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Tag Archives: Eisner Awards
How I Spent My Summer–Part 2: Comic Con
In the spring everyone starts to ask–”Are you going to Comic Con?” Even if you don’t go, you have to talk about it because it’s so important to the industry. A lot of people have a love/hate relationship with San Diego … Continue reading
Saint Nick’s Naughty and Nice List–a 4-part serial
Although there were a few family members who had grand visions that DC was going to canonize the Major in the recent documentary on the 75 years of DC, Secret Origin, yours truly was not among them. I’m just relieved … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged "the Major", Adventure House, Alex Simmons, AlterEgo, Archie Comics, Bold Venture Press, Bruce Canwell, Chip Kidd, Craig Yoe, Danny Fingeroth, David Saunders, DC Comics, Dean Mullaney, Denis Kitchen, Eisner Awards, Gerard Jones, graphic novels, Howard Cruse, Jerry Robinson, Jim Salicrup, Jim Steranko, John Gunnison, Library of American Comics, Mac Carter, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, Manlius MIlitary Academy, Max Allan Collins, Michael Uslan, Nancy Drew, Pete Marston, pulp fiction, Robert Beerbohm, Ron Goulart, Roy Thomas, Sean Welch, Siegel and Shuster, Stuck Rubber Baby, Tom DeHaven
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Comic Con 2010 in San Diego
The Setting I’m glad to know that Comic Con is staying in San Diego. Although I’m new to the Comic Con scenario, I have come to love going out to San Diego. There’s just something about California—the sunshine, the palm … Continue reading
Posted in ComicCon
Tagged "the Major", Alabama, Alex Simmons, AlterEgo, Blackjack, Bradley Ricca, Comic Con, David Armstrong, DC Comics, Eisner Awards, graphic novels, Howard Cruse, Institute for Comic Studies, Kids Comic Con, Lawrence Klein, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, Mike Catron, Mobile, Nancy Drew, New Fun, Peter Coogan, Siegel and Shuster, Stuck Rubber Baby
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Comic and Cartoon Art Come Alive
We’re doing a benefit tomorrow, Saturday, August 22nd for Storefront Artist Project from 3-5 pm at the gallery space at 124 Fenn St. in Pittsfield, MA. Since this month’s comics magazine, AlterEgo features Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson on the cover Lawrence … Continue reading
Return to Planet Earth
After the grandiose heights of the Eisner Awards at Comic Con 2008 it was necessary to come back to planet earth. That Comic Con was scarily huge is oh, I don’t know—an understatement? The sheer numbers alone are daunting and for … Continue reading
Post ComicCon
What an amazing time we have had. We came to Comic Con somewhat defensively given some of the negativity that we have encountered about The Major, especially on the web and what we found was, for the most part, people … Continue reading
R.I.P. Creig Flessel (1912-2008)
The Wheeler-Nicholson family are very saddened to learn of the recent death of Creig Flessel, the legendary comic book artist who was one of the Major’s early hires back at New Fun Comics in the mid-’30s, and may have been … Continue reading
Posted in Golden Age Comics, Golden Age Comics Artists
Tagged Comic Con 2008, Creig Flessel, Eisner Awards, New Fun
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The Major, no cartoon character, he.
Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, our pater familias, known as “the Major” was the founder of DC Comics, created the first comic books with original scripts and original art and discovered Siegel and Shuster of Superman fame among just a few events … Continue reading
Posted in Cartoon villain
Tagged Comic Con 2008, DC Comics, Eisner Awards, Siegel and Shuster
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