If Star Trek is Wagon Train in space, then Dune: Part Two is Lawrence of Arabia in space. That isn’t intended to be a slight. The movie is a bit of a overly long mess, but it’s a fun ride. Which describes a lot of movies these days, I guess.
These talking heads are all deceased now, but fortunately they were interviewed before it was too late for them to share their EC memories.
Wait, don’t go away yet! What about the other comic book companies that were publishing horror comics along with EC? This video features my dearly departed pal Joe Sinnott.
The earliest known surviving original art that Joe drew for Stan Lee is from a horror story. It’s page 1 of “The Terrible Trunk”, published in the Atlas pre-code comic book Adventures Into Weird Worlds #5, April 1952.
https://pappysgoldenage.blogspot.com/2007/12/number-233-terrible-trunk-from-atlas.html
Thanks to comic art dealer Mike “Romitaman” Burkey, the page now belongs to Joe’s son Mark.
Getting in the car and setting the GPS for this place.
Breaking News: Visit did not happen today.
The Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow. Released February 1, 1967, just one month after The Doors album. The Summer of Love began in the Winter. “How Do You Feel” sounds as though it could have been a Mamas & Papas song.
All’s well post-op for my friend. Dr. Doom will be pleased with the results.
And now I call upon the restorative healing power of BING CROSBY and AURORATONE! It was created with the intention of quieting shell-shocked vets returning from combat in WWII.
Totally stressing over a friend’s upcoming open heart surgery, so I will retreat to my favorite comfort zone videos.
