Marvel in the Silver Age

Growing up in the 1960s, I was surrounded by pop-culture touchstones – The Beatles, The Man from UNCLE and Civil War News gum cards. The biggest influence on my life was Marvel Comics. I wanted to write something about the early days of Marvel, but felt it needed to be put in the right cultural context. So this is my Marvel Comics ...

Saturday, 16 May 2026

Prototypes, Schmototypes: Part 2

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LAST TIME, I WAS TRAWLING THROUGH THE PRE-HERO MARVEL COMICS that some pundits would have us believe are forerunners of the later, more famo...
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Saturday, 11 April 2026

Prototypes, schmototypes: Part 1

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THE IDEA OF PROTOTYPES FIRST STARTED APPEARING DURING THE 1980s , in the Overpriced Street Guide. Given that many Big Name comic dealers in ...
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Air Pirate Press is a virtual publishing company started by Alan McKenzie and Brett Ewins to publish THE ART OF BRETT EWINS, a retrospective of Brett's 20+ years in the British and American comic industries. This was followed up with McKenzie's revised third edition of THE HARRISON FORD STORY, an unauthorised biography of the top Hollywood star. Air Pirate Press currently has several more projects in preparation.
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