Dave's Comic Heroes Blog
A blog about comic books, and enjoying the stories, characters and creators of them...and occasionally subjects that relate to comic books as well.
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Celebrating Artist Mike McKone
Celebrating artist Mike McKone on his birthday (June 30, 1969) with his L.E.G.I.O.N. Annual covers (#2 from October, 1991 and #3 from October, 1992) where Lobo got involved in the Armageddon 2001 and Eclipso: The Darkness Within crossovers....much to the chagrin of his teammates.
Monday, June 29, 2026
Celebrating Artist Bo Hampton
Celebrating artist Bo Hampton on his birthday (June 29, 1954) with the Book of Shadows, a two issue mini-series from Image from April and May, 2006, featuring a frightened girl named Annie, who has to work with the goddess of blood and death to prevent an army of shape-shifting devils, dragons and other mythological creatures from plunging the Earth back into the dark ages....
Saturday, June 27, 2026
Celebrating Artist Dan Jurgens
Celebrating the birthday of writer/artist Dan Jurgens (June 27, 1959) with the Teen Titans, but with a Then and Now twist...
...or rather, the grown up version of the Teen Titans (Nightwing/Robin, Kid Flash/Flash, Tempest/Aqualad and Arsenal/Speedy) as featured in a run in the 1990s (and Wonder Girl/Troia was busy at this time in Wonder Woman).
Teen Titans #12 and #13 (September and October, 1997)
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Teen Titans #14 and #15 (November, 1997 and Early January, 1998)
Friday, June 26, 2026
Supergirl Homage
Two homages of the classic debut of Supergirl from Action Comics #252...here, from Supergirl #1 (October, 2005) by Ian Churchill and Supergirl #58 (January, 2011) by Amanda Conner.
But, does anything beat the classic by Curt Swan and Al Plastino?
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Celebrating Artist Jerry Bingham
Celebrating the birthday of artist Jerry Bingham (June 25, 1953) as a legend, with his covers to the two Legends crossover issues of Warlord (#114 and #115, February and March of 1987) as Travis Morgan and Tara faced Desaad and the forces of Apokolips in Skartaris!
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Remembering Artist Mike Wieringo
Remembering artist Mike Wieringo on his birthday (June 24, 1963 - August 12, 2007) with his covers for Adventures of Superman #598 and Superman: The Man of Steel #120 (January, 2002)...featuring Clark Kent and Superman using a phone booth.
Sunday, June 21, 2026
Remembering Artist Jack Sparling
Remembering artist Jack Sparling on his birthday (June 21, 1916-February 15, 1997) with a couple of his Strange Adventures (#185, February, 1966 and #198, March 1967), with two of the four appearances of Immortal Man, the man who wouldn't die!
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