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14  décembre     07h15
New Ditko - TONIGHT I’LL DREAM OF YOU (1973 Charlton reprints)
   The growing library of print on demand books from SD Comics continues to look at Ditko’s work years ago with TONIGHT I’LL DREAM OF YOU, a collection of his work for Charlton, primarily written by Joe Gill. Included is the classic first Killjoy story written and drawn by Ditko, both in the...
30  novembre     01h56
Warp #3 [1983]
   WARP has A Masque In The Hand , the second of the three part The Faceless Ones story by Jack C. Harris and Steve Ditko. After a scene on Paragwen’s original world giving some background on her quest, and then a recap of the first story in rhyming couplets, we catch up with...
29  novembre     03h49
Space Adventures #13 [1979]
   SPACE ADVENTURES is from early in Charlton’s reprint era from to , during which they published very few original comics but still averaged two books with Ditko work every month. This issue reprints a trio of stories from OUTER SPACE , including the Ditko...
28  novembre     00h19
Coyote #10 [1985]
   Three years after it began in FANTASY ILLUSTRATED the four part story of The Djinn by Steve Ditko and Steve Englehart ends in COYOTE with the page story Riddle Mystery Enigma , inked by Art Nichols.I think it was a bit of an underwhelming ending for a story which...
27  novembre     03h16
E-Man #2 [1973]
   E MAN backs up the lead story by Joe Staton and Nicola Cuti with a new character, Killjoy, in an untitled and uncredited page story. Obviously it’s by Steve Ditko credited with both writing and art in contemporaneous issues of THE COMIC READER , and for convenience let...
02  novembre     04h30
96 Years Ago Today...
   nbsp; Snyder Ditko Kickstarter Captain Atom and more.
18  octobre     13h00
New Ditko - TALES OF THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER #38
   Now available from the usual sources, TALES OF THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER the latest in the revolving anthology series by SD Publishing and their Famous Comics imprint. This is the first conventionally published book from the publisher not including their extensive and growing print on demand library...
18  juillet     13h00
Adventure Comics #477 [1980]
   Adventure Comics This issue features the page Starman story The Search For Mn’torr , the penultimate chapter of the year long run on the feature by Ditko with Romeo Tanghal and Paul Levitz. The first main storyline for the feature had ended the previous issue, and in another...
17  juillet     02h59
Astonishing Tales #21 [1973]
   Astonishing Tales This issue reprints the page story The Man Who Captured Death , first published in AMAZING ADULT FANTASY , featuring an old scientist who fears the arrival of death so much that he creates a device to capture the embodiment of the concept when it comes for...
29  juin     20h45
The Ditko Print-on-Demand Library
   I’ve been a bit remiss in not bringing enough attention to the growing SD Publishing print on demand library of Ditko’s work through the years. It’s now up to twelve volumes published since , making around pages of Ditko’s work, with a wide variety of material, more readily available...
22  mai     12h00
New Ditko - THE HERO COMICS #37 and more print-on-demand
   Now available from the usual sources, the recently kickstarted THE HERO COMICS , the latest in the revolving anthology series by SD Publishing and their Famous Comics imprint. This one obviously has a bit of Captain Atom from Ditko and Gill, with an interesting short note by Ditko about that...
09  mars     16h46
Link-- Upcoming Ditko - RETURN OF THE HERO by Kickstarter
   Now on Kickstarter, a campaign for the next SD Comics release in their revolving anthology series, which brings classic Ditko stories back to print plus sometimes previously unseen work . This one looks to have some Captain Atom from the s and some selections from the Series Ditko...
06  décembre     05h08
New Ditko - THIS IS HOW IT IS (1972 Charlton reprints)
   The latest publication from SD Publishing under their Famous Comics imprint is THIS IS HOW IT IS, a collection of Ditko’s work with Joe Gill originally published by Charlton in , a follow up on last year’s A TOUCH OF GENIUS which featured the Charlton stories by the pair. A...
08  novembre     21h42
New Ditko - I Remember essay
   nbsp;The recent August, issue of Robin Snyder’s newsletter THE COMICS Vol. No. features a previously unpublished essay by Ditko, I Remember , with some more reactions to some of the flawed recollections and statements of his former editor.Which I guess is also a good time to plug...
05  novembre     00h28
Link-- Ditko’s copies of Spider-Man for sale
   nbsp;Probably of interest to some, some of Steve Ditko’s own copies of his Spider Man run are currently being sold on behalf of his estate, complete with a certificate of authenticity from his brother Patrick.This link should bring up the auction, which includes some other related material, some...
02  novembre     17h27
Give the birthday boy a hand
   A big hand for Steve Ditko on his th birthday... Wait, he deserves more than that. Let’s give him two...Hold on, this is Steve Ditko, and it’s years. What are we even doing Let’s give him ...Or, to be more precise, let’s give him back of the thousands he gave us in his...
17  septembre     13h07
Brian Franczak, R.I.P.
   I wanted to belatedly note the passing of Brian Franczak back in August, . I’m not sure if I heard about it at the time it was a hectic time, as I’m sure everyone recalls . You might not recognize the name, but he was very important in the history of this site. A big Ditko fan...
16  septembre     16h15
New Ditko - DITKOMANIA #97
   After four years, DITKOMANIA returns with the th issue, courtesy of Rob Imes, editor publisher since back in founded, edited and published by Bill Hall for issues, . Looks like a lot of fun, with a focus on Ditko’s women.Ordering info over here, along with free PDF...
27  août     04h30
New Ditko - I Remember Sound Effects essay
   nbsp;A recent issue of Robin Snyder’s newsletter THE COMICS, May Vol. No. , features a short previously unpublished essay by Ditko, I Remember Sound Effects , where he reacts to some comments on the topic made by his former editor in .Details on the newsletter are available on...
20  août     20h10
SD Publishing in print updated
   Just a heads up, made a few updates to the Ditko In Print page of SD Publishing books recently. Robin Snyder has let me know there have been a number of sell outs recently, and low inventory on some other stuff, so order accordingly if you’re looking to complete your collection. I’ve...
04  juin     04h02
New Ditko - TALES OF THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER #36
   Now available from the usual sources is TALES OF THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER , the latest in the revolving anthology series by SD Publishing and their Famous Comics imprint. Big feature this time is Bat a never before published page story by Ditko, one of his final works, featuring a new crime...
30  avril     20h38
New Ditko - STATIC The Definitive Edition
   Now available is STEVE DITKO’S STATIC THE DEFINITIVE EDITION, a new edition of the chapter page story Ditko created in the s, with copious extras. It’s been over years since the previous edition of the work. This edition looks like it’s a bit larger than any previous edition of the...
25  mars     20h32
Link-- Upcoming Ditko - THE BAT by Snyder and Ditko Kickstarter
   nbsp;Newest Kickstarter campaign from Robin Snyder is up now, titled THE BAT, and apparently includes a previously unpublished title story by Ditko, which has been teased a few times in previous releases. Plus, presumably, a lot more from Snyder’s vast archives. Snyder Ditko...
02  janvier     19h43
New Ditko - FRISKY FROLICS #35
   Now available from the usual sources is FRISKY FROLICS , the latest in the revolving anthology series by SD Publishing and their Famous Comics imprint. This revives the title and Alex Toth logo from Revolver Annual produced by Robin Snyder and published by Renegade.Ditko makes up...
03  novembre     00h24
Ghostly Tales #94
   Classic Ditko cover from Ghostly Tales , presented today for obvious reasons... nbsp; Snyder Ditko Kickstarter Captain Atom and more.