MaKiN’ LiNkS # 196
Mad cartoonist-in more ways than one-Sergio Aragones, after destroying Marvel and DC some years back, also-with Mark Evanier along for the ride as usual-stomped Star Wars for Dark Horse. The results can be found here:
http://mailittoteamup.blogspot.com/2010/05/sergio-aragones-stomps-star-wars.html
The Catholic comic book Treasure Chest presents a 1958 indictment of the very medium itself (several years after the Comics Code supposedly cleaned it all up) told as a comic about how kids should stop reading comics.
http://themagicwhistle.blogspot.com/2010/05/you-are-citizens-now.html
Reliable vets Jack Oleck and Arnold Drake script two stories from one of DC’s lesser 1970’s mystery titles, Secrets of Haunted House, the first of which is illustrated by the always interesting Steve Ditko.
Finally today, mix the styles of Frank Robbins and Alex Toth and you have Jordi Bernet’s Torpedo, “the hitman from Hell.” Here’s a sample story for those unfamiliar with this once popular European series.
http://cloud-109.blogspot.com/2010/05/cheapskate-more-hits-from-torpedo.html

— booksteve




























