Sean Howe

13 Facts You May Not Have Known About Doctor Strange
13 Facts You May Not Have Known About Doctor Strange
13 Facts You May Not Have Known About Doctor Strange
Everyone loves comic book trivia, but with 75 years of superhero comics behind us right now, there’s always some new obscure fact to learn. That’s why ComicsAlliance is going deep into the minutiae of your favorite characters in our new video series. You think you know comics? Well here’s a few things you might not know! With Doctor Strange’s first feature film headed to theaters, this week we’re taking a deep dive into the history of Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme. Find out about Doctor Strange’s secret origins, sweet accessories, actual home address, and early brushes with stardom--not to mention the surprising secret identities of some of the Multiverse’s least likely Sorcerers Supreme!
Gerry Conway Vies For Seat At Amazing Spider-Man 2 Premiere
Gerry Conway Vies For Seat At Amazing Spider-Man 2 Premiere
Gerry Conway Vies For Seat At Amazing Spider-Man 2 Premiere
If early reports are accurate, one of writer Gerry Conway's most famous Spider-Man stories has been adapted in the new The Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie. Yet the studio behind the movie, Sony Pictures, has yet to contact or acknowledge the writer. According to a post on Marvel Comics: The Untold Story author Sean Howe's Tumblr, Conway has been vying for a seat at the movie's premiere, even starting u
War Rocket Ajax #146: Sean Howe And ‘Marvel Comics: The Untold Story’
War Rocket Ajax #146: Sean Howe And ‘Marvel Comics: The Untold Story’
War Rocket Ajax #146: Sean Howe And ‘Marvel Comics: The Untold Story’
This week on War Rocket Ajax, we welcome Sean Howe to the show to talk about his amazing history of the people and the company behind some of our favorite characters, Marvel Comics: The Untold Story. It's a great book, and in our discussion, Sean talks about defending Stan Lee, the conversations he had with various creators, and his brief correspondence with Steve Ditko (pictured above) -- and yo
The Phil Coulson Memorial Awards: ComicsAlliance's Best Comics of 2012, Part 5
The Phil Coulson Memorial Awards: ComicsAlliance's Best Comics of 2012, Part 5
The Phil Coulson Memorial Awards: ComicsAlliance's Best Comics of 2012, Part 5
We didn't realize when we set out to list our favorite comic books of 2012 that it had been such a fun year to be a fan of the medium that we all love so much. The last twelve months offered readers a wide variety of work ranging from the most crowd-pleasing superhero epics to the most idiosyncratic of indies; the return of much missed mangaka and the emergence of exciting new talent; a new crowd-
Holiday Gift Guide: ‘Marvel Comics: The Untold Story’
Holiday Gift Guide: ‘Marvel Comics: The Untold Story’
Holiday Gift Guide: ‘Marvel Comics: The Untold Story’
Marvel Comics: The Untold Story by Sean Howe Available From: Amazon.com and finer bookstores everywhere. Price: $16.71 at Amazon One of the problems with buying gifts for comic book readers is that we really like comics, but we tend to buy them every week...
Alan Moore Vs. The Comic Industry: 1983 Edition
Alan Moore Vs. The Comic Industry: 1983 Edition
Alan Moore Vs. The Comic Industry: 1983 Edition
An essay written by none other than Alan Moore almost three decades ago demonstrates just how little things have changed in the comics industry over the last thirty years. Fans complained about the way things were compared with how they used to be, sales were falling, and Stan Lee was reviled as the man who (accidentally) ruined everything...