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Strange Sunday: From the Marvel Vault Dr Strange cover by Mario Alberti
A reader named Toby sent me this nice high-res image of a new cover by artist Mario Alberti! This is the cover to Doctor Strange: From the Marvel Vault #1. I love the details on the walls framing...
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Thor Thursday: Movie posters for US and International Releases
I cannot get over the fact that a Thor movie will be in the movie theaters in May! Regardless of the quality of the film or changes to the classic Stan Lee / Jack Kirby storyline, I think it’s great...
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Monster Monday: The Golem!
Strange Tales is a unique title in Marvel Comics history. It hosted many weird heroes, from Doctor Strange to Brother Voodoo. When Brother Voodoo’s run only lasted 5 issues, there was another monster...
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My Favorite Giant-Size Marvels of the 1970s
When I created this blog back in 2008, I needed an idea for a title. My favorite Marvel Comics from the 1970s were always the Giant-Size titles that sold for 35 or 50 cents. Just the thought of extra...
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Heroes and Villains Poster by John Romita Sr and Alex Ross
Back in 2004, Alex Ross teamed up with Marvel’s classic artist John Romita Sr to produce this poster, commemorating all the characters that Romita had a hand in creating/designing for the company. I...
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Monster Monday: Dracula by Gene Colan and Gabriel Hardman
Hope you all have today off, if not, this little illustration may help you through a Monstrous Monday... Dracula, pencils by Gene Colan in 2003 and inks by Gabriel Hardman in 2011. Courtesy of...
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The Return of Giant-Size Marvel! The 1968 Revival: Captain America, Iron Man,...
My little blog and I are back to haunt you with Marvel Madness once again, true believers! Heck, if Bucky, Aunt May, Harry Osborn, Norman Osborn, Warlock and even Odin himself can come back from the...
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Thing Tuesday: New Avengers 5 variant Thing cover by Stuart Immonen
Mr. Benjamin J Grimm graced the cover of New Avengers #5, in a variant by series artist Stuart Immonen. I think Stuart draws a fantastic rendition of the Thing. My dream assignment for him would be...
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Marvelous Girls by Adam Hughes: Invisible Woman, She-Hulk, Ms Marvel, Jean...
Here is something for, tovarisch, as Colossus used to say. What is the plural of tovarisch? Tovarisches? Anyway, something for you, a gallery of tastefully illustrated Marvel women, by Adam...
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X-Men 50 Classic Polaris cover by Steranko, Re-Imagined by Mike Mayhew
Surely all Marvel fans of the Silver Age remember this classic 1968 cover... X-Men 50 by Steranko, which introduced Lorna Dane, aka Polaris, to the team. Not only that, she was possibly the daughter of...
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The Origin of Marvel Bullpen Bulletins
One of my favorite things about Marvel Comics were the Bullpen Bulletins pages. They seemed to make the reader feel as if they were part of special club, led be a merry prankster by the name of Stan...
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Galactus and the Silver Surfer by Jack Kirby
Saturdays are often devoted to Norrin Radd here...and this time I found a doozy of an image! Galactus and the Silver Surfer Marvelmania poster by Jack (King) Kirby! This was inked by the King as well....
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Monster Monday: Chamber of Chills covers by Gil Kane and Tom Palmer
In the early 70s, the Marvel Monster and Horror line expanded not only with the classic characters (Dracula, Werewolf by Night, Frankenstein, etc) but with anthology titles as well. One of them was...
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Strange Sunday: Dr Strange Black Light posters
Back in the late 60s / early 70s, Marvel licensed their characters for a series of Black Light posters. These vibrant posters sprang to life when illuminated in the glow of black light bulbs. Many...
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Thing Tuesday: Evan "Doc" Shaner takes on Ben Grimm
Evan "Doc" Shaner takes a nice cartoony look at Ben Grimm and the FF in this illustration. You can find Doc Shaner on his blog, his nice deviantART page, and on Twitter. Nuff Said!
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Nick Fury, Captain America and S.H.I.E.L.D. on Jim Steranko Christmas Card
Here is the cast of Jim Steranko's 1960s Marvel Comics on a Christmas Card... No idea what year this was created in, but you can see all the heroes from Captain America and S.H.I.E.L.D. Nick is pretty...
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Neal Adams covers Hulk, Spider-Man, and the Punisher!
I like to think of myself as a Neal Adams expert, but somehow I missed these groovy covers he did last year for a bunch of Marvel books. The cover to Incredible Hulk #1 features ol' Greenskin bursting...
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Silver Surfer cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott
It is Silver Surfer Saturday here at Giant-Size Marvel. This one is a doozy. Silver Surfer by Jack Kirby and inked by Joltin' Joe Sinnott. This piece appeared as the cover to Jack Kirby Collector #43...
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Strange Sunday: Craig Hamilton and the Master of Mystic Arts
I discovered this nice Craig Hamilton illustration of Doctor Strange from his ComicArtFans gallery. The lens flares remind me of a JJ Abrams movie. I also featured a nifty Hamilton Silver Surfer...
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Marvel Funnies: The Green Goblin Unmasked!
Legend has it that Stan Lee and Steve Ditko had a disagreement over the identity of the Green Goblin. While that story may not be true, what if the Goblin was someone other than Norman Osborn? Artist...
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