I’ve never been a huge fan of teen hero books. The original New Mutants series, which started when I was about 7 or 8, was never on the spinner rack at the convenience store where I infrequently got my comics as a little kid, so I completely missed the boat on the initial runs. To […]
Read More The Richter Scale #1 – Beyond the Bronze Age with the New Generation XGreetings from Galador, Weirdlings As you can probably tell by the images featured as well as the title of this particular post, I’ll be saturating your brains with thoughts on Marvel’s ROM: Spaceknight this week, possibly one of the greatest titles of the Marvel Bronze Age. I know that I am prone to hyperbole from […]
Read More The Great ROM Re-read – A Sneak PeekHey there, Weirdos. On our recent episode Grant and I promised to post some of the memorable panels from Marvel Premiere #3 that we discussed. So, for your viewing pleasure, feast your eyes on Barry Windsor Smith UNCHAINED. A few reminders related to the art: Notice the glare of the onrushing lights reflected in Stephen’s […]
Read More Podcast Addendum: Into The Weird Ep. 5 – Marvel Premiere #3 “While The World Spins Mad!”Welcome to the Richter Scale! I’m Grant Richter, and this is where I talk about stuff. I’ll be perfectly honest, when Herman came to me with the idea of writing a weekly blog post, I wasn’t entirely on board. I’ve run a few blogs before, each one devoted to a specific character. Every time I […]
Read More Grant’s Column: Introducing the Richter ScaleIt’s almost funny… I really do have a sick sense of humor about some of this stuff — Steve Gerber, Comic Scribe Extraordinaire To whosoever reads this little missive that I’m penning at the genesis of this blog, I want to first and foremost say THANK YOU. Thank you for joining us on our journey, […]
Read More Our Weird Odyssey Through The Bronze Age Begins
