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Retro Thursday: Marshall Rogers and Steve Englehart
Trying out a new thing here, where I will post an article from the Matt Price archive from before I had a blog here at NewsOK. Today’s article is from April 8, 2005, in which writer Steve Englehart...
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Retro Thursday: Russ Heath
I talked to artist Russ Heath at the Planet Comicon in Kansas City in 2001. This article ran June 1, 2001, about the time that Heath’s issue of Garth Ennis’ “Enemy Ace: War in Heaven” was hitting the...
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Retro Thursday: Superman’s enduring status
The following is a piece I wrote for the release of “Superman Returns.” It’s one of my favorite pieces I’ve written for The Oklahoman. It’s about the legacy of Superman, and why he still matters....
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Retro Thursday: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman
In spring of 2004, I attended Planet Comicon in Overland Park, Kan., and heard two of the most successful comic-book creators of the 1970s and 1980s: Marv Wolfman and Len Wein. Julius Schwartz,...
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In June 2001, I talked with Chynna Clugston (then Clugston-Major), of the comic-book series “Blue Monday.” It was one of my favorite comics, mixing influences like “Ranma 1/2″ and “The Apartment”...
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Retro Thursday: The Punisher
Written for the April 2004 release of ”The Punisher,” starring Thomas Jane, I thought this article might be an interesting recap for “Punisher War Zone,” opening Friday. And look for a similar...
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Retro Thursday: 2002′s hot comics
How has the comic market changed in the last six years? Well, let’s take a Retro Thursday look at 2002 for a comparison. This article ran Dec. 26, 2002, and was a look back at the biggest hits of the...
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Retro Thursday: 2004′s top comics
Despite not really taking off as much as “Hush,” by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee, “Superman” 204, kicking off the Jim Lee era of ”Superman” (with writer Brian Azzarello) was the best-selling comic of 2004....
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Retro Thursday: Hawkman
Given Hawkman’s appearance as a semi-regular in “Trinity” and his (SPOILER WARNING) probable demise in Final Crisis #7, now seemed a good time to look back at Hawkman’s rebirth. Geoff Johns and...
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Retro Thursday: Legacy of Star Trek continues
Larry Young, comic-book publisher and writer of “Astronauts in Trouble,” poses in a prop spacesuit from the movie “Mission to Mars.” As part of “Star Trek” week, I’m doing a Retro Thursday posting from...
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