Lee Kelly

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21 February 2024 15:48

Looking at this image, I was struck by the bird flying over the sheep. And then it started feeling familiar to me, reminding me of something I’d looked at recently…

Colin Smith

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21 February 2024 15:45

A gorgeous variant cover for 2011’s Daredevil #1 by Neal Adams. One of my favourite pieces from Adams’ later years, it really evokes a sense of a modern 21st century city at night, and in doing so, accentuates just how vulnerable & daring Matt Murdock.

Colin Smith

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15 February 2024 17:11

John Byrne’s fun original cover art - featuring The New X-Men c.1975 in the fighting togs of the original X-Men c.1964 - for 1979’s The Comic Reader #167. (Whoever did the colours for the published piece did a fine job in ensuring the image was appropriately eye-catching.)

Colin Smith

colinsmith.bsky.social

15 February 2024 15:28

The Radio Times of Feb 2nd 1980 introduces the revolutionary new information-delivery system that was Ceefax: “I hesitate to predict what we might..be able to do because we can’t predict..technological innovation, but..CF will still be there & useful in the 21st century”. How futuristic it seemed.