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Tales of Suspense #45-47 (1963): How to Fix Iron Man in Three Parts
By the summer of 1963, the Marvel creative team had had the time to not only gather feedback on the Iron Man stories published so far , but...
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Iron Man was hardly interesting in his conception, but starting with #45, you can watch the creative team figure out the formula in three issues, much like chipping away at stone to uncover the sculpture hidden within. arcticinkcomics.blogspot.com/2025/12/tale...
#comics #marvel #silveragecomics
#comics #marvel #silveragecomics
Iron Man was hardly interesting in his conception, but starting with #45, you can watch the creative team figure out the formula in three issues, much like chipping away at stone to uncover the sculpture hidden within. arcticinkcomics.blogspot.com/2025/12/tale...
#comics #marvel #silveragecomics
#comics #marvel #silveragecomics
Tales of Suspense #45-47 (1963): How to Fix Iron Man in Three Parts
By the summer of 1963, the Marvel creative team had had the time to not only gather feedback on the Iron Man stories published so far , but...
arcticinkcomics.blogspot.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Iron Man was hardly interesting in his conception, but starting with #45, you can watch the creative team figure out the formula in three issues, much like chipping away at stone to uncover the sculpture hidden within. arcticinkcomics.blogspot.com/2025/12/tale...
#comics #marvel #silveragecomics
#comics #marvel #silveragecomics
If The Amazing Spider-Man #3 was all about the hero and the villain, and the thematic dynamics of their respective characterizations, the following two issues drill down on the human behind the mask.
Read my retrospective here:
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Read my retrospective here:
arcticinkcomics.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The Amazing Spider-Man #4-5 (1963): The fallible Peter Parker
If The Amazing Spider-Man #3 was all about the hero and the villain , and the thematic dynamics of their respective characterizations, the ...
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December 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
If The Amazing Spider-Man #3 was all about the hero and the villain, and the thematic dynamics of their respective characterizations, the following two issues drill down on the human behind the mask.
Read my retrospective here:
arcticinkcomics.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
Read my retrospective here:
arcticinkcomics.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
I've never read been much of a Fantastic Four reader, but in the main story of Annual #1 I found some of the beginnings of narrative dynamics in Marvel's comics going beyond good guys fighting bad guys. #comics #comicbooks #marvel #retrocomics
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arcticinkcomics.blogspot.com/2025/12/fant...
Fantastic Four Annual #1 (1963): Namor, Marvel's prototype of the anti-hero
I've never read been much of a Fantastic Four reader, and even now I was mostly baited into reading Annual #1 because it contains an appea...
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December 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I've never read been much of a Fantastic Four reader, but in the main story of Annual #1 I found some of the beginnings of narrative dynamics in Marvel's comics going beyond good guys fighting bad guys. #comics #comicbooks #marvel #retrocomics
arcticinkcomics.blogspot.com/2025/12/fant...
arcticinkcomics.blogspot.com/2025/12/fant...
The Avengers weren’t a collection of Marvel’s biggest heroes, but a bunch of spare parts cobbled together – and it just happened to work.
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Avengers #1 (1963): From Plan B to A-list
Even before the 2012 movie and the films leading up to it made them a top-tier household name, the Avengers was one of Marvel Comics 's bi...
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November 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The Avengers weren’t a collection of Marvel’s biggest heroes, but a bunch of spare parts cobbled together – and it just happened to work.
arcticinkcomics.blogspot.com/2025/11/aven...
arcticinkcomics.blogspot.com/2025/11/aven...
Why did Spider-Man become a big success while others like Iron Man took a while to catch on? I wrote a retrospective on the subject; you can read it and any upcoming Silver Age Marvel retrospectives here:
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Tales of Suspense #42 (1963) & The Amazing Spider-Man #3 (1963): Was Spider-Man really that good?
I recently started re-reading Marvel comics from the early 60s on, primarily due to an acute nostalgia for silver age Spider-Man . I've rea...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Why did Spider-Man become a big success while others like Iron Man took a while to catch on? I wrote a retrospective on the subject; you can read it and any upcoming Silver Age Marvel retrospectives here:
igloosquid.blogspot.com/2025/11/comi...
igloosquid.blogspot.com/2025/11/comi...
“Displacement”
A finished key art piece of fantasy and cyberpunk aesthetics colliding. A lone knight stands in the middle of a grimy, ultra-capitalist cityscape—far from where he belongs.
How did he get here? And who (or what) is he fighting? ⚔️💀🔧
#art #digitalart #fantasyart #cyberpunkart
A finished key art piece of fantasy and cyberpunk aesthetics colliding. A lone knight stands in the middle of a grimy, ultra-capitalist cityscape—far from where he belongs.
How did he get here? And who (or what) is he fighting? ⚔️💀🔧
#art #digitalart #fantasyart #cyberpunkart
March 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“Displacement”
A finished key art piece of fantasy and cyberpunk aesthetics colliding. A lone knight stands in the middle of a grimy, ultra-capitalist cityscape—far from where he belongs.
How did he get here? And who (or what) is he fighting? ⚔️💀🔧
#art #digitalart #fantasyart #cyberpunkart
A finished key art piece of fantasy and cyberpunk aesthetics colliding. A lone knight stands in the middle of a grimy, ultra-capitalist cityscape—far from where he belongs.
How did he get here? And who (or what) is he fighting? ⚔️💀🔧
#art #digitalart #fantasyart #cyberpunkart
Hit me up and I’ll draw your character, creature or scene idea for you! #freelanceartist #freelanceillustrator #commissionsopen #fantasyart #cyberpunkart #conceptart #characterdesign #gameart #ttrpgart
March 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Hit me up and I’ll draw your character, creature or scene idea for you! #freelanceartist #freelanceillustrator #commissionsopen #fantasyart #cyberpunkart #conceptart #characterdesign #gameart #ttrpgart
Progress snapshot – there’s a lot of work still to do, but it’s at least starting to look like a proper scene. What do you think? #digitalart #conceptart #freelanceartist #fantasyart #cyberpunkart #ttrpg #gameart #ttrpgart
March 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Progress snapshot – there’s a lot of work still to do, but it’s at least starting to look like a proper scene. What do you think? #digitalart #conceptart #freelanceartist #fantasyart #cyberpunkart #ttrpg #gameart #ttrpgart
I painted this in 2021 with the aim of doing something interesting with perspective; I’m still sort of happy with it. How do you think this scene will play out? #digitalart #conceptart #fantasyart #characterdesign #ttrpg #ttrpgart #gameart #freelanceartist
March 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I painted this in 2021 with the aim of doing something interesting with perspective; I’m still sort of happy with it. How do you think this scene will play out? #digitalart #conceptart #fantasyart #characterdesign #ttrpg #ttrpgart #gameart #freelanceartist
Color blocking is done; this piece will rapidly start coming to life as rendering gets underway. Who do you think is winning this duel? #digitalart #fantasyart #cyberpunkart #characterdesign #freelanceartist #gameart #ttrpgart
March 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Color blocking is done; this piece will rapidly start coming to life as rendering gets underway. Who do you think is winning this duel? #digitalart #fantasyart #cyberpunkart #characterdesign #freelanceartist #gameart #ttrpgart
Working on a new portfolio piece – worlds colliding in this one! I’m currently finishing up lineart, color blocking is next. What color palette do you think would fit this scene?
#DigitalArt #ConceptArt #CharacterArt #Illustration #FantasyArt #CyberpunkArt #TTRPGArt #GameArt #WIP #freelanceartist
#DigitalArt #ConceptArt #CharacterArt #Illustration #FantasyArt #CyberpunkArt #TTRPGArt #GameArt #WIP #freelanceartist
March 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Working on a new portfolio piece – worlds colliding in this one! I’m currently finishing up lineart, color blocking is next. What color palette do you think would fit this scene?
#DigitalArt #ConceptArt #CharacterArt #Illustration #FantasyArt #CyberpunkArt #TTRPGArt #GameArt #WIP #freelanceartist
#DigitalArt #ConceptArt #CharacterArt #Illustration #FantasyArt #CyberpunkArt #TTRPGArt #GameArt #WIP #freelanceartist
Planning to open commissions soon. What do you think this character will be? #freelanceartist #characterdesign #fantasyart #cyberpunkart
March 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Planning to open commissions soon. What do you think this character will be? #freelanceartist #characterdesign #fantasyart #cyberpunkart
Neon lights, back-alley deals, and high-tech augmentations. Had a lot of fun designing this piece—one of my more mood-intensive works to date. If you lived in a cyberpunk world, what augmentation would you get first?
March 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Neon lights, back-alley deals, and high-tech augmentations. Had a lot of fun designing this piece—one of my more mood-intensive works to date. If you lived in a cyberpunk world, what augmentation would you get first?
Lego Spider-Man Advent Calendar – Day #1
December 2, 2024 at 5:49 AM
Lego Spider-Man Advent Calendar – Day #1
Day 1 of learning to draw a Mark Bagley style Spider-Man. This one is still a mess, produced through a combination of reference drawing, tracking and freehanding; in time, I’m hoping to develop a sense of how to do it organically.
November 30, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Day 1 of learning to draw a Mark Bagley style Spider-Man. This one is still a mess, produced through a combination of reference drawing, tracking and freehanding; in time, I’m hoping to develop a sense of how to do it organically.
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With all the recent Kinda Funny #MTG content, maybe it’s time I get back to my KF/MTG project from a couple years ago
With all the recent Kinda Funny #MTG content, maybe it’s time I get back to my KF/MTG project from a couple years ago
November 29, 2024 at 8:10 AM
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With all the recent Kinda Funny #MTG content, maybe it’s time I get back to my KF/MTG project from a couple years ago
With all the recent Kinda Funny #MTG content, maybe it’s time I get back to my KF/MTG project from a couple years ago
After being a relatively one-note side character mostly for personal conflict or dramatic irony, and more absent in the 80s, Aunt May enjoyed some proper character development in the 90s. These were mostly bits written by J.M. DeMatteis, who is obviously the GOAT with introspective character pieces.
November 28, 2024 at 4:06 AM
After being a relatively one-note side character mostly for personal conflict or dramatic irony, and more absent in the 80s, Aunt May enjoyed some proper character development in the 90s. These were mostly bits written by J.M. DeMatteis, who is obviously the GOAT with introspective character pieces.
Started reading Spider-Man 2099 for the first time recently, and I’m surprised by how solid and across the board different from the mainline Spidey it is. Worldbuilding in particular is interesting, and I love the concept of the cults forming around superheroes. #comics #comicbooks #spider-man
November 23, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Started reading Spider-Man 2099 for the first time recently, and I’m surprised by how solid and across the board different from the mainline Spidey it is. Worldbuilding in particular is interesting, and I love the concept of the cults forming around superheroes. #comics #comicbooks #spider-man
Finished the short story collection "Burning Chrome", by William Gibson and collaborators. Interesting read, stories varying from good to great. #books #reading #scifi #sciencefiction
November 22, 2024 at 7:36 AM
Finished the short story collection "Burning Chrome", by William Gibson and collaborators. Interesting read, stories varying from good to great. #books #reading #scifi #sciencefiction