Comics historian Les Daniels commented, " In retrospect the imperative seems less than inevitable, perhaps no more than trendy gender bending or possibly just a response to the homophobia inspired by Fredric Wertham more than thirty years earlier.

He is also known for his columns and blogs, and for his work as a historian and biographer of the comics industry, in particular his award-winning Jack Kirby biography, Kirby: King of Comics.

According to science fiction writer and animation historian Andy Mangels, who hosts commentary for many Filmation releases, the three Super 7 segments in question were pulled from distribution due to " various lawsuits " from Marvel Comics and DC Comics.

Comics historian Ron Goulart in his book The Funnies states the frequent turnover of artists on the strip was due to Webb's desire to find someone " who could draw him as good looking as he thought he ought to be.

Comics historian Maurice Horn said the strip " did not shrink from tackling controversial problems, such as heroin addiction, illegitimate pregnancy, and attempted suicide.

Disney historian Jim Korkis reports the notion of taking the unmade feature and adapting the storyline for publication as a comic book occurred when Dell Comics editor Oskar Lebeck " was given permission to look through the Disney files of cartoon ideas that were shelved.

" Capp is at his allegorical best in the epics of the Shmoos, and later, the Kigmies ," wrote comic strip historian Jerry Robinson ( in The Comics: An Illustrated History of Comic Strip Art, 1974 ).

There was also a separate line of comic books, Al Capp's Shmoo Comics ( featuring Washable Jones ), published by the Capp family-owned Toby Press. Comics historian and Li ' l Abner expert Denis Kitchen recently edited a complete collection of all five original Shmoo Comics, from 1949 and 1950.

Comics historian R. C. Harvey wrote, " Many of those who drew the earliest adventure strips were inspired and influenced by his work.

Comics historian Ron Goulart, in Comic Book Encyclopedia, refers to Batman as the " creation of artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger ".

Comics historian Don Markstein wrote about McManus ' characters:

Comics historian Don Markstein detailed the evolution, as the readership of Fritzi Ritz increased:

Comics historian Peter Sanderson states, " It is easy to see how Grayson might end up hating Batman after the way that he is treated in All-Star Batman and Robin # 2.

Comic book historian Michael Barrier notes that by the early 1950s, Dell seemed to be giving more emphasis to subscription sales ( promoted via premium giveaways as part of the Dell Comics Club ), which necessitated stable series instead of one-shots.

Comics historian Patrick Rosenkranz recalled his reaction to EVO:

Comics historian Peter Sanderson wrote that, " McGregor's finest artistic collaborator on the series was P. Craig Russell, whose sensitive, elaborate artwork, evocative of Art Nouveau illustration, gave the landscape of Killraven's America a nostalgic, pastoral feel, and the Martian architecture the look of futuristic castles.

* Comic book historian Joe Torcivia The Issue at Hand blog entry " Happy 50th Anniversary to Gold Key Comics!

Comics historian Don Markstein noted the transition:

Comics historian Don Markstein observed:

Comics historian Don Markstein described the Male Call characters:

Comics historian R. C. Harvey described Crane's Sunday page innovation:

Les Daniels comments in his book DC Comics A Celebration of the World's Favourite Comic Book Heroes ".

* Jeremiah: The Heirs # 1-2 ( Malibu Comics / Adventure Comics, Sep 1991, Translation of Jeremiah 3: Les Héritiers Sauvages )

* Comics involving the Irregulars include The Irregulars from Dark Horse Comics ( ISBN 978-1-59307-303-9 ), and Les Quatre de Baker Street ( ISBN 9782749304373 )

From 1973 to 1976, Altuna collaborated with Fleetway, Ediciones Record, Charlton Comics, Playboy and the French Les Humanoïdes Associés.

* DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes by Les Daniels ISBN 0-8212-2076-4

* Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics by Les Daniels ISBN 0-8109-3821-9

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* 1997: Angoulême International Comics Festival, Tournesol Award, for Les otages de l ’ Ultralum ( Hostages of the Ultralum )

* 1992: Special mention by the jury, with Pierre Christin, Prix Jeunesse 9-12 ans ( Youth Prize 9-12 years ), at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, for Les Habitants du Ciel, an encyclopaedia of the alien creatures that have appeared in the Valérian seties.

( also for Topps ); The Hellfire Club and Warlock for Marvel Comics ; Batman: Gotham Knights and Green Lantern / Green Arrow for DC Comics ; White Death for Les Cartoonistes Dangereux ; Blair Witch: Dark Testaments and Codeflesh for Image ; Shadowman for Acclaim Comics ; and The Establishment for Wildstorm, amongst many others.

** The jury selects Etienne Davodeau's Les Mauvaises Gens to receive the Prix du Public at the Angoulême International Comics Festival.

From 1955-56, Keyes wrote for the celebrated EC Comics, including its titles Shock Illustrated and Confessions Illustrated, under both his own name and the pseudonyms Kris Daniels, A. D. Locke and Dominik Georg.

Moore requested that someone involved with the film's production company — and DC Comics parent company — Warner Bros. officially retract the comments and / or apologise.

Writers and fans alike of Archie Comics sometimes make comments on how they want them to end up together, but that would end the love triangle between Archie, Betty, and Veronica that has become an essential part of the comics.

The annual saw Neil Gaiman's first credit as " creative consultant " for The Books of Magic, a position which DC Comics paid him to carry out despite the fact that even when he did make comments on the script, he was told that it was too late for anything to be changed.

In the eight issue limited series Tales of the Unexpected, Dr. Thirteen unites with other characters from canceled series, including Genius Jones, I ... Vampire, Anthro, the Primate Patrol, Infectious Lass from the Legion of Substitute-Heroes, Captain Fear from a 1970s feature within the pages of Adventure Comics, and the Haunted Tank in a story that repeatedly breaks the fourth wall and comments on the then-current state of DC Comics and its continuity.

Likewise, in the 1980s Detective Comics storyline Blind Justice, the world at large incorrectly supposes Batman is dead and Gordon comments to Bruce Wayne that Batman has earned the right to retirement if he so desires.

One issue of this series, # 3, was released without Comics Code Approval and contained significant implied nudity, but subsequent editorial comments in later issues stated that the experiment in releasing an unapproved issue was not considered successful.

According to editorial comments in the early DC Comics run of Star Trek: The Next Generation, an episode of TNG was to feature Mudd, awakening from cryogenic suspension to find himself aboard the Enterprise-D. After Roger C. Carmel's death, the episode was heavily rewritten and eventually became " The Neutral Zone ", with the character of Mudd being replaced by 20th-century businessman Ralph Offenhouse ( played by Peter Mark Richman ).

He is also an enthusiastic and well-received participant in online community discussions on Sally Forth in particular and comics in general, including Gene Weingarten's online chats at the Washington Post Web site, and in the comments section of the Comics Curmudgeon blog.