I want to draw your attention to two awesome Kickstarter campaigns that are currently underway. I support both campaigns. First, Jim Rugg has a campaign to fund his black-light comic book called Octobriana 1976. The comic features the devil woman as she battles robot Stalin. To learn more about the character and her history asContinue reading “June 2020 Kickstarter Campaigns”
Author Archives: Don Unger
May 2020 Reading List
Here’s a list of all the comics, graphic novels, comic-related books, zines, and other small press publications that I read in May 2020 with brief descriptions and information on where I found each publication.
On Barry Blair, Founder of Aircel Comics
In this post I address Barry Blair’s history as a professional artist and comic book creator from the 1970s to the late 1990s, including his self-published work through Night Wynd Productions, the rise and fall of Aircel Comics, his resurrection of the Night Wynd imprint, his work for WaRP Graphics on various Elfquest titles, and his transition away from comics into fetish and kink illustration. I conclude by raising questions about Blair’s lasting impact on comics and addressing where his work stands today.
April 2020 Reading List
Here’s a list of all the comics, graphic novels, comic-related books, zines, and other small press publications that I read in April 2020 with brief descriptions and information on where I found each publication.
Becoming a Fan Again at San Diego Comic Fest 2020
In December 2019 I decided I was going to attend San Diego Comic Fest (SDCF) the following March. It had been decades since I attended a fan convention of any sort.
