Doughboy

Name: Steve Johnston




First Impressions of Characters Can Last a Lifetime

On Sep 29, 2009 9:00 AM

I disagree that a person's first exposure to the character is what drives their impression of how the character should look.  When an artist creates an iconic version of a character, that version tends to stick.  You don't see artists returning to Green Arrow's 1950s look.  They usually stick with the Neal Adams version because that's the iconic version of the character.  ...

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As the World Turns

On Sep 28, 2009 12:06 PM

Nice article.  I've often told my wife that comics are "soap operas for boys".  And I'm okay with that.  Really.  

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Digital Invincible!

On Jul 23, 2009 11:22 AM

Any new, legal, digital distribution is good.  I'm not psyched about reading comics on my iphone, but it's a big step forward and I will try it since I love Invincible.  

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'Iron Man 2' Pics

On Jul 16, 2009 2:27 PM

Black Widow.  Oh, my.  I don't think my wife is going to like my new desktop wallpaper.

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Longbox Demo + Presentation from Heroes Con

On Jun 30, 2009 11:55 AM

For the past five years, I've only bought comics in trades.  This would change that situation immediately.  I would love to have digital subscriptions to the books I now buy only in trade.  And, I'd probably buy a few extra books each month to try them out.  I'd be much more willing to take a chance on a book by spending .99 on a single digital issue compared to the $10-$...

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Marvel Pets

On Oct 14, 2008 3:10 PM

The hero Red Wolf used to have a companion who was a real wolf.

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iFanboy - Episode #67: New York 2008

On Apr 26, 2008 1:38 PM

Yeah.  I'd heard other people talk about Adams personality, but when I saw it for myself I was surprised at how full of himself Neal Adams appeared to be. Still, I enjoyed this episode a lot.  Nice work, guys!

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