julius schwartz

Fantastic Five: Best Creator Cameos
Fantastic Five: Best Creator Cameos
Fantastic Five: Best Creator Cameos
If there’s one thing we’ve learned from our years on the Internet, it’s that there’s no aspect of comics that can’t be broken down and quantified in a single definitive list, preferably in amounts of five or ten. And since there’s no more definitive authority than ComicsAlliance, we’re taking it upon ourselves to compile Top Five lists of everything you could ever want to know about comics. This week we're counting down the five of the coolest, weirdest, and meta-est creator cameos in the history of comics!
Star-Crossed Lover: A Tribute To Adam Strange
Star-Crossed Lover: A Tribute To Adam Strange
Star-Crossed Lover: A Tribute To Adam Strange
In the late 1950s, science fiction was a big deal, so it made sense when DC editorial director Irwin Donenfeld asked two of his editors, Jack Schiff and Julius Schwartz, to each create a new sci-fi hero: one from the present and one from the future. Schiff chose the future hero and created Space Ranger, who was a fun Silver Age concept, but ultimately not that big a deal. But Schwartz, along with artist Murphy Anderson and writer Gardner Fox, created Adam Strange, an interstellar hero who endures to this day.
The Evolution of Shazam: Best Captain Marvel Stories by Decade
The Evolution of Shazam: Best Captain Marvel Stories by Decade
The Evolution of Shazam: Best Captain Marvel Stories by Decade
Many of comics’ most popular heroes have been around for decades, and in the case of the big names from the publisher now known as DC Comics, some have been around for a sizable chunk of a century. As these characters passed through the different historical eras known in comics as the Golden Age (the late 1930s through the early 1950s), the Silver Age (the mid 1950s through the late 1960s), the Bronze Age (the early 1970s through the mid 1980s) and on into modern times, they have experienced considerable changes in tone and portrayal that reflect the zeitgeist of the time. With this feature we’ll help you navigate the very best stories of DC Comics’ most beloved characters decade by decade. This week, we’re taking a look at the best Captain Marvel comics.
The Legacy of 'The Flash of Two Worlds'
The Legacy of 'The Flash of Two Worlds'
The Legacy of 'The Flash of Two Worlds'
As the genre of superhero comics has become increasingly event-driven over the last thirty years, the need to push each event as more important than the last has increased with it. Every new event promises, somehow with a straight face, that “nothing will ever be the same again.” There are, in fact, comics that actually affect everything that comes after them one way or another — Action Comics #1, Amazing Fantasy #15, Uncanny X-Men #132 — but they rarely come with much fanfare, or with empty and overreaching promises. One such comic debuted on this day in 1961: Flash vol 1 #123, “The Flash of Two Worlds.”
Today in Comics History: A Tribute to Julius Schwartz
Today in Comics History: A Tribute to Julius Schwartz
Today in Comics History: A Tribute to Julius Schwartz
Julius “Julie” Schwartz was born on this day in 1915. Schwartz was a literary agent, early fanzine editor and convention organizer, but he is perhaps best known as one of the most prominent editors at DC Comics and, ultimately, the midwife of the Silver Age of Comics.
The Ten Best 'Batman: Black and White' Stories (So Far)
The Ten Best 'Batman: Black and White' Stories (So Far)
The Ten Best 'Batman: Black and White' Stories (So Far)
A new volume of Batman: Black and White kicked off last week, continuing the DC Comics anthology's tradition of high quality. Debuting in 1996, the original Batman: Black and White series quickly set the comics world ablaze with a collection of short, powerful tales told by some of the industry's finest. Edited by Mark Chiarello, the four issues gathered sixteen original eight-page black and white