A hard thing for me to announce to all you Titanic True Believers, but this is the end of the blog known as Giant-Size Marvel! After 300+ posts over the past three years, I have just run out of steam. Lately, every time I think of something to write about, I discover that other nostalgia bloggers have covered the same material, and doing a great job of it, too! (See my blogroll at the lower right.) One of my favorite all-time blogs is the classic Dial B for Blog. I admired Robby for both his taste in comics and his great design work, which I can’t hold a candle to. Like Robby, I think some blogs should not run forever; I have said enough about Marvel Comics and it is time to move onward and upward. You can still catch me on my other blog, Giant-Size Geek, where I discuss Marvel/DC Comics, Science Fiction, books, TV, and all kinds of geeky stuff.
I tried, in the beginning, to cover everything Marvel—modern comics, videogames and movies—and found that to be too difficult. Writing about all the new stuff wasn’t much fun. While there have been some bright spots in modern superhero comics, during the past few years I seem to be losing my interest and connection to them. I keep coming back to the comics of my formative years, the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. I think in writing this blog, I love those comics more than ever. And I love them in their original form, on cheap newsprint with staples or glue, even more than slick trade paper or digital format.
Over the past week, I’ve featured some of my favorite comics covering the Silver Surfer, Doctor Strange, Marvel Monsters, the Thing, Giant-Size Marvel comics and FOOM. There are some other articles that cover some topics which were special for me…
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Why Amazing Spider-Man 121 is the single most important comic in my life.
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Savage Tales #2: Conan, Red Nails, all for seventy-five cents!
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The Marvels of Gil Kane
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Marvel Treasury Edition #1: A Super Giant-Sized Smorgasbord of Spider-Man Delight
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The Comic-Book Reading Judge From Corpus Christi, Texas
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A Tribute To Artie Simek, Master Letterer of the Marvel Silver Age
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Isotope Comics in San Francisco: James Sime, Toilet Seats, and Doctor Strange, What A Wonderful Store!
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The Tweets That Roared on the Day Disney Bought Marvel!
Excelsior! As Mark Buckingham illustrated in the Stan Lee Meets Silver Surfer special, the characters inspired by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and a legion of other talented creators are truly unforgettable. And now, one last image from the Bullpen Bulletins page to sum it all up…
Make Mine Marvel!
Nuff Said.
