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The greatest of all Star Wars films, greatest film ever made by George Lucas, and the peak that Star Wars will never ever retain.

Me: “Hello, I have a 3:00 appointment.” Receptionist: “Which doctor?” Me: “No, I’d like to see a regular doctor.”

Tomorrow

This ranks among Stern/JR Jr's best Spider-Man work.

Mary Wilshire and John Romita covered Amazing Spider-Man Annual 19 (1985).

The mud man commeth

This is a beautiful piece

I wish Marvel would collect the Spider-Man line in the 70s, 80s and early 90s in its entirety by date of publication.

Why it’s Jonathan Frakes in his early job as Captain America. JF recalled to Starlog’s Kathryn Drennan “such glamorous things as opening supermarkets, signing comic books at bookstores,going to children’s hospitals,kids shows & clown shows & (Rosalynn Carter’s) White House environmental lawn party”.

(Read the ALT text to get the joke if you don't recognize the story these panels are from.)

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller April 24,1968

So with the news that #FantasticFour is relaunching with a new #1 in July with the same writer (Ryan North), here’s Tom Brevoort explaining the why of it from his Substack (#159). TB points out what everyone assumed but… (cont)

I think mean, yeah, Bibbo. Buying whatever you want is one cool thing about winning the lottery.

Joe Sinnott and Mike Royer (deservedly!) get mountains of praise for their inking of Jack Kirby, but two top-tier Kirby inkers who don't get the recognition they deserve are Chic Stone and Frank Giacoia. Each one brought out the best in Kirby's pencils.

Just two guys who totally know how to sit on chairs.

Hey @jmdematteis.bsky.social we've got G'L-Doses incoming

Today's lectionary reading

The most self righteous man in comics.

For a Pope to receive the director of The Last Temptation of Christ like this and get scorn fromMel Gibson for his liberalism tells the picture of his legacy.

This, by Francis, is Jesuit 101. Beauty is not a luxury. It connects you to other people, and, if you like, God. It helps you understand & question how the world operates. It alerts you to dignity in everything & mystery at the heart of things. But you have to work for that.

Some games I have played and wanted to write about for some time, gathered in one place.

“John, I want to pitch an episode. It’s about a pop star who’s also a predatory landlord and also went into space.” “Come on, we do the research so we have grounded sto — oh fuck you weren’t kidding.”