Tanner, who runs the excellent Double O Section blog, is having a themed week covering what he dubs “costumed adventurers,” a sort of stepbrother to the 60s spy genre typified by films like Danger: Diabolik. So far, he’s posted excellent, detailed reviews of Diabolik, and Fantastic ArgoMan, and more is in store for the remainder [...]
If you haven’t been reading about costumes at the other COBRAS blogs this month, then you’ve been missing out! Before we get into our plans for this month, let’s recap what we’ve seen so far.
Double O Section kicked things off in style with a week of costumed criminals and heroes of the Eurospy genre:
Introduction to [...]
Our first unveiled silhouette above is NoMan, my favorite member of a superhero group called THUNDER Agents. The Higher United Nations Defense Enforcement Reserves Agents were published by Tower Comics, and created by Wallace Wood, a creator overlooked by many, perhaps because of his general lack of work for the big two (Marvel and DC). [...]
Throughout the past month, my fellow COBRAS have been presenting their takes on costumed adventurers who crossover with the espionage genre. This week, I’m taking a look at some of my favorite super-hero spies, unveiling a character one at a time from the banner above. In case you missed an entry, so far we’ve seen:
The [...]
Throughout the past month, my fellow COBRAS have been presenting their takes on costumed adventurers who crossover with the espionage genre. This week, I’m taking a look at some of my favorite super-hero spies, unveiling a character one at a time from the banner above. In case you missed an entry, so far we’ve seen:
The [...]
Throughout the past month, my fellow COBRAS have been presenting their takes on costumed adventurers who crossover with the espionage genre. This week, I’m taking a look at some of my favorite super-hero spies, unveiling a character one at a time from the banner above. In case you missed an entry, so far we’ve seen: [...]
I hate to start every post with an apology, but this truly has been the week from Hell. Here, at long last, is the overdue second look at Agents of Atlas:
When last we parted company, I was going to tell you guys a little about the mini-series that led into the current ongoing. I’m going [...]
Throughout the past month, my fellow COBRAS have been presenting their takes on costumed adventurers who crossover with the espionage genre. This week, I’m taking a look at some of my favorite super-hero spies, unveiling a character one at a time from the banner above. In case you missed an entry, so far we’ve seen:
The [...]
We’re happy to announce the winners of our first contest here at Mister 8! These were our top five entries that answered the question (spinning out of Costumed Adventurers Week): “Who is your favorite superhero-spy, and why?”
In the end, I’ve decided that everyone will get the full range of prizes! Which means that the following [...]
We COBRAS had a ton of fun with the Costumed Adventurer Month last month (or was it the month before?), and so have been planning another team-up behind the scenes. This week at all of the COBRAS sites (a handy list of which is available in the footer of this very website), we’ll be looking [...]
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Debbie Mazar, better known as “Tatia Loring” on the I Spy forum, recently got her hands on some unproduced scripts written by Ernie Frankel, and, while she can’t share the scripts themselves, is posting her copious notes for the rest of us to peruse! Up first: “The Day They Gave the Bride Away”.
Greg Hatcher at Comic Book Resources’ Comics Should Be Good blog takes a look at young adult novels today, including a lengthy look at Christopher Cool, a character created by James Bond comic strip writer James Lawrence.
Wes Britton writes: Ian Dickerson’s long- awaited book on The Saint is coming, and you can pre-order an autographed copy with your name listed in it. Dr. Who books are also at: http://www.hirstbooks.com/television.html
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