM EST
* Marvel changed the names of X-Force, Deadpool and Cable to avoid paying Rob Liefeld royalties.
* Destiny and Mystique were intended to be Nightcrawler’s parents.
* When Len Wein created the “All New, All Different” X-Men, he created Thunderbird with the intention of killing him off two issues later, which is what he did.
* A […]
Captain America Comic Book Urban Legends
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, March 8th, 2005 at 9:47 PM EST
* Artist Joe Jusko dressed up as Captain America for the cover of a comic book.
* Jonathan Frakes used to dress up as Captain America for conventions.
* The shape of Captain America’s shield was the result of another comic book company.
* Martin Goodman was paid money for a Captain America movie that he never shared […]
Fantastic Four Comic Book Urban Legends
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, March 8th, 2005 at 9:46 PM EST
* John Byrne left Jack Kirby off of the 20th anniversary cover of Fantastic Four.
* Walt Simonson based the concept of the Time Variance Authority in his Fantastic Four run on the Time Lords from Doctor Who.
* The Human Torch was replaced by H.E.R.B.I.E. in the Fantastic Four cartoon because the network was afraid […]
Hulk Comic Book Urban Legends
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, March 8th, 2005 at 9:44 PM EST
* Marvel Comics licenses the use of the name “Hulk” to Hulk Hogan.
* Bruce Banner got a new first name due to Stan Lee’s forgetfulness
* Marvel is sitting on an unpublished Peter Bagge Hulk comic book.
* The Hulk is green because of poor color separations.
Superman Comic Book Urban Legends
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, March 8th, 2005 at 9:43 PM EST
*DC had a Superman storyline set during the Holocaust that did not mention the word “Jew” or “Jewish.”
*Superman once got into trouble for spilling American nuclear secrets.
* Jimmy Olsen, Perry White, the Daily Planet and Kryptonite all appeared on the Superman radio show before they ever appeared in the comic book.
* Superman’s secret identity […]
Batman Comic Book Urban Legends
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, March 8th, 2005 at 9:42 PM EST
* Joker was originally killed off in his SECOND appearance!
*Renee Montoya was invented for the cartoon show before she appeared in the comic books.
* Frank Miller’s lack of interest in Batman continuity ended up with Barbara Gordon being adopted.
*Batman and Superman began to team-up because of inflation
*Frank Miller coined the term […]
