Patrick Bain

“Lost in SPACE and I don’t know much.  I was thinking aloud and fell out of touch.”  Paraphrasing Graham Russell of the 80s soft rock band Air Supply–he described me well.  I…

Is this the end of the Dynamic Duo?  Will the Caped Crusaders make their great escape?  Find out…same Bat-time, same Bat-channel!  Cliffhangers and escapes highlighted episodes of Batman ’66, but the comics…

Is it a compliment or an insult to refer to Adam Hughes as a ‘Good Girl’ artist?  Not to say Wikipedia is the Encyclopedia Britannica, but Wikipedia describes Hughes as best known…

The Q Score for Dr. Stephen Strange has grown by mystic proportions since the release of Disney’s 2016 Doctor Strange film.   Is it just possible all this attention will boost the prices…

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration.”  So spoke Frank Herbert through the Reverend Mother in his novel, Dune. 

The legacy of George Pérez.  Marvel Cinematic Universe, DC Extended Universe, CW, HBO Max – all take a moment to say thank you to George Pérez.  Pérez contributed pencil and artistic vision…

With literally thousands of pages of original Conan art to his credit, it’s easy to forget that John Buscema is more than a barbarian.  I’m not misusing the word literally by saying…

There’s GOLD in them thar Bronze Age.  And when talking about Dark Knight artist Marshall Rogers, there’s a double meaning. 

Super spies were all the rage in the Cold War Sixties: James Bond, the Man from U.N.C.L.E., Get Smart… and even Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.  Though Marvel introduced Sgt. Fury in…

A relatively few artists have made iconic contributions to Marvel Comics.  Based on his Conan the Barbarian comic art, Barry Windsor-Smith ranks in that class.  Recently, Jason Short wrote about BWS and…

I don’t know what Asgardian Bifrost I’ve been hiding under.  But my kids had to tell me that Loki debuted on Disney Plus on June 9th.  Like Thor banished to the planet…

I wonder what the demographic is for fans of The Shadow?  Me… I’m a guy in my mid-fifties.  I grew up on the radio version of The Shadow, but only because my…

If you don’t prefer an artist, it may not be the artist!  It could be the era.  I think the Justice League of America’s premier artist is a good example.  Mike Sekowsky,…

Some crossovers are so obvious.  I can’t believe it took 48 years to make it happen.  I also can’t believe I missed it.  A mashup of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan and Pierre…

On April 8, Jim Lee tweeted about his hand.  To quote Jim Lee, “Hand is doing well—drawing for the first time in some time. Pretty ecstatic actually :D”.  I didn’t realize Lee…

Attention Disney Plus Executives!  You’re missing out on an untapped source of new Marvel material.  Not to mention, an untapped audience niche, those who crave a good Western.  It’s time for a…

We’re all familiar with the multi-dimensional media darlings called the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  But, what if Eastman and Laird had created TMNT today?